Global emergency management solutions

In response to the devastating wildfires ravaging Canada and parts of the U.S., GIS provides critical information about current and predicted smoke conditions and air quality.

Using geolocation, fire coordinates are being tracked. This Story Map provides additional data like smoke forecasts. 

Spatial data provides critical street-level intelligence of flooded roads in the City of Norfolk to assist City officials with situational awareness, and to predict and alert citizens to flood hazards and road closures. 

A how-to blog post about displaying active wildfires in the United States.

See how GIS was used for fire incident and resource management during the Ferguson fire in the Sierra National Forest in 2018.

Deep learning, imagery, and data enrichment capabilities helped Californian authorities to speed up damage assessment following the Woolsey wildfires in 2018.

Interactive maps helped CAL FIRE to improve communication and lessen the workload for damage inspectors following the 2017 Northern Californian wildfires.