Success Stories

Learn how organizations benefit from the use of geographic analysis and GIS.

• Answering Emergency Management Information Needs
• Sim Disaster—A Better Approach to Disaster Consequence Management
• Before and After the Storm
• Crisis Mapping and Disaster Risk Reduction
• Esri Assists Thailand Flood Response
• Russ Johnson Talks Esri and All Things GIS
• Emergency Response 2.0
• Disaster Decision Support System
• How Disaster Ready Are You?
• How Do You Warn 19 Million People at the Drop of a Hat?
• FCC, FEMA offer new tech tips for emergencies
• Engaging Citizens the Right Way: Government Uses Twitter During Hurricane Irene
• Hurricane, Earthquake Show Utility of Social Media
• Hurricane Irene Stirring Up Social Media
• Map Tracks Irene With Innovative Combination of Official Data and Social Media Input
• Mobile devices save lives in emergencies
• GIS app gives first responders in Georgia a moving picture
• Cloud GIS—Fast reliable support for disaster response
• Buncombe County Creates Multi-Hazard Risk Tool
• Social media map plots a Japan beyond geography
• Five U.S. nuclear reactors in earthquake zones
• AUDIO: Maps of Japan Have Changed
• Location Apps Popular in Japan Quake’s Wake
• Miami-Dade County Harnesses GIS Data
• Mapping the devastation across Japan
• Bird’s Eye View
• FEMA chief taps social media's potential for aiding disaster response
• Visualizing the Flood Crisis in Queensland with Real-Time Citizen Reports
• Social Data and Geospatial Mapping Join the Crisis Response Toolset
• The Future of GIS Mapping for Emergency Management
• Simplifying Situational Awareness
• GIS-ing Flood Data
• Heading Off Disaster, One Tweet at a Time
• Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Prompts Debate on NIMS, Unified Response
• Harnessing the Power of Social Media During a Disaster
• Beverly Hills, Calif., Goes Virtual to Protect Against Real Disasters
• Mexico City’s Earthquake Drill Shares Responsibility with Citizens
• Geospatial Responses to Disasters: The Role of Cyberspace
• Users Respond to Oil Spill Disaster
• Manitoba Responds to Red River Flood with Common Operating Picture
• Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps are GIS Ready
• Getting in Touch with Volunteered Geographic Information
• A Social Map of the Gulf Oil Spill
• Ushahidi and Esri Team to Improve Crisis Mapping Services
• Road Status and Damage Assessment Tool Aids Emergency Operations in New York
• Getting Answers Quickly – Hydrologic Analysis and 3D GIS Improve Flood Response
• Virtual USA Emergency Initiative
• Making More Informed Decisions
• Recovering from Katrina
• Virginia Deploys Web-Based Emergency Mapping System
• Modeling and Mapping Public Safety Arrival Orders