Capturing building inventory data for earthquake risk assessment
Capturing building inventory data for earthquake risk assessment
Capturing building inventory data for earthquake risk assessment
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Summary<br />
• EO <strong>data</strong> is a core resource <strong>for</strong> <strong>inventory</strong> capture<br />
– Calculation of total <strong>building</strong> area and total number of <strong>building</strong>s<br />
– Land use classification <strong>for</strong> mapping schemes<br />
• EO not in isolation - harnesses local knowledge, field surveys<br />
and engineering in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
• GEM provides a standardized, open-source toolkit <strong>for</strong> seismic<br />
<strong>risk</strong> <strong>assessment</strong> worldwide<br />
• Tools available in January 2013 – Watch this space!
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