A Comprehensive Analysis of Building Damage in the 12 January 2010 Mw7 Haiti Earthquake Using High-Resolution Satelliteand Aerial Imagery
Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: The paper provides an account of how three key relief organizations worked together after the devastating Haiti earthquake to produce the first damage assessment based mainly on the use of remotely-sensed imagery. This assessment was jointly conducted by the World Bank (WB), the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT), and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). This paper discusses the data sources used for the assessment, the methodologies employed to evaluate building damage, and a set of independent studies to validate the final damage results. Finally, a vision of the role of \nremote sensing technologies in future disasters is presented that serves as a road map for methodological improvements.
Authors: Christina Corbane, Keiko Saito, Luca Dell’Oro, Einar Bjorgo, Stuart P.D. Gill, Boby Emmanuel Piard, Charles K. Huyck, Thomas Kemper, Guido Lemoine, Robin J.S. Spence, Ravi Shankar, Olivier Senegas, Francis Ghesquiere, David Lallemant, Galen B. Evans, Ross A. Gartley, Joaquin Toro, Shubharoop Ghosh, Walter D. Svekla, Beverley J. Adams, Ronald T. Eguchi
Language: English
Topic: Remote Sensing and Land Use
Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W2328531107