THE USE OF LIDAR AND VOLUNTEERED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION TO MAP FLOOD EXTENTS AND INUNDATION

Floods are one of the most destructive natural disasters that threaten communities and properties. In recent decades, flooding has claimed more lives, destroyed more houses and ruined more agricultural land than any other natural hazard. The accurate prediction of the areas of inundation from floodi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: K. McDougall, P. Temple-Watts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-07-01
Series:ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Online Access:http://www.isprs-ann-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/I-4/251/2012/isprsannals-I-4-251-2012.pdf