Abstract
Use of GIS and Aviation in Tsunami Relief and Development Track: Sustainable Development and Humanitarian Affairs Author(s): Walter Jarrett, Ghislaine Benney Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) has provided aviation, information technology, and learning technology services to nearly 600 Christian and humanitarian organizations worldwide for 60 years. MAF has been using GIS to support this mission since 1990. More recently, this has included Tsunami relief in Indonesia and supporting MAF's Operation Access to survey sustainable development factors and needs in the communities they support. 1. MAF's Mission and relation to Sustainable Development 2. Historic use of GIS to meet the mission (GIS, maps, GPS in Brazil, former USSR) 3. Tsunami Relief efforts - 40 years in Indonesia - Flying relief in Aceh Province 5 days after Tsunami (clearing runways, first aerial survey of Banda Aceh?) - First to relief to offshore islands - Esri support 4. Operation Access - - Intro Operation Access as Sustainable Development - Internet based tools - GIS and IMS Walter Jarrett Mission Aviation Fellowship Research PO Box 3202 Redlands , CA 92373 US Phone: 909 794-1151 Fax: 909 794-3016 E-mail: wjarrett@maf.org Ghislaine Benney Mission Aviation Fellowship Development and Communications PO Box 3202 Redlands , CA 92373 US Phone: 909 794-1151 Fax: 909 794-3016 E-mail: gbenney@maf.org |
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