NEHRP Clearinghouse
- Title
- Assessment of Advanced Technologies for Loss Estimation (CD-ROM with Search/Retrieval Software).
- Source
- December 2000,
- Identifying Number(s)
- MCEER-00-SP02
- Abstract
- The Assessment of Advanced Technologies for Loss Estimation describes the current state of advanced airborne and space borne remote sensing and ground based technologies applicable to earthquake hazard mitigation. The advanced technologies discussed in this report include sensors; instruments and their platforms such as aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and satellites; data; data storage and delivery systems; image processing visualization; display capabilities; and telecommunications. The benefits of using these new technologies in loss estimation include: The development of innovative procedures for assessing the seismic hazard potential of large urban regions; Alternative approaches for developing regional damage or vulnerability models for building and lifelines; Cost effect procedure for creating building and lifeline inventories; and Rapid loss estimation and model calibration methodologies for post earthquake damage assessment. The report reviews three advanced technologies in detail: Seismological monitoring systems, the Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and remote sensing. The CD-ROM contains many links to internet sites, numerous references to additional resources on the topic, two LiDAR fly-through and recommendations for future research, and information about the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER), including a brochure.
- Keywords
- Seismic hazard assessment; Image processing; Delivery systems; Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER); Unmanned aerial vehicles; Data storage; Visualization; Display capabilities; Earthquake engineering; Datafile; Remote sensing; CD-ROM; Global Positioning Systems (GPS); Satellites; Earthquake mitigation; Lost estimation; Telecommunications