The Application of Geo-Technologies after Hurricane Katrina
Geographic Information (GI) Science accelerated and enhanced decision-making in the emergency response after Hurricane Katrina. Since most of the information needed in disaster management has a spatial dimension, geo-technology is a vital source for strea
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Nayak · S. Zlatanova (Eds.)
Remote Sensing and GIS Technologies for Monitoring and Prediction of Disasters
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Editors Dr. Shailesh Nayak ISRO Government of India Ahmedabad-380015 Jodhpur Tekra India [email protected]
ISBN: 978-3-540-79258-1
Dr. Sisi Zlatanova Delft University of Technology OTB Research Inst. Housing Urban & Mobility Studies 2600 GA Delft Netherlands [email protected]
e-ISBN: 978-3-540-79259-8
Environmental Science and Engineering ISSN: 1863-5520 Library of Congress Control Number: 2008930076 c 2008 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover Design: Integra Software Services Pvt. Ltd. Printed on acid-free paper 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 springer.com
Contents
Contributors ........................................................................................... VII Introduction................................................................................................ 1 Sisi Zlatanova and Shailesh Nayak Part 1: Use of Geo-Information technology in large disasters ................. 9 1. Geoinformation-Based Response to the 27 May Indonesia Earthquake – an Initial Assessment................................................. 11 Norman Kerle and Barandi Widartono 2. The Application of Geo-Technologies after Hurricane Katrina ............................................................................. 25 Henrike Brecht 3. Application of Remote Sensing for Damage Assessment of Coastal Ecosystems in India due to the December 2004 Tsunami .............................................................................................. 37 Shailesh Nayak and Anjali Bahuguna 4. Increasing the Use of Geospatial Technologies for Emergency Response and Disaster Rehabilitation in Developing Countries ........................................................................ 57 David Stevens Part 2: Remote Sensing Technology for Disaster Monitoring ................ 73 5. Adopting Multisensor Remote Sensing Datasets and Coupled Models for Disaster Management ..................................... 75 Gilbert L. Rochon, Dev Niyogi, Alok Chaturvedi, Rajarathinam Arangarasan, Krishna Madhavan, Larry Biehl, Joseph Quansah and Souleymane Fall 6. Nearshore Coastal Processes Bet
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