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Buffalo Team Performs Rapid Assessment of Building Damage AFter the Haiti Earthquake

Building damage assessment following the Haiti Earthquake

Building damage assessment following the Haiti Earthquake

Professor Chris Renschler (IGERT Faculty) leads a group of students in a post-disaster building damage assessment following the Haiti Earthquake. The work involved locating and mapping damaged and collapsed buildings through comparison of pre- and post-event remote sensing imagery, structural engineering interpretation, and GIS mapping. Among the group are Amy Frazier (IGERT Trainee) and Suzanne Roussie (IGERT affiliate).

Credits: DouglasLevere.com