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Hsiuhan Lexie Yang1, Melanie Laverdiere2, Taylor Hauser2
1Geospatial Science and Human Security Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, USA. yangh@ornl.gov.
Abstract:
Leveraging high performance computing, remote sensing, geographic data science, machine learning, and computer vision, Oak Ridge National Laboratory has partnered with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to build a baseline structure inventory covering the US and its territories to support disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. The dataset contains more than 125 million structures with critical attribution, and is ready to be used by federal agencies, local government and first responders to accelerate on-the-ground response to disasters, further identify vulnerable areas, and develop strategies to enhance the resilience of critical structures and communities. Data can be freely and openly accessed through Figshare data repository, ESRI's Living Atlas or FEMA's Geodata platform.
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