First, a story about how our geography adventure in Yosemite began.
"Are you kidding me? Just print some more large paper maps for us to draw on...." - Anonymous Ranger
Prevention - Can we use locations of past incidents and relevant base data to predict where and when incidents will occur in the future?
The following organization are all now using spatially explicit mission incident data collection for enhanced situational awareness and spatial analysis. This will ultimately enhance outcomes for survivors.
The MRA uses interactive maps for engagement with the donors and for educating the public.
The NAPSG SAR Working Group developed a standard data collection form to geoenable first responders in disasters.
During a search and rescue (SAR) operation, officials don't have time to wait until a GIS specialist is on scene. They need maps immediately. Preconfigured and ready-to-use GIS tools must be available to SAR teams before an incident occurs.
Thank You
Sorry you could not join us Don!!!
Ferguson, PhD authored the models in "An analysis of probability of area techniques for missing persons in Yosemite National Park" and makes all of his work Open Source ( https://github.com/dferguso/MapSAR_Ex ) so others can build cutting edge geospatial tools for search and rescue.
