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Parts of the historic Gaziantep Castle collapsed, as it lies close to epicenter of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake. (Image: JudyDillon/ iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images)

Earthquake damages cities in Turkiye and Syria

February 6, 2023

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and northern Syria collapsing buildings and killing more than 2,000 people, followed by magnitude 6.7 aftershocks.

This article is tagged with earthquake, Lebanon, natural disaster, Syria, Turkiye, USGS and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News, Mapping, Space & Earth

Indian Ocean (Jan. 2, 2005): A village near the coast of Sumatra lays in ruin after the Tsunami that struck South East Asia. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Philip A. McDaniel)

The surveyor’s role when natural disaster strikes

September 5, 2018

No, this is not a drill or a major motion picture event. During my lifetime, many natural disasters […]

This article is tagged with earthquake, GIS database, lidar, mapping, natural disaster, rebuilding, surveyors, tornado, tsunami and posted in Opinions, Survey

UAVs, new sensors and mapping help with volcano eruption response

July 2, 2018

A team of five volunteers armed with drones, advanced sensor systems and GIS technologies joined the response effort […]

This article is tagged with DJI, emergency response, Esri, Kilauea, natural disaster, UAS, UAV, volcano eruption and posted in Latest News, Mapping, UAV/UGV

Examining silver linings in GPS amidst natural disasters

November 1, 2017

Here in the U.S., this past summer saw an unprecedented number of emergency situations. Hurricanes blasted Texas, Florida, […]

This article is tagged with Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, mapping, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, natural disaster, NOAA, Tracy Cozzens, UAV, Waze and posted in From the Magazine