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Lesson 9 Overview

The New York Times worked quickly to develop a simple interactive map [1] showing key observations from the Sichuan Earthquake.

This week, we will learn about how GIS was used to respond and recover from the 5.12.2008 Sichuan Earthquake in China. This disaster was massive enough to require a large-scale response from people around the world. The geography of the affected area made it very difficult to reach victims and assess damage - posing a variety of challenges to GIS analysts that we will explore this week.

Objectives

At the successful completion of Lesson 9, students should be able to:

  • identify and critique the ways in which GIS was used to respond and recover from the 5.12.08 Sichuan Earthquake;
  • explain the complexity associated with disasters so large that they require international cooperation;
  • work on revising the final draft of your term project;
  • describe and discuss the use of Cloud and Server GIS in emergency management situations.

Questions?

If you have questions now or at any point during this week, please feel free to post them on the Lesson 9 Questions and Comments Discussion in Canvas.


Source URL: https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog588/node/2168

Links
[1] http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/05/12/world/05132008_CHINA_MAP.html?_r=0