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Geospatial Techniques in Urban Hazard and Disaster Analysis pp 295–323Cite as

Utilizing New Technologies in Managing Hazards and Disasters

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Abstract

This chapter introduces new and emerging technologies that have proven effective in disaster management or show promise in future deployments. These technologies are discussed in the context of the four major phases of disaster management: preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation. Examples of some technologies discussed in detail include real-time hazard warning or monitoring systems; advanced loss estimation methodologies and tools; remote sensing for response and recovery; and field data collection and visualization systems, especially those that are GIS and/or GPS-based. The chapter concludes with a brief discussion of research or implementation issues, focusing specifically on the above technologies, and including issues related to real-time event monitoring; privacy protection; and information sharing and trust management.

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the National Science Foundation, the US Department of Transportation, the University at Buffalo, or the University of California.

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Notes

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    MIKE 21 is a professional engineering software package for the simulation of flows, waves, sediments and ecology in rivers, lakes, estuaries, bays, coastal areas and seas; http://www.dhigroup.com/Software/Marine/MIKE21.aspx

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    Interferometry is a widely used technique where an object is observed from several angles and then digitally reconstructed as a single, more detailed image.

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    IfSAR, or InSAR, is an aircraft-mounted sensor designed to measure surface elevation, which is used to produce topographic imagery.

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Acknowledgments

Much of the research presented in this chapter was conducted at ImageCat and was supported in whole or in part by the Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program of the US National Science Foundation under award number EEC-9701471 to the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, MCEER. Additional grants awarded to ImageCat are also acknowledged here. They include: US Department of Transportation Grant No. DTRS56-01-T-0013; NSF Grant No. CMS-0454564; NSF Grant No. CMMI-0806874; and the Responding to Crises and Unexpected Events (RESCUE) NSF Grant No. IIS-0331707 made to the University of California at Irvine.

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Eguchi, R.T., Huyck, C.K., Ghosh, S., Adams, B.J., McMillan, A. (2009). Utilizing New Technologies in Managing Hazards and Disasters. In: Showalter, P., Lu, Y. (eds) Geospatial Techniques in Urban Hazard and Disaster Analysis. Geotechnologies and the Environment, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2238-7_15

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