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Natural hazard research working paper volume 105
Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
Nuclear emergency planning and management profoundly depend on computer-aided decision support tools that gather and analyze data on radioactive emissions, meteorology, demography, geography, etc., and provide decision support for prevention/mitigation, response, and recovery. The discussion primarily focuses on issues related to the behavioral and decision-making processes of the various players in the evacuation system, logistics, the generation...
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Quick response research report volume 180
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
The purpose of this report is to share our experiences in helping to set up and operate GIS within the Louisiana State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in the days following Katrina's land fall.
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Quick response research report volume 99
Pub. Date
[1997]
Description
This work is focuses on a small rural county in northern Virginia and its attempts to use its geographic information system in a disaster relief situation.
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2013
Description
"Getting to Know ArcGIS for Desktop is a workbook that introduces the principles of GIS via hands-on exercises. Readers are shown how to use ArcGIS for Desktop software tools to display and present maps and data, and then query and analyze the data. The third edition has been reorganized and includes new topics such as exploring online resources and raster data and contains new exercises, data, and learning tools. Known for its broad scope, clarity,...
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Pub. Date
2019.
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Twenty-three stories about how ordinary girls with very different passions have become extraordinary women and made significant contributions to our world
Women look to other women as role models and for inspiration. Seeing confidence, leadership, and accomplishments in other women helps a young woman envision herself with those qualities. Women and GIS: Mapping Their Stories tells the tales of how 23 women applied themselves and overcame obstacles,...
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Pub. Date
2013
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"Lining Up Data in ArcGIS: A Guide to Map Projections is an easy-to-navigate troubleshooting reference for any GIS user with the common problem of data misalignment. Complete with full-color maps and diagrams, this book presents practical techniques on how to identify data projections, create custom projections to align data, and solve common data alignment problems. The second edition is compatible with ArcGIS 10.1 and includes new sections on aligning...