

01 June 2010, 7:29pm
GITA's sponsored webinar entitled "Deploying Actionable Geospatial Assets for Emergency Management and First Response" will take place next Thursday (June 10) at 2 p.m. Eastern.
In this webinar, Talbot Brooks, a national expert in deploying geospatial technologies for public safety, homeland security and disaster response, will provide insights such as:
- Lessons learned and best practices in deploying geospatial assets during crises such as Hurricane Katrina 2005, Haiti Earthquake 2010 and Chile Earthquake 2010
- The role of geospatial technologies, the National Grid and USGS assets in emergency management and disaster response
- How geospatial intelligence can be used in the field by first responders who are not trained in GIS or advanced map reading
- Current innovations in technology and processes
- Recommendations for future steps to improve the use and availability of geospatial assets
Register NOW for this event at the link below.
Talbot Brooks is Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Geospatial Information Technologies at Delta State University, a GIT Branch Chief for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, and Deputy Chief of Bolivar County Volunteer Fire Department.
When: Thursday, June 10, 2010
2 - 3 pm Eastern
1 - 2 pm Central
Noon - 1 pm Mountain
11 am - Noon Pacific
Register for the webinar here!

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