Integrating Global Open Geo-Information for Major Disaster Assessment: A Case Study of the Myanmar Flood
<p>Geo-information Integration Framework for Disaster Assessment.</p> "> Figure 2
<p>Landcover Map of Myanmar of 2010.</p> "> Figure 3
<p>Pre-flood HJ-1A/B Images of Myanmar.</p> "> Figure 4
<p>Post-Flood Satellite Image Coverage.</p> "> Figure 5
<p>Flood Impact Estimation Workflow.</p> "> Figure 6
<p>Flood Extents of the Myanmar Flood (as of 14 August).</p> "> Figure 7
<p>Land cover of the Flooded Areas.</p> "> Figure 8
<p>Flooded Residential Area Mapping Product.</p> ">
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Global Open Geo-Information and Integrated Framework
2.1. Available Global Open Dataset
2.2. Integrated Framework
2.2.1. Data and Information Integration
2.2.2. Methodology Integration
2.2.3. Product and Service Integration
3. Study Area, Data and Workflow
3.1. Study Area
3.2. Data
3.3. Workflow
4. Results
4.1. Flooded Extent
4.2. Impact Estimation
4.3. Validation and Application
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Type | Name | Format and Source | Date | Coverage, Number and Resolution | Application |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Global Open Datasets | GLC30 | Raster; GLC30 platform, http://globallandcover.com | 2010 | Global, 30 m | Affected arable land estimation |
Township | Vector; MIMU web, http://www.themimu.info/ | February 2012 | Whole country | Affected residential area assessment | |
Village | February 2012 | ||||
Province Border | April 2014 | Affected province estimation | |||
Country Border | April 2014 | Affected administrative unit estimation | |||
Post Disaster Information | Reports; OCHA web, http://reliefweb.int/ | August 2015 | Flooded area | For reference and validation | |
Remote Sensing Images | HJ-1A/B-CCD Image | NDRCC | May 2015 | Whole country, 22frames, 30 m | Pre-flood water extent extraction |
HJ-1A/B-CCD Image | NDRCC | July–August 2015 | Whole country 33frames, 30 m | Post-flood water extent extraction | |
HJ-1C Image | NDRCC | July–August 2015 | Part flooded area, 8frames, 20 m | Post-flood water extent extraction | |
SJ-9A-CCD Image | NDRCC | August 2015 | Part flooded area, 3frames, 10 m | Post-flood water extent extraction |
Province/State | Flooded Extent (km) | Affected Township Number | Affected Village Number | Flooded Arable Land (1000 ha) | Flooded Arable Land Proportion (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ayeyarwady | 3980.84 | 14 | 488 | 312.1 | 78.4 |
Bago | 1861.44 | 18 | 485 | 129.7 | 69.7 |
Chin | 2.56 | 3 | 0 | 8.0 | 31.3 |
Kachin | 775.25 | 3 | 59 | 60.6 | 78.2 |
Kayin | 679.93 | 3 | 79 | 48.3 | 71.0 |
Magway | 1017.51 | 18 | 201 | 56.2 | 55.2 |
Mandalay | 676.85 | 14 | 35 | 39.8 | 58.8 |
Mon | 22.08 | 4 | 2 | 2.2 | 99.6 |
Naypyitaw | 34.62 | 2 | 1 | 1.4 | 40.4 |
Rakhine | 207.24 | 2 | 9 | 6.2 | 29.9 |
Sagaing | 2124.31 | 16 | 304 | 175.2 | 82.5 |
Shan | 325.16 | 8 | 38 | 18.0 | 55.4 |
Yangon | 627.08 | 3 | 46 | 52.0 | 82.9 |
Sum | 12,334.9 | 108 | 1747 | 909.7 | 73.8 |
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Li, S.; Cui, Y.; Liu, M.; He, H.; Ravan, S. Integrating Global Open Geo-Information for Major Disaster Assessment: A Case Study of the Myanmar Flood. ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf. 2017, 6, 201. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi6070201
Li S, Cui Y, Liu M, He H, Ravan S. Integrating Global Open Geo-Information for Major Disaster Assessment: A Case Study of the Myanmar Flood. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 2017; 6(7):201. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi6070201
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Suju, Yan Cui, Ming Liu, Haixia He, and Shirish Ravan. 2017. "Integrating Global Open Geo-Information for Major Disaster Assessment: A Case Study of the Myanmar Flood" ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 6, no. 7: 201. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi6070201
APA StyleLi, S., Cui, Y., Liu, M., He, H., & Ravan, S. (2017). Integrating Global Open Geo-Information for Major Disaster Assessment: A Case Study of the Myanmar Flood. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 6(7), 201. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi6070201