ABSTRACT
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provide essential disaster management decision support and analytical capabilities. As such, homeland security professionals would greatly benefit from an interdisciplinary understanding of GIS and how GIS relates to disaster management, policy, and practice. Assuming no prior knowledge in GIS and/or disaster ma
A Survey of GIS for Disaster Management. Fundamentals of Geographic Information and Maps. Geographic Information Systems. Disaster Management and Geographic Information Systems. Geographic Information Systems and Disaster Planning and Preparedness. Geographic Information Systems and Disaster Response. Geographic Information Systems and Disaster Recovery. Geographic Information Systems and Disaster Mitigation. Special Topics.