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When hurricane Katrina happened there was alarming need for proper disaster management and tools for it. This disaster has seen by many as the first time when GIS was used as a tool for disaster management. GIS technology helped to share a great deal of data about the streets which were and were not accessible. GIS also gave the information where everywhere the flooding had reached. The effort of GIS data transmission was helping the whole situation and it gave relief efforts... Scientists are using GIS for example to compare population statistics to resources, like access capacity for healthcare. Biologists are tracking animals through GIS. City, state or federal officials are planning the responses in case of natural disasters by using GIS. In this case GIS helps to locate emergency shelters and to plan which roads should be safe to use in case of natural catastrophes... What is a GIS. How does it work? You learn about the history of Geographic Information Systems and where a GIS..

Also known as: GIS