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This study proposes a novel method to assess damages in the built environment using a deep learning workflow to quantify it. Thanks to an automated crawler, aerial images from before and after a natural disaster of 50 epicenters worldwide…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-11-11 Karla Saldana Ochoa

Quick and accurate assessment of the damage state of buildings after natural disasters is crucial for undertaking properly targeted rescue and subsequent recovery operations, which can have a major impact on the safety of victims and the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-10-30 Mateusz Żarski , Jarosław Adam Miszczak

Fast and effective responses are required when a natural disaster (e.g., earthquake, hurricane, etc.) strikes. Building damage assessment from satellite imagery is critical before an effective response is conducted. High-resolution…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-11-20 Yu Shen , Sijie Zhu , Taojiannan Yang , Chen Chen

Accurately assessing building damage is critical for disaster response and recovery. However, many existing models for detecting building damage have poor prediction accuracy due to their limited capabilities of identifying detailed,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-04-12 Zhuoqun Xue , Xiaojian Zhang , David O. Prevatt , Jennifer Bridge , Susu Xu , Xilei Zhao

Rapid, accurate, and descriptive building damage assessment is critical for directing post-disaster resources, yet current automated methods typically provide only binary (damaged/undamaged) or ordinal severity scales. This paper introduces…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-12 Yiming Xiao , Ali Mostafavi

When disaster strikes, accurate situational information and a fast, effective response are critical to save lives. Widely available, high resolution satellite images enable emergency responders to estimate locations, causes, and severity of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-04-15 Hanxiang Hao , Sriram Baireddy , Emily R. Bartusiak , Latisha Konz , Kevin LaTourette , Michael Gribbons , Moses Chan , Mary L. Comer , Edward J. Delp

We propose a novel approach for rapid segmentation of flooded buildings by fusing multiresolution, multisensor, and multitemporal satellite imagery in a convolutional neural network. Our model significantly expedites the generation of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-12-06 Tim G. J. Rudner , Marc Rußwurm , Jakub Fil , Ramona Pelich , Benjamin Bischke , Veronika Kopackova , Piotr Bilinski

Building damage detection after natural disasters like earthquakes is crucial for initiating effective emergency response actions. Remotely sensed very high spatial resolution (VHR) imagery can provide vital information due to their ability…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-01-22 Jun Wang

This paper audits damage labels derived from coincident satellite and drone aerial imagery for 15,814 buildings across Hurricanes Ian, Michael, and Harvey, finding 29.02% label disagreement and significantly different distributions between…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-05-14 Thomas Manzini , Priyankari Perali , Jayesh Tripathi , Robin Murphy

Traditional post-disaster assessment of damage heavily relies on expensive GIS data, especially remote sensing image data. In recent years, social media has become a rich source of disaster information that may be useful in assessing damage…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-06-20 Xukun Li , Huaiyu Zhang , Doina Caragea , Muhammad Imran

Rapid identification of damaged buildings after natural disasters or on war areas is crucial to support emergency response and prioritize interventions. Earth Observation constellations provide timely, large-scale coverage, but actionable…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-29 Thomas Goudemant , Benjamin Francesconi

Quick and automated earthquake-damaged building detection from post-event satellite imagery is crucial, yet it is challenging due to the scarcity of training data required to develop robust algorithms. This letter presents the first dataset…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-08 Yao Sun , Yi Wang , Michael Eineder

When major disaster occurs the questions are raised how to estimate the damage in time to support the decision making process and relief efforts by local authorities or humanitarian teams. In this paper we consider the use of Machine…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-03-02 Alexey Trekin , German Novikov , Georgy Potapov , Vladimir Ignatiev , Evgeny Burnaev

During natural disasters, aircraft and satellites are used to survey the impacted regions. Usually human experts are needed to manually label the degrees of the building damage so that proper humanitarian assistance and disaster response…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-08-05 Jie Wei , Zhigang Zhu , Erik Blasch , Bilal Abdulrahman , Billy Davila , Shuoxin Liu , Jed Magracia , Ling Fang

Recent advancements in computer vision and deep learning techniques have facilitated notable progress in scene understanding, thereby assisting rescue teams in achieving precise damage assessment. In this paper, we present RescueNet, a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-05-20 Maryam Rahnemoonfar , Tashnim Chowdhury , Robin Murphy

Very High Resolution (VHR) geospatial image analysis is crucial for humanitarian assistance in both natural and anthropogenic crises, as it allows to rapidly identify the most critical areas that need support. Nonetheless, manually…

High-resolution satellite imagery available immediately after disaster events is crucial for response planning as it facilitates broad situational awareness of critical infrastructure status such as building damage, flooding, and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-11-09 Danil Kuzin , Olga Isupova , Brooke D. Simmons , Steven Reece

Post-disaster assessments of buildings and infrastructure are crucial for both immediate recovery efforts and long-term resilience planning. This research introduces an innovative approach to automating post-disaster assessments through…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-02-21 Robinson Umeike , Thang Dao , Shane Crawford

Current methods of practice for inspection of civil infrastructure typically involve visual assessments conducted manually by trained inspectors. For post-earthquake structural inspections, the number of structures to be inspected often far…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-05-04 Vedhus Hoskere , Yasutaka Narazaki , Tu Hoang , BillieF Spencer

Classification of the extent of damage suffered by a building in a seismic event is crucial from the safety perspective and repairing work. In this study, authors have proposed a CNN based autonomous damage detection model. Over 1200 images…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-07-19 Dhananjay Nahata , Harish Kumar Mulchandani , Suraj Bansal , G Muthukumar