The appetite for up-to-date information about earth's surface is ever increasing, as such
information provides a base for a large number of applications, including local, regional and …

Tropical cyclones and their often devastating impacts are common in many coastal areas
across the world. Many techniques and dataset have been designed to gather information …

The area of disaster management receives increasing attention from multiple disciplines of
research. A key role of computer scientists has been in devising ways to manage and …

Hurricane Katrina (23–30 August 2005) struck low-lying coastal plains particularly
vulnerable to storm surge flooding. Maximum storm surges, overland flow depths, and …

This chapter introduces risk management by reviewing some major risk events faced by
businesses in the past. Unexpected consequences of human activity are discussed, with a …

Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) classification has drawn tremendous attention in the field of
Earth observation. In the big data era, explosive growth has occurred in the amount of data …

After a hurricane, damage assessment is critical to emergency managers for efficient
response and resource allocation. One way to gauge the damage extent is to quantify the …

Post-disaster damage assessment is urgent for rapid save and rescue missions. Satellite
and airborne imagery platforms take vertical images, in which only buildings' roofs are …

Tsunamis are rare events compared with the other natural disasters, but once it happens, it
can be extremely devastating to the coastal communities. Extensive inland penetration of …

Three weeks after the deadly Bohol earthquake of M w 7.2, which claimed at least 222
victims, another disaster struck the Philippines. This time, Super Typhoon Haiyan, also …