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Conducting Damage
Assessments
Documenting postdisaster damage must be done
quickly so that emergency operators can decide
where and when to deploy recovery resources.
Damage assessment reports are also needed to
apply for recovery funds for the community. GIS
analytics quickly performs population analysis and
shows demographic characteristics of affected
neighborhoods.
Emergency managers use GIS to deploy disaster
response teams faster and provide them with
reliable intelligence—with or without a cellular
network. In disconnected areas, inspectors access
maps on their phones as they conduct damage
assessments and document the process. These
maps update immediately when users enter
connected service areas.
