Published January 1, 2009 | Version v1
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A Google Earth Based Distributed Infrastructure to Support Natural Disaster Response

  • 1. Tech Univ Catalunya, Comp Architecture Dept, Barcelona, Spain
  • 2. Space Technol Res Inst, Sci & Technol Council Turkey, Ankara, Turkey
  • 3. Univ N Carolina, Renaissance Comp Inst, Chapel Hill, NC USA

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Forecasting and monitoring earth phenomenon is fundamental to reducing natural disasters hazards. However, how to react after a given disaster occurs is also a key issue that can improve response times and save lives. GISCorps is a program of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) that coordinates short-term, volunteer-based GIS services to underprivileged communities.

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