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Dealing with disasters : GIS for emergency management / GIS for emergency management edited by Ryan Lanclos, Matt Artz. - 1 online resource (viii, 139 pages) : color illustrations. - Applying GIS ; 2 . - Applying GIS ; 2. .

PART 1: Disaster Preparedness. Ensuring tornado warnings work when it matters most -- 3D mapping helps prepare for flood events -- Counties organize evaculations well in advance -- Drone imagery helps stay crisis-ready despite growth -- Simulating a nuclear disaster -- Fire district uses apps to prepare for emergencies -- Getting started with GIS -- PART 2: Disaster response. Tracking coronavirus with real-time dashboards -- Apps transform hurricane response -- GIS supports Hurricane Irma -- Scientists, emergency responders put drones to work -- Extending GIS in the field for resource advising -- PART 3. Disaster recovery. Relief workers use drone imagery to help refugees -- The eye after the hurricane -- After a disaster, imagery gives insurance companies a clear picture -- Authorities map and model damage from deadly Alabama tornadoes -- Mapping the needs of people impacted by deadly tornadoes -- Getting started with GIS.

ISBN: 9781589486409 1589486404

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Emergency management--Geographic information systems.
Emergency management.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Geographic information systems.

LC Class. No.: HV551.2 / .D435 2021eb

Dewey Class. No.: 363.3480285