High Resolution 1:10,000 scale Mapping Strategy of Multi ... - NDMA

Despite our best efforts the natural development cycle of large scale emergency
response is overwhelmingly a reactionary process -- crisis event, response,
evaluation, innovation, preparation, crisis event and response. Precious early
moments are spent gathering situation knowledge as matters continue to destabilize.
In this regard, remote sensing is arguably a great equalizer, allowing for quicker
analysis of larger affected areas and affording a means to “catch up” to a disaster
using available reserves and incoming assistance. Quality geospatial information is
among the most valuable and most sought after assets in a modern situational crisis.
This places greater responsibility on the remote sensing community to continually
develop improved methods and technology that deliver data quickly and efficiently for
all-purpose applications; from emergency response to urban planning to team
preparation – all so that potential problems may be identified, visualized, countered,
resolved, and, in future, avoided.
CHAPTER 8
SATELLITE IMAGERY IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT
AND FOR GENERATING MULTI-HAZARD MAPS
(MHM)
Significant developments in digital technology, network capabilities, and data storage
have lent themselves well to the aerial remote sensing world, and extend beyond
never before experienced processing speed and data-sharing potential.
Fresh geographic information available in the critical early hours of a crisis remained
a luxury as late as 2002. One critical time delay to getting this information in-hand
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