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CoreLogic Releases Hurricane Arthur Risk Data

Editor — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 20:53:52 +0000

CoreLogic® Shows More Than 163,000 Homes with a Reconstruction Value of $37.5 Billion at Risk of Property Damage from Hurricane Arthur Storm Surge IRVINE, Calif., July 3, 2014 – CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading residential property information, analytics and business services provider, today released data showing potential exposure to residential property damage from hurricane-driven storm-surge flooding as Hurricane Arthur […]

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Motorola Solutions’ Intelligent Data Portal Gives First Responders in the Field Instant Access

Editor — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 23:14:07 +0000

Motorola Solutions’ Intelligent Data Portal Gives First Responders in the Field Instant Access to Enhanced Situational Awareness – Motorola, 3rd party mobile apps for public safety & commercial use combine to make accessing critical information easier Research shows that 89% of public safety decision-makers believe data is just as critical as voice communications. The […]

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Ready For Hurricane Season – AT&T FamilyMap can help you seek evacuation routes

Editor — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 20:38:22 +0000

Disaster response program, certified by Homeland Security, designed to keep customers connected AT&T’s Network Disaster Recovery (NDR) program, as the first private company certified by the Department of Homeland Security for private-company voluntary disaster preparedness, is committed to maintaining and restoring the AT&T Global network when natural disasters strike. Despite predictions, we never know when […]

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McMurdo Group Search and Rescue Webinar Series Concludes with Real Survivor Stories

GISuser — Thu, 22 May 2014 03:59:52 +0000

Speakers to Include British Adventurer, Mountain Climber, Rescue Coordination Center Officer and Next-Generation Distress Beacon Developer May 21, 2014 – McMurdo Group, a global leader in end-to-end search and rescue (SAR) and maritime domain awareness (MDA) solutions, today announced that it will host the final webinar in its three-part Search and Rescue (SAR) thought leadership series […]

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New CoreLogic Tool Identifies/Mitigates Flash Flood Risk

Editor — Wed, 21 May 2014 20:14:18 +0000

CoreLogic® Launches Flash Flood Risk Score —Unique Data Analytics Tool Will Help Insurers Identify and Mitigate Flash Flood Risk IRVINE, Calif., May 21, 2014 – CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled services provider, today announced the launch of the CoreLogic Flash Flood Risk Score, a new and unique data analytics tool designed to inform insurers […]

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Story Map – Return from Catastrophe: Moore, Oklahoma a Year After the Tornado

Editor — Tue, 20 May 2014 03:03:44 +0000

With the one-year anniversary of the devastating tornados in Moore, OK upon us, Esri has created the following interactive imagery slider map that compares the days after the event to the current rebuilding. http://storymaps.esri.com/ stories/2014/moore-one-year- after/

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Live Interactive Esri Map Tracks Latest Updates for Wildfires in North San Diego County

Editor — Thu, 15 May 2014 22:54:30 +0000

Esri’s interactive Wildfire Public Information Map is available for the media to embed or share as part of ongoing wildfire coverage. View active fire and perimeter information from USGS and MODIS, current wind conditions from NOAA, and active FEMA shelters. You can also explore geotagged social media from Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr.

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Marking Its 3,000th Rescue, SPOT Satellite Devices Have Proven to be Essential Life-Saving Tech

Editor — Wed, 07 May 2014 20:59:13 +0000

Marking Its 3,000th Rescue, SPOT Satellite Devices Have Proven to be Essential Life-Saving Technology for Outdoor Enthusiasts and Adventurers – Dirt Biker Rescued From Colorado Wilderness After Off-Road Accident SPOT LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar, Inc., (NYSE MKT:GSAT) and the leader in satellite messaging and emergency notification technologies, announced today that its SPOT […]

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Fire Departments to Gain GIS Expertise for Developing Safety Programs

Editor — Wed, 07 May 2014 00:55:25 +0000

Esri Will Train Agencies How to Map High-Risk Neighborhoods, Assess Community Needs Redlands, California—May 6, 2014—Esri and Alchemy Management have selected five of the nation’s leading fire rescue departments to take part in the 2014 National Community Risk Reduction (CRR) Leadership Program. As part of the program, Esri will train fire rescue staff on […]

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Updated Digital Maps Show Changes to Coastal Barrier Resources System in Five States

Editor — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 21:46:16 +0000

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a notice in the Federal Register on April 17, 2014 (79 FR 21787), to announce the availability of final revised maps for all John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) units in Delaware, South Carolina (including one unit that crosses the state boundary into North Carolina), Texas and one unit in […]

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