A Comprehensive Assessment of Building Damage after the January 12,2010 Haiti Earthquake

摘要

This damage assessment relied heavily on the use of remote sensing technology. Never before has the availability of high-resolution satellite and aerial imagery been so open and accessible. Data from different missions (World Bank-ImageCat-RIT Remote Sensing Mission (15cm optical and 2 pt/m2 LiDAR), Google (15cm optical), NOAA (25cm optical), Pictometry, as well as satellite imagery from GeoEye and Digitalglobe) has allowed damage from the Haiti earthquake to be viewed through multiple sensors and at different times. These multi-dimensional perspectives have been invaluable in understanding the magnitude and scope of damage caused by this earthquake.