Using digital information (GIS) to identify the corresponding land use types the specific damage for each land use type can be calculated. Applying a Geographic Information System, it is possible to combine all necessary data for determination of damage potential like:
- inundation areas with water depth
- land use distribution
- specific asset values
- damage functions
The key idea of the method is the conversion of all relevant information in raster data.
For the program run following equation can be considered: