Geoinformatics in Disaster Management

Geoinformatics in Disaster Management

1 Introduction to Remote Sensing

  1. What is Geoinformatics?
  2. Remote Sensing
  3. Electromagnetic Radiation
  4. EMR Interactions with Atmosphere and the Earth Surface
  5. Spectral Signatures of Earth Surface Features
  6. Types of Remote Sensing

2 Data Acquisition through Remote Sensing Platforms and Sensors

  1. Remote Sensing Platforms
  2. Types of Satellites
  3. Orbits and Their Types
  4. Sensor System
  5. Space Programmes

3 Global Navigation Satellite Systems

  1. Basic Function of GNSS
  2. Segments of GNSS
  3. Working Principle
  4. GNSS Programmes
  5. Indian NSS Programme
  6. Types of GNSS Receivers and Data Formats
  7. Application Potential of GNSS

4 Digital Image Processing and Analysis

  1. What is an Image?
  2. What is a Digital Image?
  3. Types and Characteristics of Digital Images
  4. True and False Colour Composite
  5. Image Histogram
  6. Components of an Image Processing System
  7. Steps in Digital Image Processing and Analysis

5 Geographical Information System

  1. What is Geographical Information System?
  2. History of GIS
  3. Data Models in GIS
  4. Vector Data Analysis
  5. Raster Based Analysis
  6. Applications of GIS

6 Internet Mapping Services

  1. Brief History of Web Mapping
  2. Nature of Web Mapping Service
  3. Different types of Web Mapping Services
  4. Technologies in Web Mapping Services
  5. Classification of Web Maps
  6. Advantages of Web Maps
  7. Web GIS
  8. Popular Softwares in Web GIS
  9. Advantages of Web GIS

7 Disaster Management Cycle

  1. Disaster Management Cycle
  2. Disaster Prevention
  3. Disaster Preparedness
  4. Disaster Mitigation

8 Space-Based Data for DRR- National, Regional and International Initiatives

  1. Disaster Risk Reduction
  2. Application of Space Based Data in Disaster Risk Reduction
  3. National, Regional and International Initiatives
  4. Advances in Space Technology: Trends and Emerging Applications
  5. Way Forward

9 Introduction to Open Geospatial Consortium- Open-source Data and Software

  1. Geospatial Data
  2. Open Geospatial Consortium
  3. Open Source Data
  4. Open Source Software
  5. Conclusion

10 Potential of Geoinformatics in Disaster Management and Limitations

  1. Nature of Disaster Management
  2. Disaster Management Cycle
  3. Geoinformatics for Disaster Management
  4. Potential Applications of Geoinformatics for Disaster Management
  5. Limitations and Challenges

11 Land-use Land Cover Mapping

  1. Connection Between Disasters and Land Use Land Cover
  2. Land Use Land Cover Mapping Using Geoinformatics
  3. Land Use Land Cover Classification System
  4. Urban Flooding and LULC: A Case Study
  5. Sustainable Land Use and Land Cover

12 Hazard Mapping and Risk Assessments for Natural Hazards

  1. Hazard Mapping: Cartography and Role of Cartographers
  2. Geoinformatics and Multi-Hazard Mapping
  3. Geological Hazards: Causes and Spatial Spread
  4. Hydrometeorological Hazards: Causes and Spatial Spread
  5. Natural Hazard Risk Reduction and Sendai Framework

13 Chemical Risk Assessment

  1. Chemicals: Hazardous and Pernicious
  2. Chemical Toxicity: Exposure Pathways and Dose Response
  3. Risks of Synthetic Chemicals on Environment and Human Health
  4. Chemical Risk Reduction Strategies: Protocols and Safety Rules

14 Geoinformatics for Preparedness and Emergency Response

  1. Environmental Structure
  2. Policy Provisions
  3. Important Environment Legislations
  4. Recent Policy Initiatives
  5. Conclusion

15 Geoinformatics of Damage and Loss Assessment

  1. Damage and Loss Assessment
  2. Damage and Loss Assessment using Geoinformatics
  3. Case Studies
  4. Decision Support Systems
  5. Challenges and Future Trends
  6. Conclusion

16 Geoinformatics for Reconstruction and Recovery Planning

  1. Data Requirements for Reconstruction and Recovery
  2. Reconstruction and Recovery Planning
  3. Disasters: Indian Case Studies
  4. Sustainable Planning
  5. Community Participation in Reconstruction and Recovery Planning

17 Hazard-specific Applications for Flood, Cyclone, and Drought

  1. Hazard Specific Application – Floods
  2. Hazard Specific Application – Cyclones
  3. Hazard Specific Application – Drought
  4. Flooding and Droughts โ€“ The Twin Danger