GIS & Mapping

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2022
This paper uses geospatial analyses to create a COVID Vulnerability Mapping Dashboard that examines and displays social vulnerability indices at the national and subnational levels in Indonesia.
World Bank, the
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2023
This work aims at developing a GIS-based FDICH that (i) weights exposure based on the level of listing, (ii) weights vulnerability based on ad-hoc taxonomy, (iii) provides a damage density per unit surface instead than a point classification.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier)
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2023
This study aims to evaluate the variability in the model simulations caused by the cross-sectional orientations in using light detection and ranging (LiDAR) for flood modelling.
Journal of Flood Risk Management (Wiley)
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2022
This study introduces a new statistical approach for quantifying the weights used in landslide susceptibility mapping and their associated uncertainty.
World Bank, the
Antique building view at Dambrovita river in Old Town Bucharest city, Romania.
Romania is a flood prone country. The overall annual expected damage due to flooding in Romania is EUR 1.7 billion affecting an average of 150.000 citizens every year.
World Bank, the
Women and child standing in front of a grocery shop in Madagascar
To help community become more resilient to natural hazards, Medair expanded its existing Early Warning System project to this region in 2020, and have been working with 184 communities.
Medair
Collapsed building due to the Turkey-Syria 2023 earthquakes
After devastating earthquakes, it’s common to see discussion of earthquake prediction. An earthquake prediction requires, in advance, the specific time, location and magnitude of a future quake.
Conversation Media Group, the
UNOSAT experts delivered a series of tailored training in November and December 2022 in 3 countries of the Pacific: Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, and Fiji. Building upon past activities, these sessions aimed to enhance GIS capacity for Climate Resilience.
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Savona, Italy
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CIMA Research Foundation is looking for a graduate technician expert in GIS applied to environmental management and risk reduction issues.