Publication Date : 2006-07-26
Author : S. LeeD. G. Evangelista
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Disaster Management Theme :
Disaster Type : Landslide
Document Type : Research Paper
Languange : en
Link : https://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/6/687/2006/nhess-6-687-2006.pdf
Abstact :
The purpose of this study was to apply and verify landslide-susceptibility analysis techniques using an arti?cial neural network and a Geographic Information System (GIS) applied to Baguio City, Philippines. The 16 July 1990 earthquake-induced landslides were studied. Landslide locations were identi?ed from interpretation of aerial photographs and ?eld survey, and a spatial database was constructed from topographic maps, geology, land cover and terrain mapping units. Factors that in?uence landslide occurrence, such as slope, aspect, curvature and distance from drainage were calculated from the topographic database. Lithology and distance from faults were derived from the geology database. Land cover was identi?ed from the topographic database. Terrain map units were interpreted from aerial photographs. These factors were used with an arti?cial neural network to analyze landslide susceptibility. Each factor weight was determined by a back-propagation exercise. Landslide-susceptibility indices were calculated using the back-propagation weights, and susceptibility maps were constructed from GIS data. The susceptibility map was compared with known landslide locations and veri?ed. The demonstrated prediction accuracy was 93.20%.