Cadcorp SIS Desktop, Workload Modeller and Risk Modeller selected for fire service resource and risk planning
NOAA predicts another active Atlantic hurricane season
May 20, 2021 – NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting another above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters predict a 60% chance of an above-normal season, a 30% chance of a near-normal season, and a 10% chance of a below-normal season. However, experts do not anticipate the historic level of storm activity seen in 2020.
British Red Cross turns to digital mapping to help meet increased demand for support due to Covid-19
18 May 2021 – The British Red Cross has created new mapping tools using Esri GIS, which are being used by the Voluntary and Community Sector Emergencies Partnership (VCSEP) and its network of over 250 organisations, to improve collaboration as it responds to the Covid-19 crisis.
Maxar Satellite Imagery: Train Derailment in Mexico City
Maxar collected new satellite imagery (May 4, 2021) of the aftermath of the passenger train derailment that occurred on Monday night in southeastern Mexico City. According to media reports, a passenger train traveling along an elevated track derailed after a concrete overpass collapsed. At least 23 people were killed and 80 others were injured. In […]
New Personal and Public Safety App Keeps Users Safer
In Case Of Emergency, Activate Safe4r App
Mark Zuckerberg Announces Facebook’s Plans To Help Get People Vaccinated Against COVID-19
MENLO PARK, Calif., March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and CEO, today announced that Facebook, Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) plans to help people get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.
Case Study: Covid-19: How can GIS help plan housebound patient vaccination programmes?
NHS South Central and West’s GIS team has used its Esri mapping tool to model routes to reach as many patients as possible, in the least number of journeys. Travel times have been shortened and more doses are being given per day, so the Covid-19 vaccination programme is taking less time. Primary Care Networks can now also […]
When Natural Disasters and Pandemics Strike Together, Expect a Slow Recovery
Simulations demonstrate vulnerability of critical personnel during joint natural disaster and pandemic events
Satellite Imagery: Earthquake Damage, Soma City, Japan
Maxar Technologies’ WorldView-3 satellite collected new imagery on Sunday, February 14, of the Fukushima prefecture in Japan and the aftermath of the recent magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck offshore on February 13. Sunday’s imagery revealed efforts in progress to clear a landslide along the Joban Expressway near Soma City. The link below contains imagery of […]
I Got Vaccinated! Story Map Shares the Who & Where of #COVID-19 Vaccinations
A good story(map) story tip via our friend Joseph Kerski of Esri… “Our health team at Esri worked with GISCorps who is hosting this application where people can share their vaccination stories and approving submissions.”
