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Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Global Map of Northern Mindanao, the Philippines

Torrential rain by Typhoon 21 which landed Mindanao on December 16th caused extensive damage of flood, land slide, etc. to Cagayan de Oro, Iligan and their vicinities of northern Mindanao of southern Philippines. Global Map of Northern...

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

Data Intelligence: The Australian Flood Prevention Wall

Last year saw extensive flood damage throughout the Brisbane, Australia area. Damage estimates were in the billions of dollars. Infrastructure was destroyed, crops were submerged and the energy industry was impacted significantly. The toll on human life...

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Pitney Bowes Business Insight Understands The Cost of Floods to Communities

Floods happen, it is a way of Australian life. What we do to reduce the impact on our communities is what matters. Pitney Bowes Business Insight understands the cost and complexity many local authorities face as they...

Monday, June 6th, 2011

GIS Proves Key to Flood and Fire Management

Geographic Information System (GIS) technology is the key to reducing the social and economic tolls of flood, fire and extreme weather events, according to Gary Johnson, Esri Australia Principal Consultant for Financial Services, speaking at the Australian...

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Flood Inundation Mapping- An Application of Remote Sensing Techniques

This paper describes two applications of remote sensing on a near-real time mapping of flood inundation and crop health in the light of natural disaster and crop monitoring. The mapping of flood inundation was carried out over...

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Queensland State Disaster Management Group

Whilst many parts of Queensland have commenced recovery efforts, other areas are bracing for more flooding. Queensland Police Service Assistant Commissioner Brett Pointing said that additional police have been sent to many areas affected by floods including Emerald,...