Welcome to the InfoSci Platform
Reference Hub1
Applications of Active Remote Sensing Technologies for Natural Disaster Damage Assessments

Applications of Active Remote Sensing Technologies for Natural Disaster Damage Assessments

Muhammad Tauhidur Rahman
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 12
ISBN13: 9781522570332|ISBN10: 1522570330|EISBN13: 9781522570349
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7033-2.ch045
Cite Chapter Cite Chapter

MLA

Rahman, Muhammad Tauhidur. "Applications of Active Remote Sensing Technologies for Natural Disaster Damage Assessments." Environmental Information Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 1014-1025. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7033-2.ch045

APA

Rahman, M. T. (2019). Applications of Active Remote Sensing Technologies for Natural Disaster Damage Assessments. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Environmental Information Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1014-1025). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7033-2.ch045

Chicago

Rahman, Muhammad Tauhidur. "Applications of Active Remote Sensing Technologies for Natural Disaster Damage Assessments." In Environmental Information Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1014-1025. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7033-2.ch045

Export Reference

Mendeley
Favorite

Abstract

Immediately following a natural disaster, it is imperative to accurately assess the damages caused by the disaster for effective rescue and relief operations. Passive remote sensing imageries have been analyzed and used for over four decades for such assessments. However, they do have their limitations including inability to collect data during violent weather conditions, medium to low spatial resolution, and assessing areas and pixels on a damages/no damage basis. Recent advances in active remote sensing data collection methods can resolve some of these limitations. In this chapter, the basic theories and processing techniques of active remote sensing data is first discussed. It then provides some of the advantages and limitations of using active remote sensing data for disaster damage assessments. Finally, the chapter concludes by discussing how data from active sensors are used to assess damages from various types of natural disasters.

Request Access

You do not own this content. Please login to recommend this title to your institution's librarian or purchase it from the IGI Global bookstore.