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Automatic damage assessment based on UAV-derived 3D point clouds can provide fast information on the damage situation after an earthquake. However, the assessment of multiple damage grades is challenging due to the variety in damage…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-02-27 Vivien Zahs , Katharina Anders , Julia Kohns , Alexander Stark , Bernhard Höfle

We propose a vision transformer (ViT)-based deep learning framework to refine disaster-affected area segmentation from remote sensing imagery, aiming to support and enhance the Emergent Value Added Product (EVAP) developed by the Taiwan…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Yi-Shan Chu , Hsuan-Cheng Wei

The area affected by the earthquake is vast and often difficult to entirely cover, and the earthquake itself is a sudden event that causes multiple defects simultaneously, that cannot be effectively traced using traditional, manual methods.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-11-29 Mateusz Żarski , Bartosz Wójcik , Jarosław A. Miszczak , Bartłomiej Blachowski , Mariusz Ostrowski

Identification of regions affected by floods is a crucial piece of information required for better planning and management of post-disaster relief and rescue efforts. Traditionally, remote sensing images are analysed to identify the extent…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-10-05 Sushant Lenka , Pratyush Kerhalkar , Pranav Shetty , Harsh Gupta , Bhavam Vidyarthi , Ujjwal Verma

Rapid and accurate structural damage assessment following natural disasters is critical for effective emergency response and recovery. However, remote sensing imagery often suffers from low spatial resolution, contextual ambiguity, and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-08 Bijay Shakya , Catherine Hoier , Khandaker Mamun Ahmed

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

Satellite imagery has played an increasingly important role in post-disaster building damage assessment. Unfortunately, current methods still rely on manual visual interpretation, which is often time-consuming and can cause very low…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-05-09 Irene Alisjahbana , Jiawei Li , Ben , Strong , Yue Zhang

Automatic change detection and disaster damage assessment are currently procedures requiring a huge amount of labor and manual work by satellite imagery analysts. In the occurrences of natural disasters, timely change detection can save…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-04-14 Ethan Weber , Hassan Kané

Automated structural damage diagnosis after earthquakes is important for improving the efficiency of disaster response and rehabilitation. In conventional data-driven frameworks which use machine learning or statistical models, structural…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-30 Susu Xu , Hae Young Noh

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

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

Critical infrastructure, such as transport networks and bridges, are systematically targeted during wars and suffer damage during extensive natural disasters because it is vital for enabling connectivity and transportation of people and…

In the field of post-disaster assessment, for timely and accurate rescue and localization after a disaster, people need to know the location of damaged buildings. In deep learning, some scholars have proposed methods to make automatic and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-06-30 Zaishuo Xia , Zelin Li , Yanbing Bai , Jinze Yu , Bruno Adriano

This paper aims to detect rice field damage from natural disasters in Bangladesh using high-resolution satellite imagery. The authors developed ground truth data for rice field damage from the field level. At first, NDVI differences before…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-04-04 Tahmid Alavi Ishmam , Amin Ahsan Ali , Md Ahsraful Amin , A K M Mahbubur Rahman

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

Gaining timely and reliable situation awareness after hazard events such as a hurricane is crucial to emergency managers and first responders. One effective way to achieve that goal is through damage assessment. Recently, disaster…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-12-17 Quoc Dung Cao , Youngjun Choe

Vision foundation models are a new frontier in Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI), an interdisciplinary research area that applies and extends AI for geospatial problem solving and geographic knowledge discovery, because of their…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-05-29 Wenwen Li , Hyunho Lee , Sizhe Wang , Chia-Yu Hsu , Samantha T. Arundel

Dangerous surroundings and difficult-to-reach landscapes introduce significant complications for adequate disaster management and recuperation. These problems can be solved by engaging unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) provided with embedded…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-03-03 Branislava Jankovic , Sabina Jangirova , Waseem Ullah , Latif U. Khan , Mohsen Guizani

The detrimental impacts of climate change include stronger and more destructive hurricanes happening all over the world. Identifying different damaged structures of an area including buildings and roads are vital since it helps the rescue…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-06-03 Tashnim Chowdhury , Maryam Rahnemoonfar

During a disaster event, images shared on social media helps crisis managers gain situational awareness and assess incurred damages, among other response tasks. Recent advances in computer vision and deep neural networks have enabled the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-11-19 Firoj Alam , Ferda Ofli , Muhammad Imran , Tanvirul Alam , Umair Qazi