Publications by authors named "Leydy K Torres Gil"
Article Synopsis
- This paper talks about how to decide which areas in cities need help with roofs made of asbestos cement, which can be dangerous.
- It suggests a way to look at different factors like how many people live there and the condition of the roofs to prioritize the help needed.
- The main idea is to create a system called the Priority Intervention Index (PII), which helps planners figure out which neighborhoods should get assistance first based on clear and understandable criteria.
The discernment of asbestos-cement (AC) roofs within urban areas stands as a pivotal concern pertinent to communal well-being and ecological oversight, particularly in emerging nations where asbestos continues to be extensively employed. Conventional methodologies entailing the recognition of asbestos-cement roofs and the characterization of their degradation status, such as tangible examinations and laboratory assays, prove to be temporally protracted, financially demanding, and arduous to extrapolate comprehensively across expansive urban domains. In this paper, it is presented a novel approach for identifying asbestos-cement roofs in urban areas using hyperspectral airborne acquisition and carry out a diagnosis that allows to identify the state of asbestos-cement roofs and thus provide a tool for the competent authorities to develop and prioritize intervention strategies to mitigate the problem.
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