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GIS in San Diego's Disaster Response Drill
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on Tuesday August 29, @08:20AM
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The S, M and GIS blog discuss the successes and failures of the Strong Angel III disaster response in San Diego. Here's the New York Times article (registration required) and the official website. From the NYT article: "At the same time, the technology roadblocks were balanced by notable successes, like the work of Google, Microsoft, ESRI, Intergraph and other companies to allow sharing a single set of digital satellite maps seamlessly and to overlay event data relayed from emergency workers throughout the San Diego area."
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