Tradeoff Studies on Total Serviceability Evaluation for Disaster Monitoring by Satellites

Use of the Total Station for Serviceability Monitoring of Bridges with Limited Access in Missouri, Usa

As new technologies are increasingly applied to civil infrastructure, the need for structural monitoring systems becomes more critical. Serviceability, or deflection, is very important in monitoring the health of not only a structural system, but also in analyzing the affects of a new technology applied in the field. A major initiative by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to rep...

Flood disaster monitoring and evaluation in China

China frequently experiences natural disasters, of which flooding is the most serious. How to monitor and control natural disasters, assess damage, and provide relief is the most urgent problem for the Chinese government and disaster experts. A national integrated system using remote sensing, geographic information systems, the Global Positioning System, and other technology for monitoring and ...

Disaster Recovery Indicators: guidelines for monitoring and evaluation

Rapidmap Project for Disaster Monitoring

We present results of the RAPIDMAP project funded by the EU & Japan with aim to foster the cooperation of European countries with Japan in R&D. The main objective of RAPIDMAP is usage of remote sensing data and WebGIS technologies for rapid mapping of disasters and the development of a Decision Support System (DSS) for fast information access and analysis. Here, we mainly present a case study o...

Disaster studies

Disaster studies address the social and behavioral aspects of sudden onset collective stress situations typically referred to as mass emergencies or disasters. These situations can be created by natural hazards, technological accidents, violent intergroup conflicts, shortages of vital resources, and other major hazards to life, health, property, well-being and everyday routines. Disaster studie...