GIS in the World Trade Center response: 10 years after

Title

GIS in the World Trade Center response: 10 years after

 Author

Kevany, M.

Date

2011-09-29

 Abstract

The World Trade Center attack of 9/11/01 and the response brought major attention to GIS as a valuable tool for supporting emergency management and response. That attention led to the allocation of considerable resources to the enhancement of GIS. This paper is intended to provide a look back at the events prior to and immediately following the attack, review of GIS in the response and recovery efforts, explore the emergence of GIS in Emergency Management from the impetus generated in the NYC experience and explore the challenges yet facing the use of GIS in emergency management. The author participated in the WTC response as a member of the Emergency Mapping and Data Center component of the Emergency Operations Center through which the response was managed.

 Subject

emergency management
GIS
World Trade Center
New York City
GIS developments

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Conference proceedings

 Document type

conference paper

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(c) 2011 Kevany, M.
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