Something new and of interest from Twitter this week as the company has now rolled out the Twitter Alert notification service. Twitter Alerts are an opt-in service where users can elect to receive “breaking” news and announcements from emergency notification services and accounts like FEMA, the USGS and other government agencies – I’m looking forward […]
Live Esri Map Shows Moore, Oklahoma Tornado Track, Schools, and Relief Locations
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, […]
Spotlight – Cityworks and CompassCom AVL Save Time and Money in Fort Collins, Colorado
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) […]
GIS Application Story – Incident Command System of Fire Bureau
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 […]
GIS-Based Campus Emergency System
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 […]
Crowdsourcing provides initial filter on imagery that collected from Hurricane Sandy affected areas
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 […]
Hurricane Sandy Maps, Mapping, Emergency Response and Geospatial Data Resources
When there’s massive weather events like Hurricane Sandy there’s always a rush to access online maps and web mapping services.
The dtswildfire Flex WMS for Colorado High Park Fire #highparkfire
A suggested resource for situational awareness and monitoring of the High Park Fire near Fort Collins, Colorado
GIS Application Feature – Disaster Prevention Area Planning
Scenario Earthquakes with high magnitude occur often in Taiwan, situated in Circum-Pacific seismic zone. Thus, urban planning system and disaster prevention planning are more important than any other issues in Taiwan. And the distance from residence to the shelters is the main factor to influence plan making of urban disaster prevention. The method to plan […]
NOAA Tracking Marine Debris from the Japanese Tsunami
Ongoing efforts to update and refine computer models with wind speed and ocean current data is leading to a better understanding of how fast tsunami-generated debris may travel across the Pacific