President Obama Makes Federal Assistance Available to Individuals – Residents Urged to Follow Instructions from Local Officials
Interactive Esri Map Tracks Flooding in Colorado
Esri’s live Flooding Public Information Map is available part of ongoing storm and flood coverage. This map shows observed flood reports and current flood warnings from NOAA National Weather Service, active FEMA shelters, and live precipitation. You can also see geotagged social media from Twitter, Flickr, and YouTube related to the flooding.
Colorado flooding: How you can help; Red Cross, Salvation Army, others taking donations
There’s no question that Colorado has been hit hard this past year or so… wildfires ravaging the landscape and now epic flooding – its tragic! Colorado and the Colorado Front Range in Particular is in many ways the heartland of Geospatial technology in America, the corridor between Boulder and Fort Collins considered my many as […]
Federal Aid Programs for the State of Colorado Emergency Declaration
Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Obama’s emergency disaster declaration issued for the State of Colorado. Assistance for the State and Affected Local Governments Can Include as Required: FEMA is authorized to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures, authorized […]
Esri Story Map Shows Views of the Rim Fire Near Yosemite Park, CA
Esri’s Rim Fire Perspectives Map is available and contains three different views of the fire and shows which areas and infrastructure are threatened by the fire, how the fire has grown, and where fires have burned near Yosemite in the past. See Esri’s Rim Fire Perspectives Map
DLT Solutions Helps Emergency Management and Homeland Security Professionals with Free eBook
WHAT: DLT Solutions is lending its expertise to better serve Homeland Security professionals through the creation of “Google Emergency Response Tools for Govies” – a free eBook that explores how Google’s information management and collaboration tools help emergency management teams achieve unparalleled situational awareness before, during, and after a crisis. Through sharing real-life examples of […]
Live Esri Map Tracks Active Wildfires Burning in Oregon and Idaho
Another fine news map from Esri… 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. See Esri’s interactive wildfire public information map
Esri Public Information Map – Western US wildfire news map
An interactive map of US wildfire locations, perimeters, fire potential areas, global burn areas, wind conditions, and precipitation via streaming data from NIFC, GeoMAC, NHSS, MODIS, METAR/TAF, and the USDA Forest Service, Fire Modeling Institute. See the real-time effects of the fires via social media posts. Jump directly to the news map HERE See […]
Qld fires ignite international emergency response exercise
A team of Queensland firies has ignited the interest of emergency response teams from around the world, after using cutting-edge mapping technology to tackle a catastrophic problem from the dark ages. The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) members were leading an Australian contingent of senior emergency response personnel in Switzerland, where teams from more […]
Trulia Releases New Map Visualizations to Inform Home Buyers Where Hurricanes, Wildfires and Tornado
Trulia Identifies America’s Top 10 Housing Markets at Lower-Risk of Being Hit By Natural Hazards