  Social media platforms are now a key source of information for a large
segment of the public. As such, these platforms have a great potential as a
means to provide real-time information to emergency management agencies.
Moreover, during an emergency, these agencies are very interested in social
media as a means to find public-driven response efforts, as well as to track
how their handling of that emergency is being perceived. However, there is
currently a lack advanced tools designed for monitoring social media during
emergencies. The Emergency Analysis Identification and Management System
(EAIMS) is a prototype service that aims to fill this technology gap by
providing richer analytic and exploration tools than current solutions. In
particular, EAIMS provides real-time detection of emergency events, related
information finding, information access and credibility analysis tools for use
over social media during emergencies.
