Validation is an emerging topic in the field of geospatial information for emergency response.In the framework of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security initiative,the Services and Applications for Emergen...Validation is an emerging topic in the field of geospatial information for emergency response.In the framework of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security initiative,the Services and Applications for Emergency Response project seeks to implement and validate the pre-operational version of Emergency Response Core Services.In that context,a dedicated effort has been made in the development and implementation of a comprehensive,productoriented validation protocol tailored to crisis maps and data sets.This paper presents the approach for validation of crisis maps and its application in the context of rapid mapping of forest fires in Corsica during the summer of 2009.It also discusses the main challenges and the critical aspects of validation of geospatial information in emergency response services.展开更多
基金This work has been supported with a grant from the European Commission’s FP7-SPACE research and development project SAFER(grant no.218802).
文摘Validation is an emerging topic in the field of geospatial information for emergency response.In the framework of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security initiative,the Services and Applications for Emergency Response project seeks to implement and validate the pre-operational version of Emergency Response Core Services.In that context,a dedicated effort has been made in the development and implementation of a comprehensive,productoriented validation protocol tailored to crisis maps and data sets.This paper presents the approach for validation of crisis maps and its application in the context of rapid mapping of forest fires in Corsica during the summer of 2009.It also discusses the main challenges and the critical aspects of validation of geospatial information in emergency response services.
