Application of Geographical Information system (GIS) in urban water of Amol in Iran at time of natural disaster

• Main Authors: Alizadeh, Mohsen, Ngah, Ibrahim, Alizadeh, Esmaeil, Shahabi, Himan
• Format: Article
• Published: International Journal of Computer Science Issues 2012
• Subjects: G Geography (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/31678/; http://www.ijcsi.org/articles/Application-of-geographical-information-system-gis-in-8206urban-water-of-amol-in-iran-at-time-of-natural-disaster.php

For the management of urban disaster risk, periodic updating of geo- databases of urban water is crucial, particularly in developing countries where urbanisation rates are very high. However, collecting information on the characteristics of buildings and lifelines through full ground surveys can be...