Big data in natural disaster management: a review
Undoubtedly, the age of big data has opened new options for natural disaster management,
primarily because of the varied possibilities it provides in visualizing, analyzing, and …
primarily because of the varied possibilities it provides in visualizing, analyzing, and …
Achieving universal electrification of rural healthcare facilities in sub-Saharan Africa with decentralized renewable energy technologies
A potential response to the COVID-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with long-term
benefits is to provide electricity for medical equipment in rural health centers and …
benefits is to provide electricity for medical equipment in rural health centers and …
Review of big data and processing frameworks for disaster response applications
SP Cumbane, G Gidófalvi - ISPRS International Journal of Geo …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Natural hazards result in devastating losses in human life, environmental assets and
personal, and regional and national economies. The availability of different big data such as …
personal, and regional and national economies. The availability of different big data such as …
Assessment of the added-value of Sentinel-2 for detecting built-up areas
Monitoring of the human-induced changes and the availability of reliable and
methodologically consistent urban area maps are essential to support sustainable urban …
methodologically consistent urban area maps are essential to support sustainable urban …
Principles and applications of the global human settlement layer as baseline for the land use efficiency indicator—SDG 11.3. 1
The Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) produces new global spatial information,
evidence-based analytics describing the human presence on the planet that is based mainly …
evidence-based analytics describing the human presence on the planet that is based mainly …
Global mapping of urban thermal anisotropy reveals substantial potential biases for remotely sensed urban climates
Urban thermal anisotropy (UTA) drastically impacts satellite-derived urban surface
temperatures and fluxes, and consequently makes it difficult to gain a more comprehensive …
temperatures and fluxes, and consequently makes it difficult to gain a more comprehensive …
Assessing the accuracy of multi-temporal built-up land layers across rural-urban trajectories in the United States
Global data on settlements, built-up land and population distributions are becoming
increasingly available and represent important inputs to a better understanding of key …
increasingly available and represent important inputs to a better understanding of key …
An improved global analysis of population distribution in proximity to active volcanoes, 1975–2015
Better and more detailed analyses of global human exposure to hazards and associated
disaster risk require improved geoinformation on population distribution and densities. In …
disaster risk require improved geoinformation on population distribution and densities. In …
Characterizing and measuring urban landscapes for sustainability
Urban areas are key to sustainability, and understanding heterogeneity in urban landscapes
is important for linking development patterns to ecological, economic, and social health …
is important for linking development patterns to ecological, economic, and social health …
Rapid damage assessment effectiveness for the 2023 Kahramanmaraş Türkiye earthquake sequence
S Apostolaki, E Riga, D Pitilakis - International Journal of Disaster Risk …, 2024 - Elsevier
The recent devastating 2023 Türkiye earthquakes underscored the urgent need for an early
estimate of quantitative losses following destructive seismic events. This study aims to …
estimate of quantitative losses following destructive seismic events. This study aims to …