Critical data source; tool or even infrastructure? Challenges of geographic information systems and remote sensing for disaster risk governance
Fekete, Alexander, Tzavella, Katerina, Armas, Iuliana, Binner, Jane, Garschagen, Matthias, Giupponi, Carlo, Mojtahed, Vahid, Pettita, Marcello, Schneiderbauer, Stefan and Serre, Damien, (2015). Critical data source; tool or even infrastructure? Challenges of geographic information systems and remote sensing for disaster risk governance. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 4 1848-1869
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Sub-type Journal article Author Fekete, Alexander
Tzavella, Katerina
Armas, Iuliana
Binner, Jane
Garschagen, Matthias
Giupponi, Carlo
Mojtahed, Vahid
Pettita, Marcello
Schneiderbauer, Stefan
Serre, DamienTitle Critical data source; tool or even infrastructure? Challenges of geographic information systems and remote sensing for disaster risk governance Appearing in ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information Check publisher's open access policy Volume 4 Publication Date 2015-09-24 Place of Publication Basel Publisher MDPI AG Start page 1848 End page 1869 Language eng Abstract Disaster risk information is spatial in nature and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) play an important key role by the services they provide to society. In this context, to risk management and governance, in general, and to civil protection, specifically (termed differently in many countries, and includes, for instance: civil contingencies in the UK, homeland security in the USA, disaster risk reduction at the UN level). The main impetus of this article is to summarize key contributions and challenges in utilizing and accepting GIS and RS methods and data for disaster risk governance, which includes public bodies, but also risk managers in industry and practitioners in search and rescue organizations. The article analyzes certain method developments, such as vulnerability indicators, crowdsourcing, and emerging concepts, such as Volunteered Geographic Information, but also investigates the potential of the topic Critical Infrastructure as it could be applied on spatial assets and GIS and RS itself. Intended to stimulate research on new and emerging fields, this article’s main contribution is to move spatial research toward a more reflective stance where opportunities and challenges are equally and transparently addressed in order to gain more scientific quality. As a conclusion, GIS and RS can play a pivotal role not just in delivering data but also in connecting and analyzing data in a more integrative, holistic way. UNBIS Thesaurus GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
REMOTE SENSINGKeyword Disaster risk management
Crisis MappingCopyright Holder The authors Copyright Year 2015 Copyright type All rights reserved ISSN 2220-9964 DOI 10.3390/ijgi4041848 -
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