scholarly journals Un rilievo speditivo di emergenza. Forte San José a Cartagena de Indias (Colombia)

X ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfonso Cabrera Cruza ◽  
Massimo Leserri ◽  
Gabriele Rossi ◽  
Ricardo Zabaleta
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Laser Scanner ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Aerial Photogrammetry ◽  
Process Studies ◽  
Cartagena De Indias ◽  
Architectural Survey ◽  
Juan De Herrera

An expeditious emergency survey. Fort San José in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia)The recent methods of survey and modeling based on digital images or laser scanner technologies, today widely tested, are an exceptional support for the rapidity of acquisition, especially in emergency situations where it is necessary to quickly acquire a documentation in order not to stay long in a place. The Fort San Jose, designed by Juan de Herrera between 1714 and 1725 and completed by Antonio de Arévalo after almost 50 years, completes the defense of navigable access to the bay of Cartagena de Indias between the island of Bocachica and Isla Bomba. Placed on an artificial island in front of the fort of S. Ferdinando it has undergone frequent flooding in recent years due to a sinking process. Studies relating to emergency expeditious surveys are limited and episodic, detailed in most cases in the archaeological field where urgent excavations must be carried out and phenomena and situations that can be lost must be recorded rapidly. The Italian Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities in 2013 prepared card systems to document the damage following natural disasters. In the case of study, modern surveying methods are used, integrating the use of laser scanner technologies for accessible areas and aerial photogrammetry for those facing the sea. The objective is to draw up an architectural survey that documents the state of consistency of the fortress that has never been detected to date and in this way initiate a monitoring of the ongoing processes. At the same time, it constitutes an indispensable cognitive support for possible activities and intervention strategies that aim to put an end to instability.

Beyond the Collection

2016 ◽  
pp. 120-140
Author(s):  
Jill Dixon ◽  
Nancy Abashian
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Emergency Planning ◽  
Emergency Plan ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
New Information ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Library Staff ◽  
New Policies

It is inevitable that library staff will need to respond to natural disasters and emergency situations – often with little or no advance warning. An important part of emergency planning is addressing public and staff safety prior, during, and immediately following emergencies. All libraries need to develop a comprehensive emergency plan with clear, consistent, and concise policies and procedures for staff. The plan needs to provide detailed instructions for all types of potential emergency situations and should be periodically re-evaluated and updated to address new concerns or when new information or resources become available. This chapter will discuss the process of creating an emergency plan for public and staff safety, including reviewing resources, consulting with experts, developing new policies and procedures, and disseminating the information to staff.

International Military-Civilian Collaboration Potential for Disaster Aid in Latin America

1985 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-25
Author(s):  
Claude De Ville de Goyet
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Saint Lucia ◽  
Disaster Aid ◽  
Latin American And Caribbean

Latin American and Caribbean countries have been affected by many natural disasters in past decades. Earthquakes caused in Peru (1970) approximately 70,000 deaths, in Nicaragua (1972) 5,000 deaths while destroying the capital, Managua, and in Guatemala (1976) 22,000. Hurricanes also wreak havoc: hurricane Fifi in Honduras (1974) with 10,000 deaths, hurricane David (1979), and hurricane Allen in Saint Lucia, Haiti and Jamaica (1980), have amply demonstrated the high vulnerability of these countries to emergency situations. These catastrophes and many other smaller ones required that all resources of the nation, governmental or private, military or civilian, be mobilized in a coordinated manner to meet the emergency needs of the population.

scholarly journals Applicability Assessments of Close-Range Photogrammetry for Slope Face 3D Modelling

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-150
Author(s):  
Haqul Baramsyah ◽  
Less Rich
Keyword(s):  
Laser Scanning ◽  
3D Model ◽  
Laser Scanner ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
3D Models ◽  
Digital Photogrammetry ◽  
Aerial Photogrammetry ◽  
3D Data ◽  
Image Capturing ◽  
Close Range

The digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras have been widely accepted to use in slope face photogrammetry rather than the expensive metric camera used for aerial photogrammetry. 3D models generated from digital photogrammetry can approach those generated from terrestrial laser scanning in term of scale and level of detail. It is cost effective and has equipment portability. This paper presents and discusses the applicability of close-range digital photogrammetry to produce 3D models of rock slope faces. Five experiments of image capturing method were conducted to capture the photographs as the input data for processing. As a consideration, the appropriate baseline lengths to capture the slope face to get better result are around 1/6 to 1/8 of target distance.  A fine quality of 3D model from data processing is obtained using strip method and convergent method with 80% overlapping in each photograph. A random camera positions with different distances from the slope face can also generate a good 3D model, however the entire target should be captured in each photograph. The accuracy of the models is generated by comparing the 3D models produced from photogrammetry with the 3D data obtained from laser scanner. The accuracy of 3D models is quite satisfactory with the mean error range from 0.008 to 0.018 m.

scholarly journals A Condição das Mulheres Diante das Situações de Desastres Naturais (The Women Condition Facing Situations of Natural Disaster)

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 473
Author(s):  
Maria De Loudes de Carvalho Fragoso ◽  
Vitória Régia Fernandes Gehlen ◽  
Tarcísio Augusto Alves da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Environmental Disaster ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Socially Constructed ◽  
Bibliographic Data ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Condition Of Women

O presente trabalho tem como objetivo discutir a condição das mulheres em situação de desastres naturais. A problemática está relacionada às enchentes e inundações ocorridas na Região da Mata Sul de Pernambuco e busca, a partir da análise bibliográfica, verificar como as mulheres em situação de vulnerabilidade socioambiental que vivenciaram as enchentes e inundações respondem aos impactos destrutivos desses eventos para ao final podermos apresentar uma agenda de pesquisa relacionada ao problema.  O trabalho, de caráter teórico, foi construído a partir do levantamento de dados bibliográficos e seu resultado conclui que a vulnerabilidade aos desastres é socialmente construída e está relacionada a padrões socioeconômicos, culturais, ambientais, de segurança e de acesso a informação, sendo suas consequências distribuídas de forma desigual entre homens e mulheres. No enfrentamento das catástrofes as mulheres, mesmo sendo vítimas de danos maiores que os homens adotam diferentes estratégias e tentam reconstruir a teia que liga as suas vidas a responsabilidade na manutenção e reprodução da família. Observa-se na região carência de implementação e execução de políticas públicas direcionadas ao atendimento as mulheres em situação de emergência provocada por desastres naturais. Por fim, o artigo indica a relevância de uma agenda de estudos sobre as desigualdades de gênero na Mata Sul como forma de evidenciar os impactos negativos provenientes do desastre socioambiental ocorrido na Região, o qual atinge de formas diferenciadas a vida feminina e masculina.Palavras - chave: Desastres naturais, Desigualdades de gêneros, Gênero e Meio Ambiente, Políticas Públicas. The Women Condition Facing Situations of Natural Disaster ABSTRACTThe present paper has as objective the discussion about the condition of women in situations of natural disasters. The problem is related to the floods in the Mata Sul Region of Pernambuco and, from the literature analysis, it search to verify how women, in situation of socioenvironmental vulnerability, that have experienced flooding respond to destructive impacts of these events to, it the end, it be possible to present a research agenda related to the problem. The work, of a theoretical character, was built from the bibliographic data collection and its result concludes that the vulnerability to disaster is socially constructed and it is related to socioeconomic, cultural, environmental and security patterns and pattern of access to information, being their consequences unevenly distributed between men and women. In coping with catastrophes, women, even being victims of further damage that men, they adopt different strategies and try to reconstruct the web that connects their lives responsibility in the maintenance and reproduction of the family. It is observed in the region lack of implementation and execution of public policies directed to the treatment of women in emergency situations caused by natural disasters. Finally, the article indicates the relevance of a research agenda about gender inequalities in the Mata Sul as a way to highlight the negative impacts of the environmental disaster occurred in the region, which affects in different ways the male and female life.Keywords: Natural disasters, gender inequalities, Gender and Environment, Public Policy.

scholarly journals Le mura di Cartagena de Indias tra sperimentazione metodologica e protocolli operativi. Strumentazioni digitali a confronto per lo studio del sistema difensivo antonelliano

X ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandro Parrinello ◽  
Francesca Picchio ◽  
Anna Dell’Amico ◽  
Chiara Malusardi
Keyword(s):  
Laser Scanner ◽  
San Lorenzo ◽  
Historic Center ◽  
3D Databases ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Cartagena De Indias ◽  
The University ◽  
Historic City ◽  
The City

The walls of Cartagena de Indias through methodological experimentation and survey systems protocols. Digital tools comparison for the study of the Antonelli’s defense systemCartagena de Indias, one of the main Spanish commercial ports in the Caribbean Sea, was strategically built on a system of islands and peninsulas that formed a lacustrine system along the coast of Tierra Firme, known today as Colombia. For several centuries, Cartagena fortifications have been at the fore-front of Spanish military technologies. This site became the scene of action of the main military engineers at the service of the Spanish crown. In 1586 Battista Antonelli received from King Philipe II the task to design this monumental defensive system. The first project for the Cartagena wall enclosure (1595) is due to Battista and it was continued and modified by his nephew Cristoforo Roda. Nowadays, Antonelli walls still fit into the urban fabric of the city and delineate the perimeter of the historic city. The research project follows the previous research experiments conducted by the Lab DAda-LAB of the University of Pavia in the territory of Panama for the study of the Antonelli fortifications systems of Portobello and San Lorenzo del Chagres. It concerned an extensive action aimed at the documentation and to the study of the entire fortified system of the historic center of Cartagena. The perimeter walls of the old city and the fort of San Felipe de Barajas have been documented through the use of a mobile laser scanner that uses SLAM technology, evaluating the most effective performed strategies for fast survey activities. In parallel, a more specific action was conducted on the portion of the Baluarte of Santa Catalina walls, where it was possible to give a comparison between different methods and instruments, in order to verify the reliability of the 3D databases. Analysis protocols have been developed for the documentation and study of the defensive system. The paper will highlight the construction technologies that qualify the fortresses of Cartagena de Indias and the results obtained by the comparison between different data acquisition technologies to evaluate the quality of the models for the development of documentation strategies for heritage enhancement and protection.

scholarly journals Shipping Accidents Due Caused by Natural Disasters and How to Handle Them

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santoso .
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Natural Disturbances ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Preventative Measures ◽  
Safety Work ◽  
Loading And Unloading ◽  
In Transit

Accidents can occur to ships whether they are in transit, at anchor or are carrying out loading and unloading activities at the port or terminal - despite preventative measures (such as the Health and Safety Work Act, 1974). These measures concern both regular and emergency situations. An emergency usually occurs as the result of not adhering to established system procedures or due to natural disturbances. Planning and preparation are the main requirements for successful coping with an onboard emergency. The captain and officers should be aware of what they should do in various emergencies, for example fires in cargo tanks, engine rooms, A.B.K. rooms and people passed out in tanks, ships off dock and drifting, boats off dock, and other emergencies. Staff must be able to quickly and accurately decide what to do to deal with any kind of emergency. Keywords: Natural Disaster, Handling, Ship Accident

scholarly journals Application of Multiple Geomatic Techniques for Coastline Retreat Analysis: The Case of Gerra Beach (Cantabrian Coast, Spain)

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 3669
Author(s):  
José Juan de Sanjosé Blasco ◽  
Enrique Serrano-Cañadas ◽  
Manuel Sánchez-Fernández ◽  
Manuel Gómez-Lende ◽  
Paula Redweik
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Coast ◽  
Laser Scanner ◽  
Northern Spain ◽  
Winter Storms ◽  
Aerial Photogrammetry ◽  
Aggressive Action ◽  
The Face ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Cantabrian Coast ◽  
Diachronic Study

The beaches of the Cantabrian coast (northern Spain) are exposed to strong winter storms that cause the coastline to recede. In this article, the coastal retreat of the Gerra beach (Cantabria) is analyzed through a diachronic study using the following different geomatic techniques: orthophotography of the year 1956; photogrammetric flights from 2001, 2005, 2010, 2014, 2017; Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) survey from August 2012; Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) survey from November 2018; and terrestrial laser scanner (TLS) through two dates per year (spring and fall) from April 2012 to April 2020. With the 17 observations of TLS, differences in volume of the beach and the sea cliff are determined during the winter (November–April) and summer (May–October) periods, searching their relationship with the storms in this eight-year period (2012–2020). From the results of this investigation it can be concluded that the retreat of the base of the cliff is insignificant, but this is not the case for the top of the cliff and for the existing beaches in the Cantabrian Sea where the retreat is evident. The retreat of the cliff top line in Gerra beach, between 1956 and 2020 has shown values greater than 40 m. The retreat in other beaches of the Cantabrian Sea, in the same period, has been more than 200 m. With our measurements, investigations carried out on the retreat of the cliffs on the Atlantic coast have been reinforced, where the diversity of the cliff lithology and the aggressive action of the sea (storms) have been responsible for the active erosion on the face cliff. In addition, this research applied geomatic techniques that have appeared commercially during the period (1956–2020), such as aerial photogrammetry, TLS, LiDAR, and UAV and analyzed the results to determine the precision that could be obtained with each method for its application to similar geomorphological structures.

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