1.2 How to use this book

Structure of the Data Management Book chapters

The data management book is primarily focusing on data aspects and has the following components:

  • Data requirements
  • Basic data collection
  • Hazard data collection
  • Collection and managemen of elements-at-risk data
  • Managing geospatial data
  • Sharing geospatial data

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Links

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Table of Contents

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

MAIN INTENDED USERS

Data Management Book

 

Planners

Engineers

GIS experts

1 Introduction

 

 

 

 

1.1 Objectives of this book

 

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1.2 How to use this book

 

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2 Data requirements

 

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2.1 Introduction

 

 

 

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2.2 Flood data

 

 

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2.3 Landslide data

 

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3 Base data collection

 

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3.1 Introduction

 

 

 

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3.2 Digital Elevation Models

 

 

 

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3.3 Satellite data

 

 

 

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3.4 Land cover maps

 

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3.5 Geological maps

 

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3.6 Soil maps

 

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4 Hazard related data

 

 

 

 

4.1 Hydro Met data

 

 

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4.2 Disaster databases

 

 

 

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4.3 Landslide inventories

 

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4.4 Flood specific information

 

 

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5 Elements-at-risk data

 

 

 

 

5.1 Introduction

 

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5.2 Building footprint maps

 

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5.3 Population data

 

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5.4 Road maps

 

 

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5.5 Other critical infrastructure data

 

 

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6 Managing Geospatial data

 

 

 

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6.1 Introduction

 

 

 

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6.2 Data projections

 

 

 

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6.3 Data homogenization

 

 

 

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6.4 Accuracy and precision

 

 

 

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6.5 Metadata requirements

 

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6.6 Data formats

 

 

 

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6.7 Data analysis tools

 

 

 

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7 Sharing geospatial data

 

 

 

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7.1 Introduction

 

 

 

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7.2 Collaboration framework

 

 

 

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7.3 Open data policies

 

 

 

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7.4 Data standards

 

 

 

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7.5 Technical tool: GeoNode

 

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7.6 Other tools

 

 

 

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