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VGI and Satellite Imagery Integration for Crisis Mapping of Flood Events

Alberto Vavassori    
Daniela Carrion    
Benito Zaragozi and Federica Migliaccio    

Resumen

Timely mapping of flooded areas is critical to several emergency management tasks including response and recovery activities. In fact, flood crisis maps embed key information for an effective response to the natural disaster by delineating its spatial extent and impact. Crisis mapping is usually carried out by leveraging data provided by satellite or airborne optical and radar sensors. However, the processing of these kinds of data demands experienced visual interpretation in order to achieve reliable results. Furthermore, the availability of in situ observations is crucial for the production and validation of crisis maps. In this context, a frontier challenge consists in the use of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) as a complementary in situ data source. This paper proposes a procedure for flood mapping that integrates VGI and optical satellite imagery while requiring limited user intervention. The procedure relies on the classification of multispectral images by exploiting VGI for the semi-automatic selection of training samples. The workflow has been tested with photographs and videos shared on social media (Twitter, Flickr, and YouTube) during two flood events and classification consistency with reference products shows promising results (with Overall Accuracy ranging from 87% to 93%). Considering the limitations of social media-sourced photos, the use of QField is proposed as a dedicated application to collect metadata needed for the image classification. The research results show that the integration of high-quality VGI data and semi-automatic data processing can be beneficial for crisis map production and validation, supporting crisis management with up-to-date maps.

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