http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=960&32=8717&7=594282&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fgis Trends in mapping for emergency managers en-us Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:28:01 GMT Jim Smalley 2010-03-10T20:28:01Z en-us http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=592222&44=87151837&32=8717&7=594282&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fgis%2FNothing-More-Powerful.html Over the past several years, I've heard a lot of people calling for, wishing for, and working on standards for data. The ability to transfer Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:28:01 GMT 3c14c1daedf3d1553ae3ba580a42aba1 2010-03-10T20:28:01Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=592222&44=85060587&32=8717&7=594282&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fgis%2FTracking-Global-Changes-in.html The issue of deforestation and changes in world forests is more evident each year.  I had the incredible opportunity to meet with climate researchers Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:28:01 GMT cf4c99c00251a90f5fbded951166daf3 2010-02-24T17:28:01Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=592222&44=84658162&32=8717&7=594282&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fgis%2FFiction-As-Prelude-to.html  It's encouraging to the see how GIS has been elevated to the level of "essential" component for disaster/emergency preparedness by many public officials: " Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:28:01 GMT 13464f6601489c98221711c00d982dae 2010-02-19T01:28:01Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=592222&44=84381807&32=8717&7=594282&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fgis%2FThe-Art-of-GIS.html You no doubt heard the phrase "You can't get there from here." Several weeks ago, the Boston Globe carried an article on the problems of Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:28:03 GMT b98c599a8de41ec344fb3c16b7e99845 2010-02-16T14:28:03Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=592222&44=84188032&32=8717&7=594282&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fgis%2FWhat-Am-I-Supposed.html Planning, plans, forecasts, inventories, and adjustments in organizational design. Tools and activities of the possible future occurrence of ______________ (flood, terrorism, pandemic, wildfire, earthquake, active shooter, Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:27:01 GMT d0f9a6ce9f85667b943476b7e9c6d671 2010-02-13T01:27:01Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=592222&44=83976677&32=8717&7=594282&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fgis%2FWhen-Everybody-Knows-But.html It's a typical late afternoon at the fire station (or police precinct, etc.). The crew is discussing a training session recently completed online via the Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:28:01 GMT d1c2acae78ae8a41097d6fcc86d4cf6f 2010-02-11T00:28:01Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=592222&44=83648582&32=8717&7=594282&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fgis%2FChasing-and-Mapping-Pirates.html Over the last 12 to 18 months, the activities of a relatively small group of renegade Somalis in small fishing boats in the Gulf of Aden terrorized Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:28:01 GMT 039c5fba9a8c44a8f43365022888790c 2010-02-06T16:28:01Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=592222&44=83616667&32=8717&7=594282&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fgis%2FWandering-Around-the-TCIP.html Here at the 2010 Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness (TCIP) conference, the exhibits sort of look like a GIS meeting with an attitude.  The emphasis Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:27:02 GMT 0618c64a9c099d8c09903a9af5bf583f 2010-02-06T05:27:02Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=592222&44=83520252&32=8717&7=594282&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fgis%2FFirst-Responder-Protective-Equipment.html Here at the 2010 Conference for Critical Incident Preparedness (TCIP)... It's all about the PROCESS. Actually, it's not. It's really all about the RESULTS, but Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:28:01 GMT dd756d91ada967d63b37b93708a4bc05 2010-02-05T05:28:01Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=592222&44=83354782&32=8717&7=594282&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fgis%2FTechnology-Should-Support-Humans.html First, the "shoe bomber." And we all obediently removed our shoes as we traveled through airport security.  Then, the "water bottle whatever-it-was" incident. And Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:28:01 GMT 94fda8db4485426cec8899ae5229cd5b 2010-02-03T17:28:01Z