Hazard Mapping for Infrastructure Planning in the Arctic

Abstract

Using modern high-resolution aerial photographs, LiDAR, historical aerial photographs, and facility data, a hazard mapping effort identified risks to infrastructure at Thule Air Base, Greenland, based on visible terrain features, surface hydrology, and slope; the distribution of these risks were then compared to existing foundation damage. The analysis indicated abundant and widespread geotechnical hazards at Thule Air Base and a weak relationship to existing foundation damage that requires more research to understand. The resulting hazard maps provide a critical tool for risk assessment and planning as well as a model for other locations to follow.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 25, 2021
Accession Number
AD1132915

Entities

People

  • Christopher I. Amaddio

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Photographs
  • Aerial Photography
  • Air Force
  • Birds
  • Civil Engineering
  • Climate Change
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Early Warning Systems
  • Earth Sciences
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Geography
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Glaciers
  • Glaciology
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Risk
  • Space Force
  • Storm Surges
  • Terrain

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies