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National Park Service Hurricane Preparedness. Available Data * Mosaicked 2004 True Color DOQQs for Florida parks * General base data available for most parks but not standardized nor comprehensive * Very incomplete data set of GPS locations of federal facilities and personnel duty stations
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National Park ServiceHurricane Preparedness • Available Data* Mosaicked 2004 True Color DOQQs for Florida parks* General base data available for most parks but not standardized nor comprehensive* Very incomplete data set of GPS locations of federal facilities and personnel duty stations • Web sites - NPS Data Store available at http://science.nature.nps.gov/nrdata • ServicesNPS has emergency response teams available to assist parks with disaster evaluation and recovery but resources are limited
NPS Activities/Efforts • Eastern All Hazard Incident Management Team coordinated among Northeast, Southeast, and National Capital Regions • EAHIM Team available to assist impacted parksEach park has a disaster recovery plan w/some data • Southeast Region developing park “tool kits” • Comprehensive GIS planning/resources are lacking • Needs or Gaps* disaster response geospatial data set for each park* funds to complete data sets* models of threats (storm surge, wind damage, etc.)* identify and train staff available for quick response* update park plans and EAHIM Team preparedness