Future Internet (May 2012)

Collaborative Open Source Geospatial Tools and Maps Supporting the Response Planning to Disastrous Earthquake Events

  • Valentina James,
  • Maurizio Pollino,
  • Grazia Fattoruso,
  • Luigi La Porta,
  • Antonio Bruno Della Rocca

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/fi4020451
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 2
pp. 451 – 468

Abstract

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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. This research work presents the investigation and development of a simple and innovative geospatial methodology and related collaborative open source geospatial tools for predicting and mapping the vulnerability to seismic hazard in order to support the response planning to disastrous events. The proposed geospatial methodology and tools have been integrated into an open source collaborative GIS system, designed and developed as an integrated component of an earthquake early warning and emergency management system.

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