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Disaster response and risk management using PNNL’s Aether framework on AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Comprehensive knowledge of critical infrastructure and real-time updates to assets and critical end-use loads drives the need for an agile data model capable of integrating disparate data types and maintaining an evergreen information baseline. Screenshot showing the EGRASS storm event simulation interface.

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Modern Voice Platforms Make the Difference When Confronting Disasters

State Tech Magazine

For frontline workers serving communities across America, the flow of information is crucial for running efficient operations that can expand and contract as demands dictate. Modern voice platforms play an important role in this convergence of technology for first responders, acting as the reliable linchpin for all streams of information.

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Hurricane season 2023: Supporting hurricane response efforts with the cloud

AWS Public Sector Blog

Innovating in advance Throughout the year, AWS Disaster Response develops and tests new innovations that utilize cloud technology to enable more efficient disaster response capabilities for our customers and relief organizations. Pictured: A customized AWS Disaster Response Jeep in a field test exercise.

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How to detect wildfire smoke using Amazon Rekognition

AWS Public Sector Blog

Disaster response teams can use the cloud to create wildfire detection workflows that automatically deploy rapid notifications to fire incident response teams, so disaster response teams are alerted to the first signs of wildfire formation.

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Building resilience: Using technology to prepare for, respond to, and recover from the unexpected

AWS Public Sector Blog

AWS also backs researchers through the Network of Earth Observation Laboratories for Disaster Risk Reduction (RedLABOT). RedLABOT was developed in collaboration with NASA Disaster Response Latin America, Esri , and AmeriGeo to address the gaps and challenges in disaster risk reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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How AWS is supporting nonprofits, governments, and communities impacted by Hurricane Ian

AWS Public Sector Blog

In the wake of severe storms such as Hurricane Ian, the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Disaster Preparedness and Response team leverages the AWS Cloud to help communities more efficiently prepare for and respond to disasters globally.

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Defining Open Data

GovLoop

One is the National Interagency Fire Center ArcGIS Online Organization, which pools mapping and evacuation data to help guide wildfire responses among state, local, tribal and national agencies. Local research groups and community organizations have initiated programs to fill that information gap.