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.
Authors
- Atakan Aral (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2281-8183)
- Uğur Öztürk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7641-4344)
- Lorenzo Nava (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2327-8721)
- Kamal Rana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9238-2225)
- Kushanav Bhuyan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6173-8696)
- Nico Schlauf
- Manan Kapoor
Institutions
- University of Vienna (AT)
- Rochester Institute of Technology (US)
- King's College London (GB)
- Chengdu University of Technology (CN)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2026-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-6509
- Primary Topic
- Landslides and related hazards
- Type
- preprint