Geospatial metamodel for landslide disaster management in malaysia: current practices

Most of time, landslide in Malaysia was triggered by heavy rainfall during monsoon season. Landslides disaster in Malaysia are managed by Public Work Department (JKR) via Slope Engineering Branch (CKC), Department of Mineral and Geosciences (JMG), and Malaysian Space Agency (Agensi Angkasa Malaysia). JKR was critically engaged in slope remediation activities and the establishment of slope management. JMG and MYSA contribution was informing the government areas prone to landslides via landslide mapping. National Institution, expert practices, and researcher in landslide management in Malaysia is actively engaged in disaster management (DM) activities through the implementation National Slope Master Plan 2009 – 2023 (NSMP 2009 – 2023). With due respect, some issues such as no evasive approach where experts might use for decision-making process according to site suitability, and appropriate mitigation measure, lack of study in landslide disaster management practices in Malaysia, and the availability landslide historical data. Hence, this paper systematically reviews the current practices of geospatial metamodel for landslide disaster management in Malaysia. Findings show that, only few researchers deeply explore the potential of geospatial metamodel in facilitating landslide management and monitoring activities in Malaysia. Geospatial metamodel gives a benefit in determined the completeness of any landslide DM activities either before, during, or after the incident.