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USGS is Encouraging you to be prepared – Join America’s PrepareAthon!

Editor — Sat, 03 May 2014 05:23:24 +0000

America’s PrepareAthon! is a campaign encouraging people across the nation to practice preparedness actions before a disaster or emergency strikes. This is an opportunity for individuals, organizations and communities to prepare for specific hazards through drills, group discussions and exercises. The campaign focuses on two National Days of Action. The first will take place on […]

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FEMA National Preparedness – 31 core capabilities

Editor — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 20:42:44 +0000

The National Preparedness Goal identified 31 core capabilities—these are the distinct critical elements needed to achieve the goal. These capabilities are referenced in many national preparedness efforts, including the National Planning Frameworks. The Goal grouped the capabilities into five mission areas, based on where they most logically fit. Some fall into only one mission area, while some […]

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NOAA Report – Sandy, One Year Later

Editor — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 06:50:32 +0000

It’s been one year since Sandy struck the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast coasts with powerful winds, rain, and storm surges that caused unprecedented damages in some of the nation’s most populous areas. Sandy was unique in many ways. It merged with a weather system arriving from the west and transitioned into an extra-tropical cyclone creating a […]

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Live Esri Map Shows Moore, Oklahoma Tornado Track, Schools, and Relief Locations

Editor — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:04:41 +0000

Esri’s interactive Moore, Oklahoma Tornado Public Information Map is available for the media to embed or share as part of ongoing tornado and severe weather coverage. View the tornado’s path and damage radius, schools in the area, and where the general public can dropoff relief supplies. You can also explore geotagged social media from Twitter, […]

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Spotlight – Cityworks and CompassCom AVL Save Time and Money in Fort Collins, Colorado

Editor — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:30:19 +0000

In the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, field crews are getting work done efficiently and effectively using Cityworks and CompassCom AVL. City officials are able to track and manage assigned work along with an array of equipment parameters such as fuel consumption, de-icer product spreader controls, snowplow activity, and driving behavior. Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) […]

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GIS Application Story – Incident Command System of Fire Bureau

Editor — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:58:25 +0000

Scenario To improve disaster rescue efficiency of fire brigade and enhance integration of disaster rescue information of districts, Taipei City Fire Department needs a system which can provide commanders and Emergency Dispatch Center with required information and conduct rescue command tasks such as preparation of disaster rescue information, tactics deployment, safety management, etc. For […]

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Esri Map Shows Real-Time Effects of Winter Storm Nemo

Editor — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:29:04 +0000

Just in time as the winter storm "Nemo" approaches the US Northeast. A new weather map from Esri has been released to help explore live storm reports, precipitation, and weather warnings with geo-tagged social content from Twitter, Flickr, and YouTube. See the real-time effects of the storm via social media posts. To change the search […]

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GIS-Based Campus Emergency System

Editor — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:18:43 +0000

Earthquakes and natural disasters have frequently occurred in recent years. To minimize disastrous damage resulted from sudden disasters, schools at all levels in Taiwan are supposed to improve the efficiency of campus hazard prevention and emergency response and enhance simulation drills of earthquakes, tsunami and fire. To leverage the efficiency of disaster prevention and evacuation […]

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Crowdsourcing provides initial filter on imagery that collected from Hurricane Sandy affected areas

Editor — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 04:39:00 +0000

The following came out of the HOTOSM group today in an effort to recruit volunteers to help crowdsource damage reports in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. From the iRevolution blog… Schuyler and team just got their hands on the Civil Air Patrol’s (CAP) super high resolution aerial imagery of the disaster affected areas. They’ve imported this imagery […]

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Hurricane Sandy Maps, Mapping, Emergency Response and Geospatial Data Resources

Editor — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 01:30:42 +0000

When there’s massive weather events like Hurricane Sandy there’s always a rush to access online maps and web mapping services. People need access to elevation maps, wind scenarios, tidal information and data etc… Indeed there’s many to select from, particularly at the local level. The following are just a few of the resources that you […]

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