Multi-resolution exposure model for seismic risk assessment in Uzbekistan. The model has been developed according to the methodology outlined in Pittore, Haas and Silva (2019) "Multi-resolution Probabilistic Modelling of Residential Exposure and Vulnerability for Seismic Risk Applications", Earthquake Spectra. The model is aggregated over a Central Voronoidal Tessellation (CVT) composed of geo-cells covering the territory of Uzbekistan (provided as a separate file). The model prior is based on empirical observations in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan as well as user-elicited knowledge.
The following specific modelling parameters have been employed: Two exposure models are provided, with prior strength pw 10 and 100. Both models have epsilon=0.001 (see publication indicated in the metadata for details on the modelling process). For each geo-cell the model includes the expected number of buildings , total occupancy and replacement cost for each of the 15 building types defined in the EMCA taxonomy (see Pittore et al, 2019b), plus the buildings that are belonging to other, non specified typologies (described by building type OTH). Each geo-cell also includes the area of the geo-cell itself in squared km.
The data package contains three components:
1) exposure models in .csv
2) exposure models in .xml - the file is encoded in NRML 0.5 format and is compatible with the GEM openquake processing engine
3) shapefile of the tessellation that aggregates the exposure model. The field "cell_id" is the linkage with the exposure models