Remote Sensing and GIS Technologies for Monitoring and Prediction of Disasters (Hardcover)

Use of Geo-Information technology in large disasters.- Geoinformation-Based Response to the 27 May Indonesia Earthquake - an Initial Assessment.- The Application of Geo-Technologies after Hurricane Katrina.- Application of Remote Sensing for Damage Assessment of Coastal Ecosystems in India due to the December 2004 Tsunami.- Increasing the Use of Geospatial Technologies for Emergency Response and Disaster Rehabilitation in Developing Countries.- Remote Sensing Technology for Disaster Monitoring.- Adopting Multisensor Remote Sensing Datasets and Coupled Models for Disaster Management.- Nearshore Coastal Processes Between Karwar and Bhatal, Central West Coast of India: Implications for Pollution Dispersion.- Landslide Hazard Zonation in Darjeeling Himalayas: a Case Study on Integration of IRS and SRTM Data.- Monitoring and Interpretation of Urban Land Subsidence Using Radar Interferometric Time Series and Multi-Source GIS Database.- Extending the Functionality of the Consumer-Grade GPS for More Efficient GIS and Mapping Applications.- System Architectures for Access of Geo-Information.- Interoperable Access Control for Geo Web Services in Disaster Management.- Spatial Data Infrastructure for Emergency Response in Netherlands.- Geocollaboration in Hazard, Risk and Response: Practical Experience with Real-Time Geocollaboration at Quebec Civil Security.- On-line Street Network Analysis for Flood Evacuation Planning.- Multi-user tangible interfaces for effective decision-making in disaster management.