Spatial evolution of the December 2013 Metaponto plain (Basilicata, Italy) flood event using multi-source and high-resolution remotely sensed data

• Published in: Journal of maps Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 219 - 229
• Main Authors: de Musso, Nicoletta Maria, Capolongo, Domenico, Refice, Alberto, Lovergine, Francesco Paolo, D'Addabbo, Annarita, Pennetta, Luigi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 13.11.2018; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Digital mapping; Evolution; Flood control; flood map; Flood mapping; Floods; Floodwater; GIS; High resolution; Hydrologic data; Image acquisition; Image processing; Image resolution; Information processing; multi-source and high-resolution images satellite; Multilayers; Open systems; Radar imaging; Remote sensing; Remotely sensed data; Satellite imagery; Synthetic aperture radar; Visual fields; Italy
• ISSN: 1744-5647; 1744-5647
• DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2018.1454349

We present a multi-layer, multi-temporal flood map of the event occurred on December 2013 in Basilicata (southern Italy), documenting the spatial evolution of the inundated areas through time, as well as some ground effects of floodwaters inferred from the imagery. The map, developed within a GIS and consisting of four, 1:20,000 scale, different layers, was prepared using image processing, visual image interpretation and field survey controls. We used two COSMO-SkyMed synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images, acquired during the event, and a Plèiades-1B High-Resolution optical image, acquired at the end of the event. We also used the information derived from the satellite imagery to update some local features of the OpenStreetMap (OSM) geospatial database, and then integrated it within the flood map. A classified multi-temporal dynamic map of inundation and flood effects has been produced in the form of a multi-layer pdf file ( Main Map ).