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10. Earth Observation for Humanitarian Operations

verfasst von : Stefan Lang, Petra Füreder, Edith Rogenhofer

Erschienen in: Yearbook on Space Policy 2016

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Large-scale population displacements have ever increased the need for more effective humanitarian assistance. Humanitarian organizations require up-to-date reliable information about the situation on-site. Field-based surveys are often limited in crisis situations due to time or accessibility constraints. Geospatial and Earth observation (EO) technologies have increasingly become popular in the humanitarian community. An EO-based information service was set up for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) which provides dedicated geospatial information products in support of their operations. The core of the service portfolio is population monitoring using dwelling extraction from (multi-temporal) very high-resolution (VHR) satellite imagery. The service is mainly requested for refugee and IDP (internally displaced people) camps. Additional services on environmental resources, including groundwater, are provided on demand. As of mid-2017, over 350 maps at 60 locations in over 20 countries have been produced.

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Fußnoten
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Lang, S., Schoepfer, E., Zeil, P. and Riedler, B. (2017) Earth observation for humanitarian assistance. GI Forum – Journal for Geographic Information Science, 1/2017, pp. 157–165.
 
3
Lang, S., Füreder, P., Kranz, O., Card, B., Roberts, S. and Papp, A. (2015) Humanitarian emergencies: causes, traits and impacts as observed by remote sensing. in Thenkabail, P., (ed.) Remote Sensing Handbook, New York: Taylor and Francis. pp. 483–512.
 
4
Voigt, S., Schoepfer, E., Fourie, C. and Mager, A. (2014) Towards semi-automated satellite mapping for humanitarian situational awareness. in Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC): IEEE. pp. 412–416.
 
5
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6
Füreder, P., Lang, S., Hagenlocher, M., Tiede, D., Wendt, L. and Rogenhofer, E. (2015) Earth observation and GIS to support humanitarian operations in refugee/IDP camps. in Palen, Büscher, Comes and Hughes, (eds.) Geospatial Data and Geographical Information Science – Proceedings of the ISCRAM 2015 Conference, Kristiansand.
 
7
Lang et al. (2017).
 
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Füreder et al. (2015).
 
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‘Building a Global System of Systems.’ GEO 1 Oct. 2017 http://​www.​earthobservation​s.​org/​documents/​geo_​brochure.​pdf
 
10
Li, D. (2009) An overview of Earth observation and geospatial information service. in Li, D., Shan, J. and Gong, J., (eds.) Geospatial technologies for Earth observation, New York: Springer. pp. 556.
 
11
Lang et al. (2015).
 
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Lang et al. (2010); Spröhnle, K., Tiede, D., Schoepfer, E., Füreder, P., Svanberg, A. and Rost, T. (2014) Earth observation-based dwelling detection approaches in a highly complex refugee camp environment — a comparative study. Remote Sensing, 6(10), pp. 9277–9297; Tiede, D., Krafft, P., Füreder, P. and Lang, S. (2017) Stratified Template Matching to Support Refugee Camp Analysis in OBIA Workflows. Remote Sensing, 9(326).
 
13
Hagenlocher, M., Lang, S. and Tiede, D. (2012) Integrated assessment of the environmental impact of an IDP camp in Sudan based on very high-resolution multi-temporal satellite imagery. Remote Sensing of Environment, 126, pp. 27–38; Kranz, O., Sachs, A. and Lang, S. (2015) Assessment of environmental changes induced by internally displaced person (IDP) camps in the Darfur region, Sudan, based on multi-temporal MODIS data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 36(1), pp. 190–210.
 
14
Lang et al. (2010).
 
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Regulation (EU) No 377/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the 3 April 2014 establishing the Copernicus Programme and repealing, 911/2010 (2014).
 
16
Wendt, L., Lang, S. and Rogenhofer, E. (2017) Monitoring of refugee and IDP camps with Sentinel 2 imagery – a feasibility study. GI Forum – Journal for Geographic Information Science, 1/2017, pp. 172–182.
 
17
Braun, A., Lang, S. and Hochschild, V. (2016) Impact of refugee camps on their environment – a case study using multi-temporal SAR data Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International, 4(2), pp. 1–17.
 
18
Congalton, R. G. and Green, K. (1998) Assessing the accuracy of remotely sensed data: principles and practices, Boca Raton: Lewis Publishers.
 
19
Checchi, F., Stewart, B. T., Palmer, J. J. and Grundy, C. (2013) Validity and feasibility of a satellite imagery-based method for rapid estimation of displaced populations. International Journal of Health Geographics, 12(4), pp. 1–12.
 
20
Zeil, P. and Lang, S. (2009) Do have clients a role in validation?. in Broglia, M., (ed.) Validation of geo-information products for crisis management, JRC, Ispra.
 
21
Füreder et al. (2015).
 
22
Ehrlich, D., Lang, S., Laneve, G., Mubareka, S., Schneiderbauer, S. and Tiede, D. (2009) Can Earth observation help to improve information on population? Indirect population estimations from EO derived geospatial data. in Jasani, B., Pesaresi, M., Schneiderbauer, S. and Zeug, G., (eds.) Remote Sensing from Space Supporting International Peace and Security, Berlin: Springer. pp. 211–237.
 
23
Füreder et al. (2015).
 
24
Wendt, L., Hilberg, S., Robl, J., Hochschild, V., Rogenhofer, E., Füreder, P., Lang, S. and Zeil, P. (2014) Assisting the exploration of groundwater near refugee/IDP camps using remote sensing and GIS. in Gemeinsame Tagung 2014 der DGfK, der DGPF, der GfGI und des GiN Hamburg.
 
25
Braun et al. (2016).
 
26
Hagenlocher et al. (2012).
 
27
‘Special Session @ GI Forum Salzburg, 4–7 July 2017.’ Earth4HumEn+ 1 Oct. 2017 www.​zgis.​at/​humanitarian-services
 
28
Lang et al. (2017).
 
29
Blaschke, T., Hay, G. J., Kelly, M., Lang, S., Hofmann, P., Addink, E., Feitosa, R. Q., Van der Meer, F., Van der Werff, H., Van Coillie, F. and Tiede, D. (2014) Geographic Object-based Image Analysis: a new paradigm in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Science. International Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 87(1), pp. 180–191.
 
30
Füreder et al. (2015).
 
31
Füreder et al. (2015).
 
32
Schörghofer, R., Lang, S., Wendt, L. and Riedler, B. (2017) CMaP – collaborative mapping platform for humanitarian organisations. GI Forum – Journal for Geographic Information Science, 1/2017, pp. 207–216.
 
33
Lang et al. (2017).
 
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Zurück zum Zitat Ehrlich D, Lang S, Laneve G, Mubareka S, Schneiderbauer S, Tiede D (2009) Can Earth observation help to improve information on population? Indirect population estimations from EO derived geospatial data. In: Jasani B, Pesaresi M, Schneiderbauer S, Zeug G (eds) Remote sensing from space supporting international peace and security. Springer, Berlin, pp 211–237CrossRef Ehrlich D, Lang S, Laneve G, Mubareka S, Schneiderbauer S, Tiede D (2009) Can Earth observation help to improve information on population? Indirect population estimations from EO derived geospatial data. In: Jasani B, Pesaresi M, Schneiderbauer S, Zeug G (eds) Remote sensing from space supporting international peace and security. Springer, Berlin, pp 211–237CrossRef
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Zurück zum Zitat Hagenlocher M, Lang S, Tiede D (2012) Integrated assessment of the environmental impact of an IDP camp in Sudan based on very high resolution multi-temporal satellite imagery. Remote Sens Environ 126:27–38CrossRef Hagenlocher M, Lang S, Tiede D (2012) Integrated assessment of the environmental impact of an IDP camp in Sudan based on very high resolution multi-temporal satellite imagery. Remote Sens Environ 126:27–38CrossRef
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Metadaten
Titel
Earth Observation for Humanitarian Operations
verfasst von
Stefan Lang
Petra Füreder
Edith Rogenhofer
Copyright-Jahr
2018
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72465-2_10

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