GIS for the geo-referenced analysis and rapid dissemination of forensic evidence collected in the aftermath of the Tuscaloosa tornado

Construction Research Congress 2012: Construction Challenges in a Flat World, Proceedings of the 2012 Construction Research Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 2170-2179

  Graettinger, Andrew J ^a   Grau, David ^a   Van De Lindt, John ^a   Prevatt, David O ^b  

^a Univ of Alabama   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE DATA; AFFECTED AREA; DAMAGE AND FAILURE; DATA COLLECTION; DIRECT PATHS; FORENSIC DATA; FORENSIC EVIDENCE; GEOLOCATIONS; INTERNET CONNECTION; PASSIVE MODE; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; STUDY SITES; SUPER CELL;

DATA ACQUISITION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PORTALS; RESEARCH;

TORNADOES;

EID: 84866258827     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/9780784412329.218     Document Type: Conference Paper

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