Disaster Risk Reduction, Imagery, Mapping

Satellite Imagery is A Powerful Visual Aid in GIS and Disaster Response

The earthquake events of August 21, 2018 which shook Venezuela, Trinidad and other neighbouring countries (https://www.usgs.gov/news/magnitude-73-earthquake-venezuela) reminded me that not all disasters can be predicted or come with a warning. Videos which showed the impact of the earthquake quickly filled my social media timeline, causing me to reflect on the training I had undergone as… Continue reading Satellite Imagery is A Powerful Visual Aid in GIS and Disaster Response

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Drones: Four reasons to use them in GIS and Mapping

  I remember May 2010. Not only because it was the last time since the Montserrat Soufriere Hills Volcano's dome collapsed, triggering a pyroclastic flow which completely covered the remnants of W.H. Bramble Airport. I remember May 2010 because I rode shotgun in a unique airplane. This was an airplane which had a hole in… Continue reading Drones: Four reasons to use them in GIS and Mapping

Disaster Risk Reduction, GIS, Imagery, Mapping

Five (5) things GIS has taught me about Disaster Management

I am no stranger to the impact of disasters having survived Hurricane Hugo in 1989, and witnessed the Soufriere Hills Volcano disrupt everything I knew about life in Montserrat since 1995. As I listened to the reports on the experience of our neighbouring islanders who were affected by the super hurricanes of 2017, Irma and… Continue reading Five (5) things GIS has taught me about Disaster Management