Successful Response Starts with a Map: Improving Geospatial Support for Disaster Management

by National Research Council, Comm, Committee on Planning for Catastrophe a

In the past few years the United States has experienced a series of disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005, which have severely taxed and in many cases overwhelmed responding agencies. In all aspects of emergency management, geospatial data and tools have the potential to help save lives, limit damage, and reduce the costs of dealing with emergencies. Great strides have been made in the past four decades in the development of geospatial data...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309103401
• ISBN13: 9780309103404
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"