Table 2.
Summary table of raw data characteristics.
| Code | Data | Type | Source | Uncertainty (low/medium/high) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General information | A | Area | Numeric | GIS buildings shapefile | Low |
| H | Height | Numeric | Field survey | Low | |
| I | Intensity (Height of water and debris) | Numeric | Assessed from damage photos | High | |
| D | Damage (€) | Numeric | Authorities/municipality | Low | |
| Vulnerability Indicators | WV | Water Vulnerability (No of inundated stories/no of total stories) | Numeric | Calculation from intensity and number of floors | Medium |
| MAT | Material | Categorical | Field survey | Low | |
| FLO | Number of floors | Numeric | Field survey | Low | |
| RAI | Raised 1st floor | Binary | Field survey | Low | |
| MAI | Maintenance status | Categorical | Field survey | High | |
| WALL | Wall thickness | Numeric | Field survey | Medium | |
| ORI | Orientation | Categorical | Assessed from orthophoto | Low | |
| GEOM | Geometry | Categorical | Assessed from orthophoto | Low | |
| PROP | Protruding parts | Binary | Field survey | Low | |
| AUX | Auxiliary buildings | Binary | Field survey | Low | |
| LOC_OP | Location of openings | Categorical | Field survey | Low | |
| H_OP | Height of openings | Numeric | Field survey | Low | |
| Q_OP | Quality of openings | Categorical | Field survey | High (expert judgment) | |
| BAS | Existence of basement | Binary | Field survey | Medium (sometimes the surveyor has to assume that there is or there is no basement) | |
| BAS_OP | Basement openings | Binary | Field survey | Low | |
| DIS | Distance between buildings | Categorical | Field survey | Medium (it depends on the judgement of the surveyor) | |
| GR | Steepness of the ground | Categorical | Field survey | Medium (it depends on the judgement of the surveyor) | |
| SUR_Wh | Height of surrounding wall in relation to the expected debris/water height | Categorical | Field survey | High | |
| SUR_Wm | Material of surrounding wall | Categorical | Field survey | Medium (different types of walls and combination of materials uncertainty related to how they react to the impact) | |
| SUR_B | Natural or artificial embankment/protection | Binary | Field survey | Low | |
| SUR_V | Surrounding vegetation | Categorical | Field survey/Orthophoto | Low | |
| ROW | Row of buildings towards the flow | Numeric | Assessed from orthophoto | Low | |
| Ex | Exposure | Numeric | Calculated from intensity | High |