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Implication of GIS in disaster relief operations

Authors:
[ Reza Sheikhhadi ] - AEIO DISASTER MANAGEMENT
[ Masoud Fallah ] -

Abstract:

Disasters in the form of earthquakes ,fires, floods and hurricans have severe economic , financial and social impacts on communities Most disaster are characterized by overwhelming devastation to infrastructure and a strain on the tangible and intangible resources of the affected community . decision makers at local ,state and national levels are expected the after math of disaster when properly trained, emergency planners and geospatial analysts can take advantage of a geographical information in disaster relief operation This paper will focus on the fusion of date(high- resolution imagery, multispectral imagery, raster, vector, and text data ) to train geospatial analysts to support disaster relief operations.Many government and defense agencies routinely coordinate for disaster relief operations. These agencies are expected to share crucial data needed to make decisions in support of disaster relief operations Are GIS is a powerful mechanism to collect, store , analyse, and share information needed by these agencies to effectively support operations.

Keywords:

Relief operation, Disaster , GIS , Geospatial analysts