When rescue and recovery crews make their way through communities - TopicsExpress



          

When rescue and recovery crews make their way through communities devastated by hurricanes, tornados and wildfires, what they need are maps to help them get around safely. One of the most relied upon sources of these maps has been the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Geographic Information System Cadre. The Cadre has successfully created maps to assist many federally declared disasters since 2002, including Hurricane Katrina and most recently, Superstorm Sandy. The Cadre is a team of Army Corps employees from throughout the nation who are GIS subject matter experts. When a federally declared disaster occurs, the team prepares to deploy and can be on the ground in just hours, setting up their own equipment even before other agencies are on the scene: go.usa.gov/mtmW
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 16:00:02 +0000

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