Wednesday, August 12th, 2015
Researcher Nugroho Dwi Hananto of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) said the government could prepare for the impact of tsunami-triggering earthquakes should it have a map of the sea basin, especially in the southern part of...
Wednesday, May 13th, 2015
May 13, 2015—To support the rescue efforts in Nepal after the devastating earthquake, geoinformatic scientists from Heidelberg University have set up an emergency route planner on the Internet. Resuce workers can check the local infrastructure conditions and...
Thursday, April 10th, 2014
Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) launched an update version of InaSFAE this week. This software is used to predict the social and human impact of natural disasters, and was developed by BPNA, Australia, and the World...
Monday, November 11th, 2013
While Typhoon Haiyan appears to be the deadliest natural disaster on record to hit the Philippines, the country is no stranger to major storms. Doomed by geography and hobbled by poverty, the Philippines has long tried to...
Tuesday, June 25th, 2013
Cutting-edge mapping technology could help predict and mitigate the impact of Australia’s next large-scale natural disaster before the event is even on the radar, according to a leading Geographic Information System (GIS) technology expert.
Monday, June 24th, 2013
Earth's deadliest natural disaster so far in 2013 is the deadly flooding in India's Himalayan Uttarakhand region, where torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 556 people, with hundreds more feared dead. At least 5,000 people are...
Friday, April 12th, 2013
The second Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly continued its discussion on the draft of Urban Planning Law, which allows the authority to amend established urban plans “for the sake of public interests”. But legislators have expressed...
Wednesday, September 5th, 2012
Australia’s emergency response organisations cannot afford to wait until the next disaster strikes before updating their digital mapping capabilities, according to a leading international emergency response expert. Speaking from the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council...
Friday, August 12th, 2011
Natural mayhem can create havoc not only to human lives, but also to economies. The Recent disaster in Japan vouches for this. Recently an ‘analysis and mapping’ firm maplecroft released a report stating that emerging economies like India,...
