Communication with Maps and Graphics Panel

dc.contributor.author	Allen, Thomas Richard
dc.contributor.author	Crawford, Thomas W.
dc.contributor.author	Bandy, Richard
dc.contributor.author	Blanton, Brian
dc.date.accessioned	2013-06-03T19:14:22Z
dc.date.available	2013-06-03T19:14:22Z
dc.date.issued	2012-05-23
dc.description.abstract	North Carolina Emergency Management in partnership with East Carolina University's Center for Natural Hazards Research and the Renaissance Computing Institute's Engagement Center at ECU held a Hurricane Workshop on May 23, 2012 at the Murphy Center in Greenville, NC. Over 150 emergency managers, meteorologists, public information officers, emergency responders and university researchers gathered to discuss the lessons learned from Hurricane Irene, improvements to weather forecasting, and discuss challenges faced by emergency and communications professionals. Highlights of the workshop:	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Greenville, NC: East Carolina University	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10342/1719
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	NCEM	en_US
dc.subject	Hurricanes	en_US
dc.subject	Emergency management	en_US
dc.title	Communication with Maps and Graphics Panel	en_US
dc.type	Presentation	en_US

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Name:: Brian Blanton.avi
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Description:: Brian Blanton, Senior Research Scientist, Renaissance Computing Institute, assists the North Carolina Forecast system by using high resolution wave models that are available three hours after a National Hurricane Center advisory is issued. They use a Google map platform to display the models and have developed a mobile app for the iphone and similar devices. He invited feedback on their products.

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Description:: Rich Bandy, Lead Meteorologist, National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Newport, said that the only way that the weather service can provide local information is by using maps, an improvement over the text reports in the past. Confusion exists about what the cone of uncertainty means, so they have developed other products that are more probabilistic. The tropical impact graphic has wind, coastal flooding, inland flooding and tornado information. They are developing more user-friendly graphics, and using above ground flooding levels, but in many areas it is difficult because the topography is extremely complex. They are using social media and placed commemorative Hurricane Irene plaques in Manteo and Columbia.