The effectiveness of low-cost geoinformatics for disaster risk reduction applications in coastal regions

Mathias Leidig; Richard Teeuw; Andy Gibson

doi:10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6723633

The effectiveness of low-cost geoinformatics for disaster risk reduction applications in coastal regions

Mathias Leidig
, Richard Teeuw
, Andy Gibson

Centre for Blue Governance

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We evaluate how information extracted from free remote sensing imagery, using low-cost image processing software and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can assist with hazard and vulnerability mapping aspects of disaster preparedness. Object-Based Image Analysis (OBIA) by means of Freeware and Open-Source Software (FOSS), in combination with high-resolution virtual globe imagery (such as GoogleEarth and BingMap) was assessed against results derived using commercially available software. Preliminary findings from study areas of the Portsmouth area (UK), the Commonwealth of Dominica (Caribbean) and tsunami-affected districts of Sri Lanka are presented. We make use of freely-available remote sensing imagery and free geoinformatic software to provide an effective and sustainable geoinformatic DRR methodology for coastal regions. This research should help to determine `best practice' for mapping coastal flood hazards and vulnerable features, using moderate resolution optical satellite imagery and digital elevation data.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2013 IEEE International
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	3698-3701
ISBN (Print)	9781479911127
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6723633
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	IGARSS 2013 - 2013 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - Melbourne, Australia, United Kingdom Duration: 21 Jul 2013 → 26 Jul 2013

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Conference	IGARSS 2013 - 2013 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Melbourne, Australia
Period	21/07/13 → 26/07/13

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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 14 Life Below Water

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Leidig, M, Teeuw, R & Gibson, A 2013, The effectiveness of low-cost geoinformatics for disaster risk reduction applications in coastal regions. in Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2013 IEEE International . Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., Piscataway, pp. 3698-3701, IGARSS 2013 - 2013 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, United Kingdom, 21/07/13. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6723633

The effectiveness of low-cost geoinformatics for disaster risk reduction applications in coastal regions. / Leidig, Mathias; Teeuw, Richard ; Gibson, Andy.
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2013 IEEE International . Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2013. p. 3698-3701.

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