Using Remote Sensing for Mapping the Effects of Natural Hazards in New Zealand

Author

Joyce, K.E. ; Samsonov, S. ; Jongens, R. ; Lee, J.M. ; Glassey, P.J.

Author_Institution

GNS Sci., Lower Hutt

Volume

2

fYear

2008

fDate

7-11 July 2008

Abstract

New Zealand is susceptible to numerous natural hazards on an annual basis that threaten properties, infrastructure, and lives. Remote sensing can be used as a means to provide both detailed and synoptic information to councils and emergency services, assisting with decision making in response to a hazard or disaster. This paper details a number of case studies undertaken in New Zealand to acquire and process remotely sensed data, with the ultimate goal of developing robust and effective procedures for providing spatial information of damages in the event of future natural disasters.

Keywords

disasters; emergency services; geographic information systems; terrain mapping; New Zealand; damage information; decision making; emergency services; future natural disasters; natural hazard mapping; remote sensing; synoptic information; Clouds; Disaster management; Earthquakes; Emergency services; Floods; Geographic Information Systems; Hazards; Laser radar; Remote sensing; Terrain factors; Remote sensing; geographic information systems; geology; geothermal; image processing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2008. IGARSS 2008. IEEE International

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2807-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2808-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4779229

Filename

4779229