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iMap Weather Radio Proven To Be Life Saver   February 8, 2012

Weather Decision Technologies announced that the iMap Weather Radio app has proven its worth as a lifesaving mobile application since its release in 2011. Beginning January 22, a 4-day stretch of severe weather produced two EF3 and one EF2 tornadoes in the northern suburbs of Birmingham, AL where...More>>

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CoreLogic Releases 2011 Natural Hazard Risk Summary and Analysis   December 14, 2011

CoreLogic released its first ever Natural Hazard Risk Summary and Analysis detailing the record-breaking natural disasters that struck the United States in 2011. The report provides an analysis of significant hurricane, wildfire, tornado, flood and earthquake events, as well as a summary of...More>>

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New Mapping Tool Reveals Thousands of Extreme Weather Events in 2011   December 14, 2011

In 2011, there were at least 2,941 monthly weather records broken in communities throughout the US., as detailed in a new interactive extreme weather mapping tool and year-end review released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council. The powerful web-based tool allows Americans to draw the...More>>

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RapidEye Publishes Images of Spanish Submarine Volcano Eruption   October 15, 2011

These are true color, high-resolution RapidEye satellite images featuring a gigantic stain visible on the surface of Las Calmas Sea resulting from a submarine eruption out of the coast of El Hierro, Spain. The eruption occurred at 1200 meter below sea level at 10.43 local time (09:43 UTC) on...More>>

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Nineteen URISA GISCorps Volunteers Deployed   October 11, 2011

URISA announced that nineteen GISCorps volunteers have recently been deployed to three new missions and one existing mission.More>>

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CoreLogic Analysis Shows More Than $35 Billion in Potential Exposure to Residential Property Damage in New York City and Long Island from Hurricane Irene   August 29, 2011

CoreLogic released data showing potential exposure to residential property damage from Hurricane Irene storm surge flooding for New York City and Long Island. More>>

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CoreLogic Analysis Shows Billions in Potential Exposure to Residential Property Damage from Hurricane Irene   August 29, 2011

CoreLogic released data showing potential exposure to residential property damage from Hurricane Irene storm surge flooding for Virginia Beach, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Providence, Boston and Atlantic City.More>>

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Esri Published an Interactive Map of Hurricane Irene   August 29, 2011

Esri published an interactive map that allows users to view continuously updated hurricane information. Users can track specific hurricanes and see their projected path and also access newsfeeds, precipitation, and storm surge information.More>>

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Cadcorp and 3tc Software to Provide In-Vehicle Mapping   July 28, 2011

3tc Software offers Cadcorp SIS as a GIS and mapping engine in their MODAS mobile data solution. The integration marks the start of a business relationship between the two companies - a relationship which has already resulted in sales to two UK Fire and Rescue Services. More>>

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CoreLogic Introduces Natural Hazard and Parcel Data Product    July 13, 2011

CoreLogic announced a new offering that will help emergency responders and local governments improve their emergency planning, preparedness and response efforts in the event of a natural hazard. The new offering bundles the company's detailed natural hazard geospatial data, risk models and...More>>










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