Learning: Civil Protection and the Adoption of New Technologies
This article explores the impact of the integration of new technologies in civil protection agencies.
Wildfire Mapping Using SAR-Derived NBR through Generative Adversarial Network
This article explores the efficacy of a novel approach to wildfire severity mapping by integrating SAR imagery and Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs). By employing a method that processes SAR data from the Sentinel-1 satellite to simulate optical-like images.
Improving Disaster Management with Multimodal Information from Social Media
When a natural disaster occurs, the situation on-site can be quite chaotic and overwhelming, making it hard to understand for emergency responders. To react effectively, a detailed understanding of the situation on the ground is required, as it determines where resources and manpower are deployed. After events such as floods or earthquakes, traditional methods of information gathering and transportation are often hindered, e.g. by physical barriers or overwhelmed call centres.
Adjusting the Rate of Spread of Fire Simulations in Real-time
This article explores the use of fire simulation and modelling for predicting fire spread based on literature review.
Leveraging Information Fusion for Enhanced Natural Disaster Management
Seeking to provide insights on human life protection and ways to lessen the effects of catastrophic events, this article explores the importance of the information fusion approach and its application in a variety of natural disaster management (NDM) contexts.
The Federated Learning Technique for Mitigating the Climate Change
This article dives into the use of the Federated Learning (FL) technique as a solution for Natural Disaster Management for prevention and mitigation of its effects.
Synthetic Images in People Detection: Balancing Effectiveness and Ethical Imperatives
This article discusses the benefits of using synthetic images generated through AI in disaster management. it presents examples of usages and discusses the benefits of the approach for privacy, ethics, efficiency and more.
Interoperability Governance in Emergency Services in the European Union
This article discusses the aspects of interoperability governance for emergency services in the European Union based on the contribution from Wimmer et al (2018). In this analytical framework, we identify the political, strategic, tactical and operational governance aspects, and the different roles and responsibilities attributed to the actors involved.
Targeted and Ex-ante Assessments: Protecting the Right to Privacy and the Protection of Personal Data and Enhancing the Overall Data Processing Mechanism within and Outside the TEMA Project
In a recent publication[1], AUTH (TEMA coordinator) proposed a fully-fledged privacy-assessment that could be applied to future uses of Autonomous Systems (AS) for Natural Disaster Management (NDM) purposes. After exploring whether and how certain implementations may interfere with the right to privacy and the protection of personal data, the authors detected key challenges stemming from non-compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Big Data and XR for Emergency Response Management
In today's world, where natural disasters seem to be occurring with increasing frequency and intensity, the importance of effective emergency and disaster management cannot be overstated. It's a collective effort that requires international collaboration between countries, organisations, and individuals to tackle these challenges head-on.