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Oakland/ Berkeley urban fi re disaster. Also, the Western Disaster Center
might be able to obtain unclassifi ed imagery derived products on ocean oil
spills which could alert the U.S. Coast Guard, California Department of Fish
& Game and our local communities to take prompt response actions.
Conclusions
Local communities may need information on disasters such as wildland
fi res which might get out of control and advance on urban area, or ocean
oil spills which may threaten our shoreline. The Global Disaster Information
Network should have the potential of providing timely fi re detection and
monitoring information to the affected local cities, and alerting information
on oil spills. Local communities may be able to use the resources of the
GDIN to make requests for specifi c humanitarian supplies after a disaster.
Donation information systems should be able to be of value for providing
accurate information back to the local communities as to what will be
arriving, where, and when.
References
Harnessing Information and Technology for Disaster Management, http://
disasterinfo.net
Governor's Offi ce of Emergency Services. http://www.oes.ca.gov, See `The
Big Book of RIMS (RIMS User Manual)' under `RIMS Newsletter'
State and Local Emergency Management Data Users Group (SALEMDUG),
http://www.geocities.com/area51/rampart/4818/index.htm
Pacifi c Disaster Center. http://www.wdc.ndin.net/ptojects.htm
National Coordinating Offi
ce for Computing, Information and
Communications.
President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) Report to
the President, February 24, 1999, `5. Creating an Effective Management
Structure for Federal IT R&D', htttp://www.hpcc.gov/
Center of Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance.,
http://coe.tamc.amedd.army.mil
Western Disaster Center, Inc. http://www.wdc.ndin.net/projects.htm
US Coast Guard MSO San Francisco Bay , Area Contingency Plan (ACP),
http://www.uscg.mil/d11/msosf/dprtmnts/plan/acp+.htm
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. http://www.mbnms.nos.noaa.
gov/
United States Geological Survey (USGS) Hazard Support System, http://
Summary :
The Global Disaster Information Network should have the potential of providing timely fi re detection and monitoring information to the affected local cities, and alerting information on oil spills. Donation information systems should be able to be of value for providing accurate information back to the local communities as to what will be arriving, where, and when.
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