Title :
A System based on Web-GIS for Post-Disaster Recovery Management
Author :
Fernando, Nimalika ; Waidyasekara, Sirimeven ; Dias, Dileeka
Author_Institution :
Sri Lanka Inst. of Inf. Technol., Malabe
Abstract :
Managing data related to Tsunami damage, and providing sufficient detailed information to interested parties in the reconstruction and recovery process is a challenge faced by the National Data Center, Sri Lanka. The paper proposes a Web-based GIS system to assist the post - Tsunami recovery process. The data components needed to provide timely information for decision makers were identified from the ambiguous subject domain of the massive-scaled disaster. It facilitates the user to access interactive maps and query information through the maps via a standard Web browser. All tools used are free and open source software which makes the system affordable to a developing country such as Sri Lanka. The Hambantota district was selected for a pilot-scale implementation of the proposed system.
Keywords :
Internet; disasters; geographic information systems; query processing; National Data Center; Sri Lanka; Tsunami damage; Web-GIS; interactive maps; massive-scaled disaster; open source software; post-disaster recovery management; query information; Data engineering; Disaster management; Educational institutions; Engineering management; Geographic Information Systems; Government; Graphics; Multimedia systems; Technology management; Tsunami; FOSS; Post-Disaster management; web-GIS;
Conference_Titel :
Information and Automation, 2006. ICIA 2006. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shandong
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0555-6
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0555-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICINFA.2006.374155