Disaster Risk Reduction | GIS for Hazard Vulnerability Analysis

Know where to build to reduce future risk

GIS supports disaster risk reduction efforts and hazard vulnerability analysis to mitigate humanitarian crises. By deploying spatial data and modeling tools, teams can analyze and understand the sources of risk, identify where people are most vulnerable, predict the impact of event scenarios, and support risk-informed (re)investment policies. Location-based analysis helps decrease community exposure to hazards and increase their resilience and coping capacity.

How GIS supports disaster risk reduction

Assess hazard risk
Define risk reduction measures
Report on risk reduction

GIS for hazard vulnerability analysis

Mobile or field data collection and drone imagery acquisition apps help identify hazards and their proximity to people and assets to evaluate risk. By applying spatial analysis through a geographic information system, teams can quantify and visualize the hazard probability, exposure, and vulnerability of a community.

Disaster risk reduction strategies and plans

Combine geography with geodesign to enable risk-informed decision-making. Coupled with site suitability analysis, this helps identify alternative land-use scenarios to support risk mitigation. Using maps for community engagement, stakeholders have an active voice in designing risk management strategies and plans.

Dashboards for community engagement

Through spatial proximity analysis, you can continually evaluate the impact of prevention policies on the level of risk. Engage with the community and share the status of hazards through public-facing dashboards. Report on risk reduction measures and implementation progress.

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Getting to know the Flood Impact Analysis solution

Prepare flood depth data for impact analysis and understand flood impacts on infrastructure. Prioritize evacuations and stage equipment effectively.

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A drone-eye view aids humanitarian missions

The use of drones and satellite imagery helps in gaining a deeper grasp of the dynamics of a place, such as water flows and settlement patterns.

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Smart maps help teams locate and remove land mines

Field tools have transformed demining workflows, adding efficiency, accuracy, and assurances that all mines have been removed.

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Products for risk reduction and prevention

ArcGIS GeoPlanner

ArcGIS GeoPlanner is a geodesign and scenario planning application that keeps the pulse on the environmental impact for new or existing designs.

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ArcGIS Drone Collections

Drone imagery is a broadly adopted source of remote sensing data. It provides a high-resolution, low-cost data source for mapping and workflows.

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ArcGIS Pro

Combine multiple data sources to make smart, beautiful maps. Use analytical tools to identify patterns, make predictions, and answer questions.

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ArcGIS 3D Analyst

Visualize raster, vector, and lidar data for 3D feature, terrain, subsurface, and volumetric views and get insights that aren't possible in 2D.

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ArcGIS Spatial Analyst

Get advanced spatial modeling and analysis tools to model terrains, find suitable locations and routes, and discover spatial patterns.

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