Role of GIS in Disaster Management What is GIS? A geographic information system (GIS) integrates hardware‚ software‚ and data for capturing‚ managing‚ analyzing‚ and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information. GIS allows us to view‚ understand‚ question‚ interpret‚ and visualize data in many ways that reveal relationships‚ patterns‚ and trends in the form of maps‚ globes‚ reports‚ and charts. A GIS helps you answer questions and solve problems by looking at your data in a way
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Identify the functions of a CSU and DSU. How are they used in a corporate environment? I like to think of a CSU/DSU(Channel service and Data service unit) as something similar to a modem. In general Dial-up or DSL service a modem is required to convert digital signals to analog and vice versa. A CSU/DSU acts in the same way. The CSU/DSU converts the digital data frames that local area networks (LAN) uses into a frame a wide-area network (WAN) uses and just like the modem it will change the frames
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Economics Activity Points % of Total Discuss 105 6% Exam 60 3% Final Exam 100 5% Journal 140 8% Practice 360 19% Quiz 540 29% Test (CST) 350 19% Test (TST) 200 11% Total Points for the Course : 1855 Unit 1: The Game of Economics Lesson 1.1: What Is Economics Anyway? Activity 1.1.1: Study - What Kind of Game? (Documents: Study Sheet) See how economics can be understood as a game with rules that is played by people with different roles. Duration: 40 min Activity
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Cause and Effect of Volcanoes Any natural opening in the Earth’s crust‚ called a fissure‚ where melted rock‚ ash‚ gases‚ and steam come out is called a volcano. Volcanoes look like mountains‚ but they are really flat land that is pushed upward because of the pressure below the earth. The pressure comes from hot magma and gases that build up below the earth’s surface and that work up to the surface through cracks in the earth’s plates. As it is forced up to the surface‚ the gases and magma push
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MGMT530 – Conference Decision Week 3 Case Analysis The assignment was to create the following: * A consequence table * A weighted scoring model Are there any dominated alternatives that can be eliminated? Are there any even swaps? Consequence Table | | ALTERNATIVES | | | Cancel conference for this year—schedule for next year | Keep in New Orleans‚ but schedule for a later date (when the hotels re-open) | Keep same dates‚ but move to another city | Move to another city and
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From: The Crisis Team Date: July 20‚ 2013 Subject: Financial Crisis Robert Special‚ the company’s Chief Financial Officer has recently resigned because there are speculations against him regarding inappropriate use of accounting practices. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating the issue at hand and our company’s accounting practices. Based on the documents they have requested‚ the SEC believes the issue concerns revenue recognition. Along with this memo to management
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The International Federation of the Red Cross defines a disaster as “a sudden‚ calamitous event that seriously disrupts the functioning of a community or society and causes human‚ material‚ and economic or environmental losses that exceed the community’s or society’s ability to cope using its own resources” (What is a disaster‚ n.d.). At 5:00 p.m. on June 17‚ 2010‚ an EF4 tornado struck the town of Wadena‚ Minnesota. The damage was 1.1 miles wide along a 10-mile path (Weather Service‚ 20 June 2010)
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ECONOMICS CHAPTER 1 ECONOMIC WAY OF THINKING SCARE RESOURCES WEALTH OF THE NATIONS ECONOMICS: ADAM SMITH STAR CITY Scarcity Scarcity is the basic and central economic problem confronting every society. It is the heart of the study of economics and the reason behind its establishment. Authors have defined scarcity in various way some if which are complexly stated. One author defines scarcity as a commodity or service being in short supply‚ relatives to its demand (Kapur
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Youth Involvement in Disaster Akeyo‚ S. 1 The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Youth Involvement in Disaster Management Presentation Paper for the Youth Session at The 5th Annual Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management At the Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay‚ Jamaica By Stephen O. Akeyo‚ MA‚ MSA‚ Ph.D. Student Indiana University‚ Indiana- USA December 9‚ 2010. Running Head: Youth Involvement in Disaster Outline I. II. III. IV
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The purpose of this report is to find out of three environmental disasters‚ which one was the most devastating to humans and the environment. This report is intended to be read by the United Nations to help make an important decision regarding what pollution event should be classified as the world’s most devastating. Key terms essential to an understanding of this report have been defined as follows: * TORCH – The Other Chernobyl Report * Methyl Isocyanate – A toxic chemical used in the
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