Geo-information Technology for Crisis Management
(GM1110)Readings
On this page you can find all the lecture readings ordered by lecture. You can download, if available, the papers by clicking on the links. If the papers are not downloadable, then you can use the ISBN of the books to find the necessary papers in the library, internet, shop etc.
Lecture 1: Risk and Emergency Management
Void_between_risk_prevention_and_crisis_response.pdf In this paper the results of a study in the Netherlands are being presented. This study is about information needs and the use of geo-information in risk prevention response. |
Risk_maps_informing_land-use_planning.pdf The aim of this article is to discover how land-use planning (LUP) decision making processes are supported and informed by risk maps. For this investigation the Netherlands and the United Kingdom are compared because of their comparable methodological approach to LUP at risk areas. |
Lecture 2: Organisational aspects of Crisis Response
User_requirements_emergency_response_sector.pdf This paper discusses the current decision-making process during an emergency response. This decision-making process does not always result in optimal and adequate crises response. The researchers have investigated where the problems are and how to solve them. |
This paper is about the need for 3D information for emergency response and what kind of research and developments that are needed to develop applications that support 3D information. |
The ministry of Transport, Public works and Water management in the Netherlands has the task and responsibility to manage larger calamities and daily traffic incidents on the roads, railway, air and waterways. For the management, response and prevention of all incidents a certain amount of accurate information is needed. This need is growing because the attention is drawn to a preventive phase is calamity control and incident management. This chapter is about the geospatial information and geoservices in Disaster Management. |
On 25th February 2009 an airplane of the Turkish Airlines crashed a few hundred meters before one of Schiphol's airport. This report contains the results of the ‘Poldercrash’ investigation. |
Lecture 3: Use of Geo-information
The readings for this lecture consist out of the chapters 3, 4, 5 and 17 from 'Geospatial Information Technology for Emergency Response' and some additional papers.
Chapter 3
This chapter is about collecting Real-time data and generating information using airborne sensors. The writers show that this data can be very useful for an emergency situation. For example, the data and information can be used to improve the response capability after an emergency situation has occurred. A table that summarises the relevant characteristics of the remote sensing data types can be used by decision makers to choose the best remote sensing tool for the different emergency situations.
Chapter 4
This chapter discusses the current satellite remote sensing technologies, international initiatives and future developments for fast data collection. Although satellite remote sensing is a great source of data for rapid emergency respond, it still faces challenges in real-time data collection due technical limitations. This paper will provide a guide for satellite data selection for a emergency situation.
Chapter 5
Although airborne and spaceborne remote sensing has proved their critical role in collection data covering a large geographic region, they fall short of capturing urban details due to the limitations of spatial resolution and viewing angle. This paper discusses the operational principles and future developments of terrestrial mobile mapping technology.
Chapter 17
This chapter will examine how GIS Technology is helping the fire service meet the needs of the community more efficiently than ever before. The GIS Technology provides the required information when, where and how it is needed.
Mike Kevany in Geospatial Information Technology for Emergency Repsonse
Mike kevany’s paper is about the lessons that are learned from all sorts of incidents and disasters that have occurred over the past few years. This chapter also presents an overview of recent geo-information developments that contribute to improvements in areas that are identified in these lessons.
Geo-ICT_risk_and_disaster_management.pdf This paper is about the importance of using Geo-ICT before, during and after a disaster. An analysis of the current risk maps and their limitations shows that there are a lot of research opportunities to improve these maps. Also the challenges in the use of Geo-ICT for disaster management are discussed. |
Lecture 4: Communications and positioning
For this lecture the readings consist out of chapter 9 from ' Geospatial Information Technology for Emergency Response' and one additional paper.
Chapter 9 in Geospatial Information Technology for Emergency Response
The chapter explores the different types of indoor, urban, and seamless indoor–
outdoor location-aware applications, their requirements in terms of the infrastructure needed to
support them, and the current limitations. Also the design and implementation of several positioning systems and real world applications are described.
Indoor_navigation_of_emergency_agents.pdf In this paper, an almost self-deployable solution based on Radio-frequency identification tags and inertial Micro Electro Mechanical Sensors is presented.The benefits of the solution are evaluated and compared with the pure inertial positioning system. |
Lecture 5: Modelling and models
Spatiotemporal_Modeling_Disaster_Management.pdf This paper presents an approach for modeling data collected during emergency response starting from a conceptual level until the implementation in a Database Management System (DBMS). |
3D_data_model_topological_analyses.pdf This paper reviews 3D data models developed for geometric or topological representations of 3D objects and proposes a 3D Data Model for emergency response to represent urban built environments in multi-levels. |
Optimal_navigation_first_responders.pdf Dedicated software allows for more elaborated route calculations taking into account traffic jams and street blockings, but computations are usually completed for one vehicle and on a predefined road network. In large emergencies, much more complex questions need to be answered. This paper reports initial results on performing complex analysis in a Database Management System. |
Lecture 6: Crisis Mapping with Google
The paper introduces a research based on an innovative multi-user tangible interface system that aims at introducing an instrument to improve the response phase of the decision-making process. |
