An interesting read recently appeared in GeekWire. The article takes a close look at how the City of Seattle WA coped with 4 days of severe snow and is a fine lesson to other local government agencies on what they can do in response, particularly with location data, mapping, and other technology. Of particular interest […]
Feature – GIS Responding to Disaster and the 1999 Clarksville, TN Tornado – Lessons Learned
Dr. McCluskey was the Director of the Clarksville/Montgomery County, Tennessee, GIS Center and Professor of Geography at Austin Peay State University at the time on of the January 1999 Clarksville tornado.
NOAA – Joplin tornado offers important lessons for disaster preparedness
New report offers way forward to reduce deaths during dangerous tornadoes
Mapping the Monster: Saving a Town from Disaster, threatened by rising water that’s on the doorstep
GRAND FORKS, N.D., Jan. 14, 2011 – The relentless advance of Devils Lake on the small North Dakota town of Minnewaukan has been like watching a science fiction movie in slow motion.
ARkStorm: California’s other Big One – storm could overwhelm State flood protection system (Video)
From the USGS… For emergency planning purposes, scientists unveiled a hypothetical California scenario that describes a storm that could produce up to 10 feet of rain, cause extensive flooding (in many cases overwhelming the state’s flood-protection system) and result in more than $300 billion in damage.
Interesting Letter on Deepwater Horizon GIS Data Concerns & BP control of GIS data
I know many of you will read the full letter referenced in the following and think exactly what I though… un-freakin-believable – but then again, this is BP we’re talking about here!! Read on…
New online map shows network of protection for NorthAmerica’s marine ecosystems
North America’s 2,000 marine protected areas represent an unprecedented effort to protect the continent’s fragile marine environments and are found throughout the marine ecoregions that encircle our continent.
Report on the GIS Response to BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill by Houma Incident Command Post
Like most of you, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has touched me and has left me angry and sad at the same time.
GPS and GIS Technologies Speed Assessment of Historic Sites in Post-Katrina New Orleans
The people and culture of New Orleans, Louisiana have made the city unique among and distinct from other cities in the United States. Approximately one-fifth of New Orleans’ urban area is in a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Central Arkansas Water Leverages their GIS with Cityworks
Organization Utilizes Cityworks for Water Maintenance and Other Activities