Storm Surge and Inundation Disaster Mitigation

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Storm Surge and Inundation Disaster
Mitigation

• Joe Swaykos Captain USN (Ret)
• Director, Center of Higher Learning
• The University of Southern Mississippi
• Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference
• March 2007

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Stennis Space Center
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Where is Stennis ??
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What is CHL??

• Stennis Space Centers Corporate University
• Founded by agreement between
• Mississippi IHL
• NASA
• Primary Missions
• Education and Training
• Outreach
• Corporate/Economic Development
• Applied Technology/Technology Transfer

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Center of Higher Learning Applied
Technology Programs

• GIS Decision Support Systems
• Counter narcotics support
• Tailored 2-D decision support products
• Jim Matthews jim.matthews_at_usm.edu
• Immersive Visualization Center
• Multidimensional visualization
• 4 wall Rave system
• Scientific, decision support, education, etc.
• Conrad Johnson conrad.johnson_at_usm.edu

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Katrina Applications

• 2-D Decision Support Tools
• Customized fast turnaround maps/charts
• FEMA trailer location information
• Before/after GIS products
• General interest
• Insurance claims litigation
• First responder GIS support tools
• Evacuation planning tools

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Where are the FEMA trailers?
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Where did the water go?
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Water vs. Flood Zones
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Coastal Mississippi Before and After
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Visualization How Extensive
Was the Surge?
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Visualization Post Katrina -
Gulfport MS
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Visualization Post Katrina -
Gulfport MS
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Visualization Pre Katrina New
Orleans
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Visualization Post Katrina New
Orleans
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Visualization A
Training Tool
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Visualization An Economic
Development Planning Tool
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Visualization An Economic
Development Planning Tool
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GIS and Visualization

• Useful tools easily used anywhere for
• Educating the general public
• Decision support
• Planning for economic development
• Training for emergency planners/responders
• Research
• Data mining

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GIS and Visualization

• CHL is just down the road, stop in and pay us
  a visit
• Interested in collaborating?? So are we!
• Give us a call.
• joe.swaykos_at_usm.edu
• 228-688-3824