GIS and mapping

GIS and mapping

Geographic information systems, hazard exposure mapping, vulnerability mapping, risk mapping.

Latest GIS and mapping additions in the Knowledge Base

Whether reconstructing the past, describing the present or anticipating the future, geospatial intelligence provides valuable information to help keep people and communities safe.
Conversation Media Group, the
Submap merges graphic design with geodynamics, providing a fast, free, and user-friendly resource to map subduction zones.
Eos - AGU
Understanding how glaciers interact with the ocean is akin to piecing together a colossal jigsaw puzzle. Various icebreaker expeditions to remote fjords in northern Greenland showed that the shape of the seafloor is one of the key pieces of that puzzle.
Conversation Media Group, the
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2023
This study examines the consequences of droughts and forest fires on the Indonesian island of Kalimantan. The researchers first create maps showing the eleven contributing factors that have the greatest impact on forest fires and droughts.
Nature Scientific Reports
Aerial view of the New York central park and the center of Manhattan.
Cornell researchers’ “leaf-level” visualization of every tree in New York City – and how much shade each provides – could inform new strategies for mitigating extreme heat there, and in other cities coping with record-breaking temperatures.
Cornell University
Flooded streets following a hurricane in Florida, USA
Flaws in federal flood maps leave millions unprepared. Some are trying to fix that.
Grist Magazine
Cover Journal of Flood Risk Management
2023
This paper argues that social media platforms present a significant potential of data sources to operationalize the provisions of the Sendai Framework.
Journal of Flood Risk Management (Wiley)
Sea level rise will create a changing coastal landscape. Researchers have created a dataset of future shoreline projections for a portion of Italy0s coastline to inform policy-makers and citizens, and to produce easily accessible information.
Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici