GIS for efficient natural disaster preparedness and mitigation in Sri Lanka

ABSTRACT

Use of geographical information system (GIS) for efficient planning and implementation of the natural disaster risk reduction in Sri Lanka is illustrated. GIS facilitates the researchers, authorities and relief organizations to efficiently plan, implement and monitor the natural disaster preparedness and mitigation activities such as predictions, preventive actions, relief operations, rehabilitation, reconstruction, awareness creation and public education. Flow chart of operations are proposed to objectively analyze the data in different layers coupled with the specialized software programs to spatially model the risk of different types of natural disasters and to minimize the damage