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

AWS Public Sector Blog

The framework has evolved over the last five years, and instances of Aether are deployed in various resilience and disaster response studies across the globe. Some other projects powered by Aether include Rapid Analytics for Disaster Response (RADR) and Chemical Security Mapping Tool (CSMT).

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Get prepared for re:Invent 2022: A public sector guide

AWS Public Sector Blog

How can public sector attendees prepare for re:Invent and make the most of their experience? With hundreds of session options, you can narrow down options to those most relevant for public sector organizations with industry-specific guides and tracks. Look for inspiration from public sector leaders and customers.

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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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Google Cloud launches new sustainability offerings to help public sector agencies improve climate resilience

Google Public Sector

With these data-driven insights, public sector agencies and researchers can improve their response time to climate disasters, make more accurate predictions, and implement disaster-response plans with greater confidence. Click here to learn more about Google Cloud sustainability.

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What we learned at Amazon re:MARS 2022 for the public sector

AWS Public Sector Blog

Read on to learn about announcements from re:MARS related to the public sector, plus some of the innovative organizations and companies that were onsite to inspire guests with breakthrough technologies and ideas. Advancements in these fields are the engines that will drive innovation for the next 100 years.

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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.