TAG: natural disaster

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.


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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 […]


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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 […]


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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, […]


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CoreLogic Expands Natural Catastrophe Risk Management Solution

September 14, 2015

CoreLogic, a residential property information, analytics and data-enabled services provider, today released an expanded version of its natural […]


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