| Title | A review of the status of satellite remote sensing image processing techniques for mapping natural hazards and disasters |
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| Author | Joyce, K E; Belliss, S E; Samsonov, S V ; McNeill, S J; Glassey, P H |
| Source | Progress in Physical Geography vol. 33, no. 2, 2009 p. 183-207, https://doi.org/10.1177/0309133309339563 |
| Year | 2009 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Subjects | geophysics; remote sensing |
| Released | 2009 06 10 |
| Abstract | In the event of a natural disaster, remote sensing is a valuable source of spatial information and its utility has been proven on many occasions around the world. However, there are many different types
of hazards experienced worldwide on an annual basis and their remote sensing solutions are equally varied. This paper addresses a number of data types and image processing techniques used to map and monitor earthquakes, faulting, volcanic activity,
landslides, fl ooding, and wildfi re, and the damages associated with each. Remote sensing is currently used operationally for some monitoring programs, though there are also diffi culties associated with the rapid acquisition of data and provision
of a robust product to emergency services as an end-user. The current status of remote sensing as a rapid-response data source is discussed, and some perspectives given on emerging airborne and satellite technologies. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 293844 |
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