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The PREVIEW Global Risk Data Platform: a geoportal to serve and share global data on risk to natural hazards |
| VerfasserIn |
G. Giuliani, P. Peduzzi |
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Englisch
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1561-8633
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In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ; 11, no. 1 ; Nr. 11, no. 1 (2011-01-05), S.53-66 |
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250009036
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/nhess-11-53-2011.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
With growing world population and concentration in urban and coastal areas,
the exposure to natural hazards is increasing and results in higher risk of
human and economic losses. Improving the identification of areas, population
and assets potentially exposed to natural hazards is essential to reduce the
consequences of such events. Disaster risk is a function of hazard, exposure
and vulnerability. Modelling risk at the global level requires accessing and
processing a large number of data, from numerous collaborating centres.
These data need to be easily updated, and there is a need for centralizing
access to this information as well as simplifying its use for non GIS
specialists. The Hyogo Framework for Action provides the mandate for data
sharing, so that governments and international development agencies can take
appropriate decision for disaster risk reduction.
Timely access and easy integration of geospatial data are essential to
support efforts in Disaster Risk Reduction. However various issues in data
availability, accessibility and integration limit the use of such data. In
consequence, a framework that facilitate sharing and exchange of geospatial
data on natural hazards should improve decision-making process. The PREVIEW
Global Risk Data Platform is a highly interactive web-based GIS portal
supported by a Spatial Data Infrastructure that offers free and interoperable
access to more than 60 global data sets on nine types of natural hazards
(tropical cyclones and related storm surges, drought, earthquakes, biomass
fires, floods, landslides, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions) and related
exposure and risk. This application portrays an easy-to-use online
interactive mapping interface so that users can easily work with it and
seamlessly integrate data in their own data flow using fully compliant OGC
Web Services (OWS). |
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