Landslide Hazard Automated Zonation (LHAZ) system

J. K. Ghosh*, Devanjan Bhattacharya

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract / Description of output

The degree of hazard due to landslide in any region is difficult to assess manually. An automated system having capability to correlate causes contributing automated landslide hazard is expected to be an efficient alternative. The objective of this paper is to explain LHAZ (Landslide Hazard Automated Zonation) system, an automated system that has been developed to determine the intensity and extent of landslide hazard in a given region. The system is based on the automated understanding of thematic maps of landslide contributing factors such as soil, lithology, topography, geology etc. The system makes use of the knowledge base available in IS code 14496: 1998. Finally, using an inference scheme, it categorizes the region as different zones of landslide hazard and provides an output map depicting low, medium and high hazard zones.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication12th International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics 2008
Pages1966-1971
Number of pages6
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Event12th International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics 2008 - Goa, India
Duration: 1 Oct 20086 Oct 2008

Publication series

Name12th International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics 2008
Volume3

Conference

Conference12th International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics 2008
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityGoa
Period1/10/086/10/08

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • automated system
  • knowledge base
  • knowledge representation
  • landslide hazard
  • map understanding
  • thematic map

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