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The Avalanche Risk Project for the Catalan Pyrenees was started in 1986 by theServei Geològic de Catalunya and theDpt. de Geologia Dinàmica, Geofísica i Paleontologia. One of the aims of this project is to carry out the “Map of Probable Avalanche Paths”, which is a thematic map in where the land areas affected by avalanches are represented. This information is the result of: 1) aerial photointerpretation, 2) field work: observations of the avalanche effects and interviews to the inhabitants and people who work in the mountain areas. All the descriptive complementary information about each avalanche zone has been stored in a database, thus constituting the avalanche Cadastre. A Geographic Information System (G.I.S.) is an informatic system which can acquire, store and manipulate data that describe the land surface. The Cadastre and Map of Probable Avalanche Paths constitutes a complex document. It is also a basic document to perform further analysis, risk maps and defense actions, so it must have the following characteristics: easy to update, possibility to combine with other documents and to exploit as a source of diverse informations. Therefore, a G.I.S. is the most appropriate tool to store, manage, analyze and restore this avalanche data. The area of the Catalan Pyrenees that has been mapped and automated until now is also presented.
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Furdada, G., Martí, G., Oller, P. et al. Avalanche mapping and related G.I.S. applications in the Catalan Pyrenees. Surv Geophys 16, 681–693 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00665748
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