A Web based geospatial application for disaster preparedness in Uganda

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Autor(a) principal: Kalinaki, Elizabeth
Data de Publicação: 2012
Tipo de documento: Dissertação
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/8329
Resumo: Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies.
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spelling A Web based geospatial application for disaster preparedness in UgandaDisaster preparednessFloodsModular designVisualizationVulnerability AssessmentWeb applicationDissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies.The power of Geospatial technologies in first world countries is increasingly being harnessed to manage disasters; this is not the same case for Uganda a disaster prone country in East Africa. For regions in the blankets of Mt. Rwenzori in the west and Mt. Elgon in the east, every year brings with it new challenges in the field of disaster management. When disasters happen in Uganda, government agencies and different Humanitarian Organizations run to the aid of the affected, relief is provided and rehabilitation activities carried out, but there remains little usable GI of the affected areas (Farthing & Ware, 2010). If disaster preparedness and management is dependent on accurate analysis and mapping of vulnerability and susceptibility of communities to risk (Office of the Prime Minister, 2010) and there exists data gaps and challenges (NEMA/UBOS, n.d.) in the country, how then can disaster managers carry out vulnerability assessment of communities? This thesis examines the possibility of providing disaster managers the means to assess the vulnerability of communities to risk by suggesting a solution for data acquisition and developing a web application based on interoperable modular components to act as a platform where this analysis can be performed.Díaz Sánchez, LauraBlasco, Ismael SanzCabral, Pedro da Costa BritoRUNKalinaki, Elizabeth2012-12-06T12:22:48Z2012-03-052012-03-05T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/8329enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-03-11T03:40:55Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/8329Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:18:08.680051Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A Web based geospatial application for disaster preparedness in Uganda
title A Web based geospatial application for disaster preparedness in Uganda
spellingShingle A Web based geospatial application for disaster preparedness in Uganda
Kalinaki, Elizabeth
Disaster preparedness
Floods
Modular design
Visualization
Vulnerability Assessment
Web application
title_short A Web based geospatial application for disaster preparedness in Uganda
title_full A Web based geospatial application for disaster preparedness in Uganda
title_fullStr A Web based geospatial application for disaster preparedness in Uganda
title_full_unstemmed A Web based geospatial application for disaster preparedness in Uganda
title_sort A Web based geospatial application for disaster preparedness in Uganda
author Kalinaki, Elizabeth
author_facet Kalinaki, Elizabeth
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Díaz Sánchez, Laura
Blasco, Ismael Sanz
Cabral, Pedro da Costa Brito
RUN
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Kalinaki, Elizabeth
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Disaster preparedness
Floods
Modular design
Visualization
Vulnerability Assessment
Web application
topic Disaster preparedness
Floods
Modular design
Visualization
Vulnerability Assessment
Web application
description Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies.
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