High-Level Project Summary
Landslides and forest fires cause property damage, injury, and death and adversely affect a variety of resources.GEO Savers team will create a dynamic map to determine the risk of landslides and forest fires using geological and metrological maps (from previous geological map data and NASA data). This map makes it possible to assess the current level of safety of slopes and forests, as well as predict the possible risks of landslides and forest fires using weather data. The results of the safety assessment provide an opportunity to take measures to reduce the risk, control and prevent landslides or forest fires.
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Detailed Project Description
The main goal of this project is to forecast and reduce the risk of natural disasters.
The dynamic map "GEO Saver Map" will use geological maps that are created in the ARCGIS program, meteorological data that are freely available on the NASA Global Precipitation Measurement website [1].
A geological map is a map that displays, on a topographic basis, the geological structure of a particular area of the outer surface of the earth's crust. The geological map depicts the distribution of various geological formations on the earth's surface. It is built on the basis of a stratigraphic principle.
The dynamic GEO Saver Map will use the following data, depending on the situation:
- Geomorphological data taking into account the slope (steepness of the relief), the exposure of the slopes (direction of the slope) and the type of soil;
- Meteorological data for accounting for minimum and maximum precipitation in a certain area;
- Vegetation map.
Using the above data, the dynamic GEO Saver Map will be able to determine and assess the current level of safety of slopes and forests, as well as predict possible risks of landslides and forest fires.
In order to predict forest fires, the map will analyze data from vegetation and meteorological maps. By determining the type of vegetation (Flammable trees) in a particular area and the critical level of air temperature, it is possible to determine the level of forest safety and possible forest fires if the air temperature is higher than the critical one. Thus, local authorities can reduce the risk of occurrence or completely prevent forest fires.
Using data from geomorphological maps, it is possible to indicate slopes (terrain steepness), slope exposure (slope directions) and soil types, thereby identifying areas where landslides are likely to occur at a critical precipitation level, information about the critical level of precipitation can be taken from meteo maps. The outcome of the risk assessment informs decision-making regarding the requirement for risk mitigation and control strategies such as protection, stabilization, early warning, as well as the need for increased knowledge of the slope physical characteristics.
Space Agency Data
[1]https://gpm.nasa.gov/data/imerg
Hackathon Journey
Participation in the hackathon for our team was the best thing that happened to us this year. It was just an unforgettable and intense 48 hours in our life - it was a real challenge, because during this time we were able to work on an important problem and come up with a solution. We really enjoyed being a part of such a meaningful event, deepening our knowledge and learning how to work with data. The sessions with the mentors were very useful for us, because they literally answered all our questions that arise. It was also interesting to work with open data from NASA.
It seems to us that one of the biggest obstacles our team faced is that we did not have access to an open geological map, the creation and work on which requires a lot of time and effort. But we sincerely hope that we will be able to work on this in the future.
References
[1]https://gpm.nasa.gov/data/imerg
Tags
#geology #mapping
Global Judging
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