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""GIS Tutorial for Homeland Security"" presents a key ingredient to the recovery and improvement of national security with exercises that integrate the best practices of GIS and public safety to safeguard the nation in times of deliberate attacks and natural disasters. This tutorial is the perfect start to building and examining different strategies of defense, presenting tutorials on preparing a Mimimum Essential Datasets (MEDs) database, information sharing and collaboration, a critical infrastructure protection program, citizen protection, search and rescue, and more. The tutorial includes a data CD and a 180-day trial DVD of ArcView GIS 9.3.
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In the wake of catastrophic events such as the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and Hurricane Katrina, much attention has been focused on learning from our mistakes. Weaknesses can be identified early by utilizing a geographic information system (GIS) as a planning and prevention tool. GIS Tutorial for Homeland Security presents a key ingredient to the recovery and improvement of national security with exercises that integrate the best practices of GIS and public safety to safeguard the nation in times of deliberate attacks and natural disasters. GIS Tutorial for Homeland Security is the perfect start to building and examining different strategies of defense, presenting tutorials on preparing a Minimum Essential Data Sets (MEDS) database, information sharing and collaboration, disseminating indicators and warnings, a critical infrastructure protection program, citizen protection, search and rescue, and more.
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