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Abancó, C.; Jones, J.N.; Matera, M.A.M.

Areas affected by landslides following Typhoon Parma in Itogon, Philippines, October 2009

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https://doi.org/10.5285/2e15dbd2-71c3-4e86-aa90-6029d37bd417
This dataset contains the areas affected by landslides triggered by Typhoon Parma in the area of Itogon (Benguet, Philippines) between the 2nd and 5th October 2009. The polygons were mapped using Google Earth imagery dated 31 December 2003 for pre-event and images and 31 December 2009 for post-event images. The area has an extension of 150 km2.
Publication date: 2023-07-28
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Format

Shapefile

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Vector
Spatial reference system
UTM84-51N

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2003-12-31    to    2009-12-31

Provenance & quality

The polygons of the landslides were mapped by two people. The technique to map them was visual observation of evidences of change before and after the typhoon, that would correspond to the appearance of a landslide. The inventory was checked by two people afterwards.

Licensing and constraints

This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

Cite this dataset as:
Abancó, C.; Jones, J.N.; Matera, M.A.M. (2023). Areas affected by landslides following Typhoon Parma in Itogon, Philippines, October 2009. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/2e15dbd2-71c3-4e86-aa90-6029d37bd417

Correspondence/contact details

Abancó, C.
University of Exeter
 claudia.abanco@ub.edu

Authors

Abancó, C.
University of Exeter
Matera, M.A.M.
Mapua University

Other contacts

Rights holder
University of Exeter
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
environment
Keywords
debris flow , hazard , Itogon , landslide , Mapping , Philippines , typhoon
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council
Last updated
12 March 2024 11:28