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Remote Sensing and GIS Technologies for Monitoring and Prediction of Disasters

By: Shailesh Nayak (Editor), Sisi Zlatanova (Editor)

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Hardcover | 25 July 2008

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Lessons learned in the last several years have given clear indications that the prediction and efficient monitoring of disasters is one of the critical factors in decision-making process. In this respect space-based technologies have the great potential of supplying information in near real time. Earth observation satellites have already demonstrated their flexibility in providing data to a wide range of applications: weather forecasting, person and vehicle tracking, alerting to disaster, forest fire and flood monitoring, oil spills, spread of desertification, monitoring of crop and forestry damages.

This book focuses on a wider utilisation of remote sensing in disaster management. The discussed aspects comprise data access/delivery to the users, information extraction and analysis, management of data and its integration with other data sources (airborne and terrestrial imagery, GIS data, etc.), data standardization, organisational and legal aspects of sharing remote sensing information.

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"The book has brought together a wide variety of remote sensing and GIS applications and their integrations with other techniques for disaster management and emergency response handling. Inclusion of practical examples drawn from case studies makes it easier for the reader to understand the theoretical concepts. ... a basic guide for the beginners who are interested in gaining technical expertise in the field of remote sensing and GIS applications for disaster management and emergency response handling." (Ranjani Wasantha Kulawardhana, International Journal of Digital Earth, Vol. 4 (6), November, 2011)

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Non-Fiction Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning The Environment Natural Disasters Geography Geographical Information Systems GIS & Remote Sensing Social Services & Welfare Social Welfare & Social Services Emergency Services Earth Sciences Geology & The Lithosphere Computing & I.T.

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Contributors	p. VII
Introduction	p. 1
Use of Geo-Information technology in large disasters	p. 9
Geoinformation-Based Response to the 27 May Indonesia Earthquake - an Initial Assessment	p. 11
The Application of Geo-Technologies after Hurricane Katrina	p. 25
Application of Remote Sensing for Damage Assessment of Coastal Ecosystems in India due to the December 2004 Tsunami	p. 37
Increasing the Use of Geospatial Technologies for Emergency Response and Disaster Rehabilitation in Developing Countries	p. 57
Remote Sensing Technology for Disaster Monitoring	p. 73
Adopting Multisensor Remote Sensing Datasets and Coupled Models for Disaster Management	p. 75
Nearshore Coastal Processes Between Karwar and Bhatal, Central West Coast of India: Implications for Pollution Dispersion	p. 101
Landslide Hazard Zonation in Darjeeling Himalayas: a Case Study on Integration of IRS and STRM Data	p. 121
Monitoring and Interpretation of Urban Land Subsidence Using Radar Interferometric Time Series and Multi-Source GIS Database	p. 137
Extending the Functionality of the Consumer-Grade GPS for More Efficient GIS and Mapping Applications	p. 149
System Architectures for Access of Geo-Information	p. 165
Interoperable Access Control for Geo Web Services in Disaster Management	p. 167
Spatial Data Infrastructure for Emergency Response in Netherlands	p. 179
Geocollaboration in Hazard, Risk and Response: Practical Experience with Real-Time Geocollaboration at Quebec Civil Security	p. 199
On-line Street Network Analysis for Flood Evacuation Planning	p. 219
Multi-user tangible interfaces for effective decision-making in disaster management	p. 243
Index	p. 267
About the Editors	p. 271
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