This white paper reports on the emergency and disaster management community response and recovery lessons learned in the years since Hurricane Katrina. *Overall this is a good report and an interesting read, but unfortunately the role that geospatial data and technology played in this process is lost in this report.* The value of maps and mapping is clearly indicated, but the reports misuses the acronym GPS, and also incorrectly defines GIS as Global Information Systems when discussing mapping, so that the underlying geospatial technology being used is not clear.
There are a number of really good practical recommendations in this report.* Natural disasters like hurricane Katrina will happen again, but from the lessons learned the goal is to make sure that an inadequate response does not.* The top four takeaways from the report are all about resilience, and include a call to embrace preparedness, create resilient communities, implement lessons learned, and dedicate funding to create resilient systems and communities that will endure disaster more effectively, facilitating a more rapid and complete response and recovery.
To download the report click HERE.
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There are a number of really good practical recommendations in this report.* Natural disasters like hurricane Katrina will happen again, but from the lessons learned the goal is to make sure that an inadequate response does not.* The top four takeaways from the report are all about resilience, and include a call to embrace preparedness, create resilient communities, implement lessons learned, and dedicate funding to create resilient systems and communities that will endure disaster more effectively, facilitating a more rapid and complete response and recovery.
To download the report click HERE.
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