Abstract
Snow avalanche data in the French Alps and Pyrenees have been recorded for
more than 100 years in several databases. The increasing amount of observed
data required a more integrative and automated service. Here we report the
comprehensive web-based Snow Avalanche Information System newly developed to
this end for three important data sets: an avalanche chronicle (Enquête
Permanente sur les Avalanches, EPA), an avalanche map (Carte de Localisation
des Phénomènes d'Avalanche, CLPA) and a compilation of hazard and
vulnerability data recorded on selected paths endangering human settlements
(Sites Habités Sensibles aux Avalanches, SSA). These data sets are now
integrated into a common database, enabling full interoperability between all
different types of snow avalanche records: digitized geographic data,
avalanche descriptive parameters, eyewitness reports, photographs, hazard and
risk levels, etc. The new information system is implemented through modular
components using Java-based web technologies with Spring and Hibernate
frameworks. It automates the manual data entry and improves the process of
information collection and sharing, enhancing user experience and data
quality, and offering new outlooks to explore and exploit the huge amount of snow avalanche data available for fundamental research and more applied risk assessment.
Citation
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156932
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bourova2016naturala