Abstract
 Using ArcGIS "On-the-Fly" for Coastal Disaster Response Following Hurricane Katrina Track: Disaster Mangagement and Emergency Response Author(s): Richard Knudsen, Chris Anderson Following Hurricane Katrina's impact on the heavily petroleum-industrialized coastlines of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, the resources of the NOAA Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) were quickly deployed to that region at the request of the U.S. Coast Guard. OR&R is the primary federal agency that supplies technical and scientific support for oil spills to the U.S. Coast Guard. A true unified command arose in Mobile, Alabama, to deal with pollution response activities. This organization was uniquely successful because it held data management and presentation as critical objectives to ensure effective command, control, and status management of the situation. GIS played a pivotal role in that success. Multiple federal agencies (USEPA, USCG, NOAA) with different ways of managing information worked together to merge their information onto a single constantly updated map. This presentation will focus on lessons learned. Richard Knudsen Florida Fish and Wildldife Research Institute Center for Spatial Analysis 100 8th Ave SE St Petersburg , FL 33701 US Phone: 727-896-8626 Fax: 727-893-1679 E-mail: Richard.Knudsen@myfwc.com Chris Anderson Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 100 8th Ave SE Saint Petersburg , FL 33701 US Phone: (727) 896-8626 E-mail: Chris.Anderson@myfwc.com |
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