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Home Articles Disaster Management Theme

Remote Sensing Based Post-Disaster Damage Mapping – Ready for a Collaborative Approach?

EarthzineMarch 23, 2011Articles, Disaster Management Theme, Earth Observation, Original

Example damage maps of parts of Port-au-Prince (Haiti) following the 2010 earthquake.

Example damage maps of parts of Port-au-Prince (Haiti) following the 2010 earthquake.Experts and laypersons worked together to map structural damage from the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Official and open-access mapping technologies can assist in managing the aftermath of natural disasters, but standards are needed.

Is 'Flood Risk Management' Identical to 'Flood Disaster Management'?

EarthzineMarch 21, 2011Articles, Disaster Management Theme, Earth Observation, Original, Water

A derivation scheme of flood risk mapping in Flanders (Kellens et al., 2008).

Cropped disaster management wheelThe terms of risk and disaster are often confused when it comes to natural hazards like floods. Flemish and European Union authorities each have methods and directives for managing such situations.

Earth Observation Based Assessment of Area Changes Related to Hurricane Events – The Dauphin Island DEVELOP Case Study

WhiteetalMarch 6, 2011Articles, Disaster Management Theme, Earth Observation, Ecosystems, Original

Map of Alabama and Mississippi with inset of Dauphin islands

Map of Alabama and Mississippi with inset of Dauphin islandsUsing sophisticated Earth observation tools, a group of students from the NASA DEVELOP internship program find that hurricanes and other severe coastal storms can greatly accelerate the erosion and shoreline change of a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico.

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