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Abstract
Deep Infrastructure Contributions to the World Trade Center Relief Effort
Track: Homeland Security
Author(s): Wendy Dorf, K. Manion, Marina Haven
There are dates in the country's history that speak volumes; September 11, 2001, is one of those dates. Out of the World Trade Center tragedy arose many heroes, such as technology. Technology, in its form of geographic information systems, served as a true compass in the dangerous wake of the country's greatest urban tragedy. GIS was a fundamental coordinating tool that bridged the relief efforts. This paper will focus on the evolution of GIS, highlighted by Deep Infrastructure, to support relief efforts in the chaotic days and demanding weeks that followed the September 11 terrorist attack on New York City.
Wendy Dorf
NYC Department of Environmental Protection
MIS
59-17 Junction Boulevard
10th Floor
Corona 11368-5107
USA
Phone: 718-595-4148
Fax: 718-595-4065
E-mail: wrdgis@aol.com
K. Manion
URS Corporation
Environmental Engineering
Mack-Cali Centre II
One Mack Centre Drive
Paramus , NJ 07652-3909
USA
Phone: 201-225-3306
Fax: 201-262-9199
E-mail: k_adams_manion@urscorp.com
Marina Haven
PlanGraphics
1300 Spring Street
Suite 210
Silver Spring 20910
USA
Phone: 301-588-8535
Fax: 301-588-5979
E-mail: mhavan@plangraphics.com