Beyond the Map: How GIS Drives Modern Disaster Operations
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In this episode of The All Hazards Hour, host Morgan Greenwood sits down with Will Baumann, a public safety GIS specialist, to explore how GIS helps emergency managers make informed decisions before, during, and after disasters. How GIS has become an essential tool in modern emergency management, supporting everything from disaster preparedness and mitigation to response and recovery operations.Will shares his journey into the GIS profession and explains how mapping technology has evolved far beyond creating maps. Today, GIS serves as a powerful decision-support tool, helping emergency managers visualize hazards, identify vulnerable populations, allocate resources, and maintain situational awareness during rapidly changing incidents.Discover some common misconceptions about GIS, how GIS professionals work behind the scenes to transform complex datasets into actionable information that supports incident commanders, emergency operations centers, and community leaders.This episode examines the role GIS plays during disaster response operations, including severe weather events, flooding, and other emergencies, how accurate and timely geospatial data can improve coordination, support evacuation planning, identify impacted areas, and provide decision-makers with the information they need to prioritize response efforts.Whether you're an emergency manager, planner, public safety professional, GIS specialist, or simply interested in how technology supports disaster operations, this conversation offers valuable insight into the growing importance of geospatial information in emergency management and community resilience.Join us as we discuss the intersection of technology, data, and emergency management with Will Baumann, and learn how GIS continues to transform the way communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters.
Show Notes
In this episode of The All Hazards Hour, host Morgan Greenwood sits down with Will Baumann, a public safety GIS specialist, to explore how GIS helps emergency managers make informed decisions before, during, and after disasters. How GIS has become an essential tool in modern emergency management, supporting everything from disaster preparedness and mitigation to response and recovery operations.
Will shares his journey into the GIS profession and explains how mapping technology has evolved far beyond creating maps. Today, GIS serves as a powerful decision-support tool, helping emergency managers visualize hazards, identify vulnerable populations, allocate resources, and maintain situational awareness during rapidly changing incidents.
Discover some common misconceptions about GIS, how GIS professionals work behind the scenes to transform complex datasets into actionable information that supports incident commanders, emergency operations centers, and community leaders.
This episode examines the role GIS plays during disaster response operations, including severe weather events, flooding, and other emergencies, how accurate and timely geospatial data can improve coordination, support evacuation planning, identify impacted areas, and provide decision-makers with the information they need to prioritize response efforts.
Whether you're an emergency manager, planner, public safety professional, GIS specialist, or simply interested in how technology supports disaster operations, this conversation offers valuable insight into the growing importance of geospatial information in emergency management and community resilience.
Join us as we discuss the intersection of technology, data, and emergency management with Will Baumann, and learn how GIS continues to transform the way communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters.