Mekong X-Ray
The Mekong X-Ray is an open-source, web-based decision support tool for multidimensional flood vulnerability assessment, including mapping physical, social, economic, and environmental dimensions to support flood risk management.
Risk is a product of hazard, exposure and vulnerability. Mekong X-Ray provides a conceptual framework for disaster management using big earth data together with different components of the disaster risk assessment framework. Big Earth Data includes earth observations, social networks, Internet of Things (IoT), and other relevant data sources for gathering information on risk components i.e.: hazard, exposure and vulnerability. The exposure component comprises of physical, environmental, social, and economic parameters. Data is translated into insights as part of the risk assessment process. This information can be used to support decision-making for disaster prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and, recovery.
Application Purpose
To improve flood risk assessment and provide local communities, governments, and humanitarian organizations with insightful information for better flood preparedness and response.
Application Uses
Flood vulnerability assessment, Flood risk management
Mekong River Commission (MRC)
Mekong River Commission (MRC)
- World Population top-down constrained age and gender 100m
- OpenStreetMap (OSM)
- LitPop: Global Exposure Data for Disaster Risk Assessment
- SERVIR-Mekong Regional Land Cover Monitoring System (RCLMS)
- SERVIR-Mekong Reservoir Assessment Tool for Lower Mekong (RAT-Mekong)
- GHS-BUILT-H R2022A
- GHS building height, derived from AW3D30, SRTM30, and Sentinel2 composite (2018)
- Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) 30m