North Dakota GIS Conference 2007: Presentations
HAZUS-MH/MapGuide
Presented by: Donald Borgen, Emergency Management Graduate Student, Accent Solutions; Sheldon Tuscherer, Natural Resources Graduate Student, Accent Solutions; Scott Hameister, Director of Product Development, mPower Technologies
» Presentation (1.9Mb pdf)
Emergency Management and community development utilizing geographical information systems (GIS) can be a reality. Data is already created; we need to harvest this information into data sets that can be used for mitigation planning and recovery to save lives and property. These data sets can be used to run Risk Assessments and Benefit-Cost Analysis, which are used for Mitigation Planning and requests for Mitigation Funding by FEMA.
How many of our cities and counties are "sharing their data" to create comprehensive emergency management preparedness, mitigation, and recovery plans? We must think of alternate methods to empower our communities to develop solidarity and cooperation. Let us review methodology and software capabilities that can encourage this sociological concept to grow within our communities. The GIS community can stimulate this growth and bring benefits to all.
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