DAMAGE DETECTION FROM HIGH-RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGES FOR THE 2003 BOUMERDES , ALGERIA EARTHQUAKE
DAMAGE DETECTION FROM HIGH-RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGES FOR THE 2003 BOUMERDES , ALGERIA EARTHQUAKE
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2002
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F. Yamazaki;K. Kouchi;M. Matsuoka;M. Kohiyama;Nanae Muraoka
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F. Yamazaki;K. Kouchi;M. Matsuoka;M. Kohiyama;Nanae Muraoka
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck the Mediterranean coast of Algeria on May 21, 2003 and the cities of Boumerdes and Zemmouri were most heavily damaged. QuickBird satellite observed these areas before and after the earthquake. Based on these images, the present authors performed visual damage detection of buildings. Using the post-event pan-sharpened image only, totally collapsed buildings, partially collapsed buildings, and buildings surrounded by debris were identified. Some buildings were difficult to judge their damage levels, and thus, the pre-event image was also employed as a reference to judge the damage status. By this visual inspection, a total 3,446 buildings were classified in Boumerdes and 1,399 buildings in Zemmouri based on their damage grades. The locations of refugee tents in the two post-event images were also identified. These observations indicate that high-resolution satellite images can provide quite useful information to emergency management after natural disasters.