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

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

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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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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