Hurricane Katrina: GIS Response for a Major Metropolitan Area

Date Published:   01 Jan 2006

Publisher:   Lousiana State University

Abstract:  This report is based on the firsthand observations of a team of faculty, a research associate, and a graduate student who helped craft an organizational response to a request by the State of Louisiana for geographic information systems (GIS) in support of emergency response efforts associated with Hurricane Katrina. The purpose of this report is to share our experiences in helping to set up and operate GIS within the Louisiana State Emergency Operations Center (EOC).