SESGAL Software for Managing Earthquake Risk in Galicia

Carla Iglesias, Eduardo Giráldez, Javier Taboada, Roberto Martínez-Alegría, Isabel Margarida Antunes

2013

Abstract

According to the laws in place in Spain, the autonomous Community of Galicia (NW Spain) has two zones –Lugo and Ourense– at greater seismic risk. In order to control and minimize the damage to buildings and to population, a Special Civil Protection Plan for Seismic Risk in Galicia (SISMIGAL) has been drawn up, including a software tool specially designed for this purpose. The Galician Seismic Scenario Simulator v1.0 (SESGAL) is based on a geographic information system (GIS) and provided with a comprehensive database of the elements and resources that intervene in the management of an emergency. In addition to the typical functions of GIS, SESGAL incorporates a seismic scenario simulator –which enables the prediction of the effects of an earthquake– and a seismic emergency manager –which provides a tool for addressing the needs of the population in case of a catastrophe. The SESGAL software presented here provides a useful, rapid tool for an effective and efficient response to the damage caused by an earthquake in the Galician territory, managing the means and resources available.

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Iglesias C., Giráldez E., Taboada J., Martínez-Alegría R. and Margarida Antunes I. (2013). SESGAL Software for Managing Earthquake Risk in Galicia . In Proceedings of the 8th International Joint Conference on Software Technologies - Volume 1: ICSOFT-EA, (ICSOFT 2013) ISBN 978-989-8565-68-6, pages 7-14. DOI: 10.5220/0004433200070014


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@conference{icsoft-ea13,
author={Carla Iglesias and Eduardo Giráldez and Javier Taboada and Roberto Martínez-Alegría and Isabel Margarida Antunes},
title={SESGAL Software for Managing Earthquake Risk in Galicia},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 8th International Joint Conference on Software Technologies - Volume 1: ICSOFT-EA, (ICSOFT 2013)},
year={2013},
pages={7-14},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004433200070014},
isbn={978-989-8565-68-6},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 8th International Joint Conference on Software Technologies - Volume 1: ICSOFT-EA, (ICSOFT 2013)
TI - SESGAL Software for Managing Earthquake Risk in Galicia
SN - 978-989-8565-68-6
AU - Iglesias C.
AU - Giráldez E.
AU - Taboada J.
AU - Martínez-Alegría R.
AU - Margarida Antunes I.
PY - 2013
SP - 7
EP - 14
DO - 10.5220/0004433200070014