摘要
RemotesensingtechnologyhasbeenwidelyrecognizedforcontributingtoemergencyresponseeffortsaftertheWorldTradeCenterattackonSeptember11th,2001.Theneedtocoordinateactivitiesinthemidstofadense,yetrelativelysmallarea,madethecombinationofimageryandmappeddatastrategicallyuseful.Thispaperreviewstheroleplayedbyaerialphotography,satelliteimagery,andLIDARdataatGroundZero.Itexamineshowemergencymanagersutilizedthesedatasets,andidentifiessignificantproblemsthatwereencountered.Itgoesontoexploreadditionalwaysinwhichimagerycouldhavebeenused,whilepresentingrecommendationsformoreeffectiveuseinfuturedisastersandHomelandSecurityapplications.Toplanadequatelyforfutureevents,itwasimportanttocaptureknowledgefromindividualswhorespondedtotheWorldTradeCenterattack.Inrecognition,interviewswithkeyemergencymanagementandgeographicinformationsystem(GIS)personnelprovidethebasisofthispaper.Successfultechniquesshouldnotbeforgotten,orseriousproblemsdismissed.AlthoughwidelyusedafterSeptember11th,itisimportanttorecognizethatwithbetterplanning,remotesensingandGIScouldhaveplayedanevengreaterrole.Togetherwithadataacquisitiontimeline,anexpandeddiscussionoftheseissuesisavailableintheMCEER/NSFreport'EmergencyResponseintheWakeoftheWorldTradeCenterAttack:TheRemoteSensingPerspective'(HuyckandAdams,2002).
出版日期
2003年01月11日（中国期刊网平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）
