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Development of a GIS-based Spatial Database for the Debris Flow Hazard Assessment of Expressways in South Korea

Authors:
Min-gi Kim
Young-woo Song
Kyung-suk Kim
Kyung-june Lee
Han-saem Kim
Choong-ki Chung

Keywords: database; debris flow; GIS-based; hazard assessment; expressway

Abstract:
In this study, a database based on the geo-information system (GIS) was developed for the debris flow hazard assessment of expressways in South Korea. The debris flow assessment method developed by the Korea Expressway Corporation (KEC) was used for estimating the debris flow hazard grade and for building the database schema. PostgreSQL was selected as a database management system, and PostGIS was used to process the spatial data. The primary information (e.g., expressway, rainfall, digital numerical map, processed information) assess using the KEC method can be standardized and stored in the constructed database. So far, the database was established based on the expressway and debris flow hazard information of 4,478 points along the 22 expressways in South Korea.

Pages: 69 to 72

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2017

Publication date: March 19, 2017

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-393X

ISBN: 978-1-61208-539-5

Location: Nice, France

Dates: from March 19, 2017 to March 23, 2017