... the efficacy of the model. The mapping results were in accordance with actual fire occurrences in the past years. Laxmi Kant Sharma can be contacted at: lksharma@bitmesra.ac.in © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Geographic information systems MCDA Index modelling Cumulative Fire Risk...

...Helmi Zulhaidi Mohd Shafri; Izni Mohd Zahidi; Shamsul Abu Bakar Purpose The purpose of this research is to produce the landslide susceptibility map of Fraser's Hill and its surroundings in Pahang (Malaysia), utilizing remote sensing data and Geographic Information System (GIS) as a way to monitor...

...Ranjan Deka; A.K. Pachauri; Bharat Bhushan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to strive to develop a rock fall velocity model in C++ language and to give spatial attributes to the model using Geographic Information System (GIS) capabilities. Interaction between the parameters involved...

... created a lot of awareness among the government and eco‐tourism sectors. Therefore, detection of the hotspot is very important to delineate the forest fire susceptibility mapping. In this study, remote sensing and geographical information systems (GIS) have been used to evaluate forest fire susceptibility...

... behavior of the objects in the GIS yet still keep the spatial nature of objects intact so that their exposure to physical hazards can be assessed. Modelling Disasters Geographic information systems Hazards Systems engineering Design Recent major natural disasters such as the October 2005...

...Mohammad Firuz Ramli; Wan Nor Azmin Sulaiman; Mohd Kamil Yusoff; Yoke Yee Low; Mohamad Abd. Manap Purpose The primary aim of this research is to investigate the application of open source geographic information system software, geographical resources analysis support system (GRASS) for landslide...

... this problem, introducing a geographic information system (GIS) approach to record the characterization, analyze the needs and generate a conceptual GIS database in the state. Design/methodology/approach This paper outlines the background, suggested methodology for the development of a GIS database...

... hydrologists in recent years. Operational coupling of remote sensing techniques with a “hydrologically oriented” geographic information system has been undertaken, with particular emphasis on the suitability of distributed hydrological modeling for the implementation of reliable, fully automated flood...

...). Chlorine is highly toxic and if released accidentally has the potential to kill or injure people in the vicinity of the storage tank. A geographic information system (GIS) is used to determine the impact of the release of chlorine from a tank in the area surrounding a swimming‐pool at the University Putra...

... of the actual fire spots are located in very high and high fire risk zones identified by the model. Forests Fire Geographic information systems Malaysia Forest fires and their resulting smoke haze are a relatively new phenomenon in Malaysia. However, the problem of forest fires seems...

...; category of the substance; type of vessel in which it is stored; dimensions of the vessel; volume of the vessel; quantity of the substance; and other relative information that is considered to be useful. Geographic information systems Hazards Liquefied petroleum gas Malaysia...

... . Hence, the average change in elevation for pixel E is: (see equation 1) (see equation 2) where: Remote control systems Geographic information systems Modelling Landslides Maps Malaysia Landslides are a natural land degradation process, it is happening everywhere, every time...

... UP Limited 2001 Disaster management Buildings Regulations Geographic information systems The earthquake affected about 16.04 million people in the 21 affected districts of the state (see Table I). About 20,086 persons were killed and more than 20,717 were seriously injured...