Damage Detection using High Resolution TerraSAR-X Imagery in the 2009 L’Aquila Earthquake
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The L’Aquila earthquake of magnitude 5.8 occurred on April 6, 2009 in the central Abruzzo region of Italy, causing widespread damage. More than 300 people lost their lives and property worth more than 2,500 million dollars was damaged. We analyze the high-resolution Synthetic Radar Aperture (SAR) imageries from TerraSAR-X along with high-resolution QuickBird optical images for the building damage detection of L’Aquila city center where the damage was mostly concentrated.
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