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Author
Thomas, D. S. K. | Cutter, S. L. | Hodgson, M. | Gutekunst, M. | Jones, S.
Title
Use of Spatial Data and Geographic Technologies in Response to the September 11th Terrorist Attack on the World Trade Center.
Coporate
University of Colorado, Denver University of South Carolina
Report
Program on Environment and Behavior; Special Publication #39, 2003,
Keywords
World Trade Center | disasters | terrorism | terrorists | building collapse | methodology | mapping | technology information | information storage | communication networks | planning | decision making
Identifiers
World Trade Center (110-story-high) Towers, Manhattan, New York, September 11, 2001; Geographical Information System (GIS); Global Positioning Systems (GPS); geo-technologies in support of emergency management; eleven broad questions used to guide interviews; use of geo-technology in New York City after September 11th; remote sensing efforts; trends in newspaper mapping coverage; data accessibility and quality