Title
Novel unsupervised classification of collapsed buildings using satellite imagery, hazard scenarios and fragility functions
Date Issued
01 February 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Tohoku University
Tohoku University
Publisher(s)
MDPI AG
Abstract
Although supervised machine learning classification techniques have been successfully applied to detect collapsed buildings, there is still a major problem that few publications have addressed. The success of supervised machine learning strongly depends on the availability of training samples. Unfortunately, in the aftermath of a large-scale disaster, training samples become available only after several weeks or even months. However, following a disaster, information on the damage situation is one of the most important necessities for rapid search-and-rescue efforts and relief distribution. In this paper, a modification of the supervised machine learning classification technique called logistic regression is presented. Here, the training samples are replaced with probabilistic information, which is calculated from the spatial distribution of the hazard under consideration and one or more fragility functions. Such damage probabilities can be collected almost in real time for specific disasters such as earthquakes and/or tsunamis. We present the application of the proposed method to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami for collapsed building detection. The results show good agreement with a field survey performed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, with an overall accuracy of over 80%. Thus, the proposed method can significantly contribute to a rapid estimation of the number and locations of collapsed buildings.
Volume
10
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias ambientales
Ingeniería de la construcción
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85042535470
Source
Remote Sensing
ISSN of the container
20724292
Sponsor(s)
Acknowledgments: This research was supported by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) through the SICORPproject “Increasing Urban Resilience to Large Scale Disaster: The Development of a Dynamic Integrated Model for Disaster Management and Socio-Economic Analysis (DIM2SEA)” and the JST (CREST) Project (Grant Number JP-MJCR1411).
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science - 16F16055, 17H06108.
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