Susceptibility Evaluation Of Rain-Induced Landslides Based On Multi-Source Data: A Case Study Of Xingguo County, China

Landslide natural disasters (LND) have high frequency, wide distribution, and multiple occurrences, causing significant losses to personal and property safety. LNDs account for over 70% of natural geological disasters in China, often caused by precipitation. Xingguo County, Jiangxi Province, is prone to LND due to its geographical location. Rainfall-induced LNDs account for over 70% of the county's LND. In this study, a digital modeling and machine learning approach is used to evaluate the susceptibility of rain-induced landslides in Xingguo County and generate a high-precision susceptibility map. Six influence factors are selected, and four machine learning algorithms, including support vector machine (SVM), decision tree (DT), back propagation neural network (BPNN), and random forests (RF), are used for susceptibility evaluation. A rainfall-induced landslide susceptibility map is derived, and landslide points are classified into five susceptive types. The experimental results show that the BPNN model achieved the best performance. The accuracy of the models is validated using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC), area under the curve (AUC), accuracy (ACC), and kappa coefficient. The results showed that all models performed well, but the BPNN model achieved the best performance with an AUC of 0.75, ACC of 0.67, and kappa coefficient of 0.75.