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Open source GIS Tools to Map Earthquake Damage Scenarios and to Support Emergency

Authors:
Maurizio Pollino
Antonio Bruno Della Rocca
Grazia Fattoruso
Luigi La Porta
Sergio Lo Curzio
Agnese Arolchi
Valentina James
Carmine Pascale

Keywords: GIS, Open Source, Spatial analysis, Early Warning Systems, Emergency Management

Abstract:
The latest improvements in geo-informatics offer new opportunities in a wide range of territorial and environmental applications. In this general framework, a relevant issue is represented by earthquake early warning and emergency management. In the recent years, the scientific community has recognized the added value of a geo-analytic approach in order to support complex decision making processes for critical situations, due to disastrous natural events like earthquakes. This paper describes the research activities concerning a GIS-based solution, which is aimed at the development of seismic Early Warning Systems (EWSs). In this context, an innovative open source GIS has been studied, implemented and integrated as component of the seismic EWS. Its architecture consists in: a geospatial database system; a local GIS application for analyzing and modelling the seismic event and its impacts and supporting post-event emergency management; a WEB-GIS module for sharing the geo-information among the public and private stakeholders and emergency managers involved in disaster impact assessment and response management.

Pages: 152 to 157

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2012

Publication date: January 30, 2012

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-393X

ISBN: 978-1-61208-178-6

Location: Valencia, Spain

Dates: from January 30, 2012 to February 4, 2012