Functionality

This document describes InaSAFE’s functionality in regard to what inputs are needed to carry on an analysis. At the highest level InaSAFE will take a hazard layer (such as ground shaking, water depth or ash load) and an exposure layer (such as population density or building footprints) and combine them according to an impact function to produce an impact layer and a report.

Hazard layers

The supported hazard layers are:

Hazard

Spatial type

Hazard type

Attribute name

Hazard units/fields

Parameters

Volcano

Raster

Ash load

N/A

kg/m^2

Volcano

Point

Distance from vent

Name

text

Radius [km]

Volcano

Polygon

Category

KRB

text

Earthquake

Raster

Shakemap

N/A

MMI

Flood

Raster

Depth

N/A

m

Threshold [m]

Flood

Polygon

Wet/Dry

affected

1/0

Threshold [%]

Tsunami

Raster

Depth

N/A

m

Threshold [m]

Exposure layers

Exposure

Spatial type

Exposure type

Attribute name

Hazard units/fields

Population

Raster

Density

N/A

People per pixel

Structures

Point

Structure type

type

text

Structures

Polygon

Structure type

type

text