Abstract
Applying GIS to Respond to the Nebraska Tornadoes Track: Disaster Mangagement and Emergency Response Author(s): Jeffrey Arnold, Chad Boshart The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) used GIS to improve the response to the Nebraska Tornadoes this year. On the ground and in the air, NEMA quickly collected information related to storm spottings and overlaied this information with an existing database of critical infrastructure. The work done by NEMA assisted the Federal Emergency Management Agency focus their efforts on damage assessment. Jeffrey Arnold UNL CALMIT 113 Nebraska Hall UNL Lincoln , NE 68508 US Phone: 904-891-2036 E-mail: jeffreymarnold@yahoo.com Chad Boshart UNL - CALMIT / NEMA 113 Nebraska Hall Lincoln , NE NE US Phone: (402) 472-0648 E-mail: cboshart@calmit.unl.edu |
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