Friday, February 20th, 2015
Kokusai Kogyo was tasked with creating a base map to help determine the extent of damage caused by landslides and flooding as a result of a typhoon and torrential rain in Japan, as well as...
Sunday, August 26th, 2012
A new rapid damage assessment (RDA) system developed to aid disaster recovery has stormed through its first major test with flying colours. The Western Australian (WA) Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) prototype enables Urban Search and...
Monday, March 26th, 2012
Google's latest Street View mapping projects let users take a stroll in the lush Amazon rain forest or the recuperating cities of Thailand, shining a spotlight on both deforestation issues and disaster recovery. Google has documented local...