342 Chrysoulakis, Prastacos and Cartalis
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Chapter XXII
Development of a
Decision Support Tool
for Technological
Risk Management
with Remote
Sensing and GIS
Nektarios Chrysoulakis,
Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas, Greece
Poulicos Prastacos,
Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas, Greece
Constantinos Cartalis, University of Athens, Greece
Abstract
In this study, a GIS based decision support tool is proposed for the support
of technological risk management by integrating moderate and high spatial
resolution satellite imagery with in-situ vector data. The Advanced Very
High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on board the NOAA satellites has
been used for the detection of fire as well as for the detection and