LiDAR assisted emergency response: Detection of transport network obstructions caused by major disasters

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 179-188

  Kwan, Mei Po ^a   Ransberger, Daniel M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency response; Hurricane Katrina; LiDAR; Transport network obstructions

Indexed keywords

BEFORE AND AFTER; BLOCKAGE DETECTION; EMERGENCY RESPONSE; FIRE STATION; FIRST RESPONDERS; HURRICANE KATRINA; LIDAR DATA; LOUISIANA; NEW ORLEANS; RESPONSE TIME; STUDY AREAS; TRANSPORT LINKS; TRANSPORT NETWORKS;

HURRICANES;

OPTICAL RADAR;

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; LIDAR; SOFTWARE;

LOUISIANA; NEW ORLEANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952009836     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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