GIS and the images are a ...

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GIS and the images are a great tool for maping and reducing hazards. I remembrer reading a document about Auburn University, Alabama, researchers are completing a project in which they are mapping surface-level critical utility infrastructure elements along Alabama's gulf coast communities using GIS and GPS technologies. Such mapping is expected to help locate these elements more quickly after a natural disaster, thereby further reducing damage occurring during the cleanup process. The GIS technologies used, processes developed, and collaboration achieved among multiple partners can be replicated in other coastal communities in hurricane-prone areas to protect these coasts, as well. This is a great way to get help from GIS in disaster and emergency management.