Mapping disaster response with aerial imagery
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Oregon uses GIS to support emergency response
Oregon Department of Emergency Management improved information sharing and decision-making processes, particularly during emergency events.
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Dubuque tackles flood-prone streets with GIS
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To fix chronic flooding, Dubuque planners use 3D GIS technology to restore resilience to neighborhoods. -
Miami Beach prioritizes mitigation projects
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As one of the most vulnerable areas facing sea level rise, the city uses GIS to identify and prioritize mitigation projects to build resilience. -
Extreme-heat events spur climate action
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Prague planners use GIS for all scales of extreme heat exploration to know where to respond and to develop mitigation strategies. -
Cape Cod saves shoreline from climate effects
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In response to shore erosion, Cape Cod Commission uses geodesign for data, evaluation, and impact-driven plans to enhance resilience. -
Stream data improves flood mitigation
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Salem gains a better understanding of its streams through field data collection. -
Maintaining a common operating picture
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The Town of Chapel Hill builds a set of informational dashboards to streamline operations at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). -
Keeping the Rose Parade on track
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Real-time GIS utilizes sensors on parade floats, handheld devices given to personnel, and social media feeds to enhance situational awareness. -
Real-time GIS keeps city safe for NCAA Final Four
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Southwest Texas Fusion Center uses real-time information to track officers during the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Final Four. -
Enhancing situational awareness for response
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City of Raleigh renews its focus on situational awareness to strengthen emergency response and recovery. -
Managing the Chicago Marathon with Real-Time GIS
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Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications coordinates planning and management using GIS for shared situational awareness. -
Complex security demands real-time GIS
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GIS ensures coverage and the ability to respond quickly over a complex and expansive geography for the Virginia Gold Cup steeplechase horse race. -
Oklahoma crowdsources damage
ESRI BLOG
Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) takes an innovative approach to damage using ArcGIS Survey123. -
Key West collects assessments after hurricane
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With communications and power down after Hurricane Irma, the City of Key West mobilized teams for damage assessment to expedite disaster funding. -
CAL FIRE's Damage Inspection Program
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CAL FIRE mobilizes staff statewide to support postevent damage assessment using ArcGIS. -
Students respond to the Great Flood of 2019
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Students gain crucial practice in the fast-paced, high-stakes world of emergency response, and enable interagency information sharing with GIS. -
UN's search and rescue network is guided by GIS
ESRI BLOG
After an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, the United Nations' urban search and rescue network collected vital information on the damages. -
FEMA utilizes GIS and AI for damage assessments
ESRI BLOG
Automated preliminary response estimates—using artificial intelligence in ArcGIS—reduce the assessment and rescue work time from days to hours. -
A Plan for Cleaning Up Disaster Debris
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Following Hurricane Sandy, the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, began developing its first comprehensive debris management plan using ArcGIS. -
Cal OES debris operations dashboard
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View how Cal OES and Cal Recycle are assessing and removing debris after wildfires in a real-time dashboard created using ArcGIS Dashboards. -
Salem, Oregon, manages ice storm tree damage
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With debris from storms creating hazardous situations throughout the city, staff turned to ArcGIS to manage and communicate about the process. -
Creating the Dashboard for the Pandemic
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The Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Dashboard has received as many as almost 5 billion requests a day, providing critical information around the world. -
Urban search and rescue network gains awareness
ESRI BLOG
The United Nations International Search and Rescue Advisory Group's (INSARAG) new operating system unlocked collaboration and coordination. -
American Red Cross and partners work from one map
ESRI BLOG
The American Red Cross's Disaster Partner Hub enables a new level of coordination as partners respond to a 500 percent increase in aid needs. -
Map connects earthquake victims with critical aid
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Needs Map created an interactive humanitarian platform that connects people in need with the individuals or institutions that wish to help. -
WFP Guides Operations with Online GIS Apps
ESRI BLOG
The World Food Programme (WFP) uses maps, apps, and dashboards to gather contextual information to guide its operational planning.
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