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| 1 Given this list of incidents: |
| | • | Seveso, Italy disaster (1976) |
| | • | Bhopal, India disaster (1984) |
| | • | Chernobyl, Ukraine disaster (1986) |
| | • | Loma Prieta, CA earthquake (1989) |
| | • | Ýzmit, Turkey earthquake (1999) |
| | • | 2004 Hurricane Season |
| | • | Indian Ocean Tsunami (2004) |
| | • | Haiti Earthquake (2010) |
| Identify the major failures in detection and response. Discuss the common themes. |
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| | 2. | What has this simple exercise taught you about the usefulness of Social Media in Disasters? What are the implications for using this on a mass scale such as a large city? What is a strategy to filter out “ noise” and provide an example of how an Emergency Manager can act upon a tweet? |
| | 3. | Simple analog two-way radios are interoperable by nature. Digital trunked two-way radios are more efficient and secure. What is more important: interoperability or security? Why? Is interoperability a technical, fiscal or political problem? Why? |
| | 4. | What is the single most import thing that you learned in the tutorials regarding GIS as it pertains to this course? Discuss a specific map example from one of the tutorials. Provide a short summary to include: What data was required to make it? What analysis was performed? Why is it important (or not) ? What decision might it help make? |
| | 5. | How do you define situational awareness in Emergency Management? |
| | 6. | Discuss you choice of drone. Why did you choose it? How was it different from the others. When the media show up and wants to know why you spent tax dollars on a child's toy - how will you respond? |
| | 7. | Discuss the Pros and Cons of having your EM Software system On Prem. (physically in the building or internal network) vs. all Cloud based (internet accessible only) |
| | 8. | Discuss the Cyber Security standards an EM should follow and why. |
| | 9. | As an EM - What section of our National Infrastructure do you fear losing the most? |
| | 10. | What do you believe is the future of Tech in EM? |