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Author | Kenneth S. Pelman; Anthony C. Robinson | ||||
Title | An interactive mapping application for rapid evacuation planning | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2011 | Publication | 8th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: From Early-Warning Systems to Preparedness and Training, ISCRAM 2011 | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2011 |
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Keywords | Information systems; Planning; World Wide Web; Commercial software; Emergency situation; Evacuation; Evacuation planning; Interactive development; Interactive mapping; Mashups; Spatial informations; Mapping | ||||
Abstract | Current GIS solutions for evacuation planning are frequently based on expensive and difficult to use commercial software solutions. These tools require a GIS analyst to generate and interpret results for decision makers. This paper introduces a web-based interactive mapping tool called EvacSpace that can provide emergency managers with actionable spatial information to develop plans for potential citizen evacuations in common emergency situations. Easy-to-use web mapping software and services are blended together with cloud computing methods to support interactive, visually-enabled evacuation planning and scenario evaluation. Here we show our current progress through a case study application to characterize the usefulness and utility of EvacSpace for the rapid, interactive development and assessment of evacuation plans. | ||||
Address | GeoVISTA Center, Department of Geography, Pennsylvania State University, United States | ||||
Corporate Author | Thesis | ||||
Publisher | Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM | Place of Publication | Lisbon | Editor | M.A. Santos, L. Sousa, E. Portela |
Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 9789724922478 | Medium | |
Track | Geographic Information Science | Expedition | Conference | 8th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
Notes | Approved | no | |||
Call Number | Serial | 838 | |||
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