Application of Remote Sensing in Earthquake-Induced Geological Hazard and Building Damage
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Remote Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 1441
Special Issue Editors
Interests: natural hazards; remote sensing technology; machine learning for landslide susceptibility assessment; UAV
2. Key Laboratory of Seismic and Volcanic Hazards, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100029, China
Interests: geological hazards; engineering geology; active fault; geohazard risk assessment
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Interests: spatial analysis; remote sensing; engineering geology; landslides; natural hazards
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Interests: landslide susceptibility mapping; GIS; Seismic risk evaluation; landslide hazard assessment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the rapid advancements of remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS), especially the widespread adoption of high-precision Earth observation techniques, sensors, and large-scale data acquisition, significant progress has been made in addressing scientific issues related to earthquake-induced geological disasters and building damage. On one hand, these technological developments have established themselves as crucial sources of data for disaster assessment and mechanistic analysis, gradually replacing traditional field survey methods. They have become a valuable and cost-effective resource for geologists in the establishment of seismic damage databases. On the other hand, the integrated use of various cutting-edge technologies, such as high-resolution satellite remote sensing, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveys, and airborne laser scanning, allows for the acquisition of multisource observational data for seismic disasters across large regions, at different levels, and across various spatiotemporal scales. This diverse set of observational data, obtained through the different technological means serves as valuable input for subsequent analysis by researchers, offering a unique opportunity for the rapid and comprehensive disaster loss assessment.
This Special Issue is dedicated to the theme of "remote sensing in geological hazard and building damage". It aims to provide a forum for original research that explores new frontiers and challenges in the applications of remote sensing for earthquake-induced geological disasters and building damage. Moreover, innovative methods and original applications, including but not limited to earthquake-induced geohazard prediction, recognition, formation mechanism, susceptibility mapping, risk management, and building damage, would be highly appropriate for inclusion.
Topics of interest include, but not limited to, the following:
- The database of landslides related to extreme events or mountainous areas;
- Physics-based and data-driven landslide susceptibility mapping;
- The post-failure evolution and prediction of geohazards both temporally and spatially using remote sensing techniques;
- Damage detection based on UAV and satellite remote sensing;
- Damaged buildings based on visible, thermal infrared, SAR, and Lidar sources
Dr. Siyuan Ma
Prof. Dr. Renmao Yuan
Dr. Xiaoyi Shao
Prof. Dr. Xiaoli Chen
Dr. Xiwei Fan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural hazards
- remote sensing
- landslides
- earthquake
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