Contributions tagged with "mapping"

Following Georgia's historic flooding, FEMA specialists are analyzing and interpreting thousands of pieces of information to better understand the disaster's impacts.

David Vaeafe, executive director of the American Samoa Visitors Bureau, and Jonathan Colwell, FEMA GIS specialist, tell us the story of how FEMA made a detailed map of island of Tutuila for the American Samoa Visitors Bureau.

Mapping is a crucial component of any successful disaster response. Jonathan Colwell, a Mapping Specialist, and Alefa Afalava, an American Samoan Emergency Management Specialist, talk us through the process.