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Geodata.gov is a Geospatial One-Stop Web tool that blends digital mapping data from over 25,000 federal, state, and other sources to assist with emergency decision-making. It was used during 2004's hurricanes Charley, Frances, and Ivan. The Web tool was deployed along with real-time weather resources, stream gauging tools, and sources for emergency assistance. With MapGuide from Autodesk, which is part of the Autodesk Emergency Response Solution, the State of Florida Department of Emergency Management, Emergency Operations Center could gain access to, display, and analyze data to respond to emergencies. With MapGuide, emergency responders also combined detailed maps of storm-devastated communities with the location of utilities and other infrastructure and data on buildings for planning of evacuation routes, placement of rescue and aid centers, dispatching of responders, and accelerated repair of damaged power and water lines. ESRI software was used to track Hurricane Ivan by FEMA and Emergency Operations Centers in Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana. For remote sensing, the Florida Department of Transportation used Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solution's Z/I/Imaging digital mapping camera to take images of damage from Hurricane Charley. Vexcel's remote sensing systems at the Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing (CSTARS) captured and processed MODIS satellite images of Hurricane Frances as it proceeded west-northwest through the Bahamas and toward the Florida coastline.
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