Emergency response after 9/11: The potential of real-time 3D GIS for quick emergency response in micro-spatial environments

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 93-113

  Kwan, Mei Po ^a   Lee, Jiyeong ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3D GIS; Emergency response; Intelligent GIS; Micro spatial environments; Spatial decision support systems

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DATA REDUCTION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

GIS-BASED INTELLIGENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS (GIERS); OHIO; TERRORIST ATTACKS; WORLD TRADE CENTER (WTC);

REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; GIS; REAL TIME; TERRORISM;

FRANKLIN COUNTY [OHIO]; NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 11344260737     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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