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Using GIS in Collaborative Disaster Response – Case of the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

Using GIS in Collaborative Disaster Response – Case of the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

Update: 2026-01-01

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A major role of the U.S. Coast Guard is responding to waterborne disasters. Managing large scale disasters usually calls for multi-agency collaboration based on shared information. In such situations, the Coast Guard relies on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to provide a common operating picture to all collaborators. To learn how the Coast Guard uses GIS

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Using GIS in Collaborative Disaster Response – Case of the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

Using GIS in Collaborative Disaster Response – Case of the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

Professor Joseph Schofer, Thomas Herman, and Marion Sours