The use of remote sensing and GIS technologies by New South Wales Agriculture for emergency management

Author

Tupper, G.J. ; Worsley, P.M. ; Bowler, J.K. ; Freckelton, D.A. ; McGowen, I.J. ; Pradhan, U.C. ; Roger, R.E. ; Worsley, M.A.

Author_Institution

NSW Agric., Orange, NSW, Australia

Volume

4

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

1489

Abstract

NSW Agriculture uses spatial information technology to assist in the management of agricultural emergencies such as pest and disease outbreaks, bushfire and flood. GIS, GPS and remote sensing combine to add value to the outcomes of emergency management activities. This paper outlines 4 case studies where spatial information systems (SIS) have been used for emergency management, including Newcastle Disease containment, flood mapping and fire damage assessment. The capabilities and limitations of SIS for emergency management are discussed

Keywords

agriculture; disasters; emergency services; geographic information systems; geophysical techniques; hydrological techniques; remote sensing; Australia; GIS; NSW Agriculture; New South Wales Agriculture; Newcastle Disease containment; SIS; agriculture; bushfire; disaster; emergency management; fire; fire damage assessment; flood; flood mapping; geographic information system; outbreak; pest disease; remote sensing; spatial information system; spatial information technology; wildfire; Agriculture; Disaster management; Diseases; Floods; Geographic Information Systems; Global Positioning System; Information technology; Management information systems; Remote sensing; Technology management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6359-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2000.857249

Filename

857249