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Chapter 14
Using Non-authoritative Sources During
Emergencies in Urban Areas
Emily Schnebele, Christopher Oxendine, Guido Cervone, Celso M. Ferreira,
and Nigel Waters
Abstract During emergencies in urban areas, it is paramount to assess damage
to people, property, and environment in order to coordinate relief operations and
evacuations. Remote sensing has become the de facto standard for observing
the Earth and its environment through the use of air-, space-, and ground-based
sensors. These sensors collect massive amounts of dynamic and geographically
distributed spatiotemporal data daily and are often used for disaster assessment,
relief, and mitigation. However, despite the quantity of big data available, gaps
are often present due to the specific limitations of the instruments or their carrier
platforms. This chapter presents a novel approach to filling these gaps by using