HR: 1340h
AN: V43E-1455    [Abstracts]
TI: Crisis GIS: Preparing for the Next Volcanic Crisis in the United States
AU: * Ramsey, D W
EM: dramsey@usgs.gov
AF: USGS - Volcano Hazards Program, 345 Middlefield Rd - MS 910, Menlo Park, CA 94025
AU: Robinson, J E
EM: jrobins@usgs.gov
AF: USGS - Volcano Hazards Program, 345 Middlefield Rd - MS 910, Menlo Park, CA 94025
AU: Schilling, S P
EM: sschilli@usgs.gov
AF: USGS - Volcano Hazards Program, Cascades Volcano Observatory 1300 SE Cardinal Court, Bldg 10, Suite 100, Vancouver, WA 98683
AU: Schaefer, J R
EM: Janet_Schaefer@dnr.state.ak.us
AF: USGS - Volcano Hazards Program, Alaska Volcano Observatory 3354 College Rd, Fairbanks, AK 99709
AU: Kimberly, P
EM: kimberly@volcano.si.edu
AF: USGS - Volcano Hazards Program, Smithsonian Institution 10th & Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20560
AU: Trusdell, F A
EM: trusdell@usgs.gov
AF: USGS - Volcano Hazards Program, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory P.O. Box 51, Hawaii National Park, HI 96718
AU: Guffanti, M C
EM: guffanti@usgs.gov
AF: USGS - Volcano Hazards Program, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr - MS 926A, Reston, VA 20192
AU: Mayberry, G C
EM: gmayberr@usgs.gov
AF: USGS - Volcano Hazards Program, Smithsonian Institution 10th & Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20560
AU: Cameron, C E
EM: Cheryl_Cameron@dnr.state.ak.us
AF: USGS - Volcano Hazards Program, Alaska Volcano Observatory 3354 College Rd, Fairbanks, AK 99709
AU: Smith, J G
EM: jimsigp@usgs.gov
AF: USGS - Volcano Hazards Program, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr - MS 926A, Reston, VA 20192
AU: McIntire, J A
EM: mcintire@usgs.gov
AF: USGS - Volcano Hazards Program, Alaska Volcano Observatory 4230 University Dr, Suite 201, Anchorage, AK 99508
AU: Snedigar, S
EM: Seth_Snedigar@dnr.state.ak.us
AF: USGS - Volcano Hazards Program, Alaska Volcano Observatory 3354 College Rd, Fairbanks, AK 99709
AU: Ewert, J W
EM: jwewert@usgs.gov
AF: USGS - Volcano Hazards Program, Cascades Volcano Observatory 1300 SE Cardinal Court, Bldg 10, Suite 100, Vancouver, WA 98683
AB: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) specialists from the Volcano Hazards Program (VHP) of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), including personnel at Menlo Park, California, the Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Washington, the Alaska Volcano Observatory in Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory in Hawaii National Park, Hawaii, and the Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program in Washington, DC, are developing a GIS response plan in the event of a volcano crisis. This plan, referred to as "Crisis GIS", outlines how VHP can ensure rapid, reliable delivery of spatial and ancillary information for data analysis and visualization at any required location during a volcanic crisis or event within the United States. An effective Crisis GIS needs the capacity to store multiple, large datasets, including: base layer data, elevation data, geologic maps, hazard assessment maps, satellite data, and aerial photography for volcanoes around the U.S. It must be readily accessible by VHP GIS specialists stationed around the Nation. Such a GIS should also support installations of monitoring instruments and telemetry equipment that relay monitoring signals, and provision of updates to public officials, the media, and the public during a crisis. GIS technology has proven to be an invaluable tool for crisis response. Recently, GIS was applied as part of the response efforts to two large-scale crises: the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the Southern California wildfires of Fall 2003. In each case, GIS was used to organize large quantities of spatial data and to produce electronic and paper maps that illustrated hazards, supported decision making, and communicated developing situations to responsible emergency-management authorities and to the populace affected (Kant, 2002, and Pratt, 2003). VHP GIS specialists are currently testing the software and hardware employed in recent major crisis response efforts and are learning to adapt the technology for volcano crisis response.
DE: 8400 VOLCANOLOGY
DE: 8419 Eruption monitoring (7280)
DE: 8494 Instruments and techniques
DE: 8499 General or miscellaneous
SC: Volcanology, Geochemistry, Petrology [V]
MN: 2004 AGU Fall Meeting