Come learn about mitigation and how GIS is playing an important role in helping to build more resilient communities. We will explore new tools for mapping flood inundation from dams and levees breaches to modeling for flood, wind, and earthquakes. Then we will see how innovative geospatial tools were used during response and recovery efforts of a major flooding event in Baton Rouge. Finally, we will learn of strategies for incentivizing all stakeholders – homeowners, businesses, utilities, insurers, government, and others – to take actions to mitigate risk and how the GIS community can contribute to the communication and tracking of those strategies.
Attendance at this session will offer: 1.5 AICP credits
- USACE Modeling, Mapping and Consequences Production Center Inundation Mapping
Randal Goss, GIS Program Manager, Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, FL
Taylor Johnson, GISP, Geospatial Application Developer, Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, FL
- Deployment of GIS for Flood Response at the City of Baton Rouge
Justin Priola, GISP, GIS Coordinator, City of Baton Rouge-Parish of East Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA
- Dollars and (Common) Sense: The Path to Mitigating Natural Hazard Risk
Kevin Mickey, GISP, CTT+, Director Professional Development &Geospatial Education, The Polis Center-IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN
