Brief communication: Landsifier 2 – Python-based Software for Automated Landslide Type Classification

Abstract. Most mapped landslide inventories lack movement-type and trigger information, limiting their value for process-based research and hazard assessment. Here, we present Landsifier 2, an open-source Python library that enriches polygon inventories using three-dimensional geometry, topological descriptors, and configurable classification. Building on our existing trigger identification, this revamped library adds movement-type prediction, customizable classes, and geospatial outputs with class probabilities. Applications to independently labelled and previously undocumented inventories demonstrate its flexibility. Landsifier 2 provides a reproducible means of transforming landslide inventories into informative datasets for comparative geomorphology and hazard assessment.

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2026-11-05
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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-6509
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Landslides and related hazards
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Brief communication: Landsifier 2 – Python-based Software for Automated Landslide Type Classification

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Brief communication: Landsifier 2 – Python-based Software for Automated Landslide Type Classification

Atakan Aral, Uğur Öztürk, Lorenzo Nava, Kamal Rana, Kushanav Bhuyan, Nico Schlauf, Manan Kapoor
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Abstract. Most mapped landslide inventories lack movement-type and trigger information, limiting their value for process-based research and hazard assessment. Here, we present Landsifier 2, an open-source Python library that enriches polygon inventories using three-dimensional geometry, topological descriptors, and configurable classification. Building on our existing trigger identification, this revamped library adds movement-type prediction, customizable classes, and geospatial outputs with class probabilities. Applications to independently labelled and previously undocumented inventories demonstrate its flexibility. Landsifier 2 provides a reproducible means of transforming landslide inventories into informative datasets for comparative geomorphology and hazard assessment.

University of Vienna (AT), Rochester Institute of Technology (US), King's College London (GB), Chengdu University of Technology (CN), University of Cincinnati (US)
Landslides and related hazards
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