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General Links    Back to Top
An online mapping site of the entire United States consisting of near real-time observations and forecasts.

General coastal storm awareness information and active tropical storm and hurricane updates.

Find out information about current national disasters and emergency preparedness techniques.

Create a custom online hazard map of your area.

Learn how to conduct a vulnerability assessment of people, property, and natural resources in order to develop and prioritize mitigation strategies.

Link to a variety of different spatially enabled coastal data sets.

View parsed U.S. Census 2000 Data in an ArcIMS environment.


Alabama    Back to Top

Find out information about current disasters within the county and emergency preparedness and response techniques.

Find out information about current state disasters and emergency preparedness techniques.

The Alabama Hurricane Evacuation Study (HES) provides tools and information that will assist the State and County Emergency Management Offices in deciding who should evacuate during a hurricane threat.


California    Back to Top

Find out information about current state disasters and emergency preparedness techniques.

Download a variety of GIS data sets specific to California.


Florida    Back to Top

View thematic map layers online for the City of Melbourne, Florida.

Download GIS data sets specific to Brevard County, Florida in shapefile format. Users may also view metadata for selected data sets.

View maps and seek information relative to disasters affecting Escambia County, Florida.

Download GIS data sets specific to Volusia County, Florida in shapefile format.

Download a variety of GIS data sets for the state of Florida.

Download a variety of GIS data sets for the St. Johns River Water Management District in Northeast Florida.

Download a variety of GIS data sets related to the environment for the state of Florida.

Learn hurricane awareness information and view online maps showing road, shelter, and storm surge data.

This risk and vulnerability assessment web site helps to identify people, property, and resources that are at risk of injury, damage, or loss from hazardous incidents or natural hazards. The mapping covers Brevard and Volusia Counties.

Access a live database of hurricane shelter information.


Georgia    Back to Top

Find out information about current state disasters and emergency preparedness techniques.

Download a variety of GIS data sets specific to Georgia.


Hawaii    Back to Top

View maps and learn about coastal hazards in the Hawaiian Islands.

Find out information about current state disasters and emergency preparedness techniques.

Download a variety of GIS data sets specific to Hawaii.


Louisiana    Back to Top

View the online publication WaterMarks and learn more about the growing problem with Louisiana's eroding wetlands.

Seek information about developing localities in a sustainable manner ensuring resources for future generations.

Make custom maps including vector and raster data sets for a user-defined area.

LA DODT hosts server internet mapping web sites relative to traffic and hurricane evacuation.

Find out information about current state disasters and emergency preparedness techniques.

LAGIC facilitates the distribution of geographic information within Louisiana.

Download a variety of GIS data sets specific to Louisiana.

Learn current storm and weather conditions, hurricane preparedness techniques, and read up on hurricane research conducted at LSU.

Find out information about hurricane preparedness information specific to the City of New Orleans.

View an in depth report on the potential impacts of Hurricane Georges in New Orleans had he stayed on course.

A description of the vulnerabilities of New Orleans in the face of a major hurricane.


Maine    Back to Top

Learn hurricane preparedness techniques and potential state disaster information.

Download GIS data sets specific to Maine.


Maryland    Back to Top

Download GIS data sets specific to Maryland.

Learn hurricane preparedness techniques and current disaster information. Maryland residents may place an order for a free CD entitled Hurricane: Surviving the Storm, which describes how hurricanes are formed, how scientists track these storms, and what to do before, during, and and after a hurricane.


Massachusetts    Back to Top

Learn hurricane preparedness techniques and state disaster information.

Download GIS data sets and view online maps specific to Massachusetts.


Michigan    Back to Top

Seek current emergency status and preparedness information.

Download a variety of GIS data sets specific to Michigan.


Minnesota    Back to Top

Download a variety of GIS data sets specific to Minnesota.

Seek disaster information and emergency management and preparedness training opportunities.


Mississippi    Back to Top

The CRMP aims to sustain Mississippi’s coastal resources and to provide for a healthy economy.

Seek current county and emergency management information and view hurricane evacuation maps.

Seek information about the disasters that threaten Mississippi and determine preparedness techniques.

Download a variety of GIS data sets specific to Mississippi.

The Mississippi Hurricane Evacuation Study (HES) provides tools and information that will assist the State and County Emergency Management Offices in deciding who should evacuate during a hurricane threat.


New Hampshire    Back to Top

Seek information about the disasters that threaten New Hampshire and learn preparedness techniques.

Create custom maps and download data sets specific to New Hampshire.


New Jersey    Back to Top

Create custom maps and download data sets specific to New Hampshire.

Download a variety of GIS data sets specific to New Jersey.


New York    Back to Top

Find out severe weather information for New York State.

Download a variety of GIS data sets specific to New York from muliple state agencies.


North Carolina    Back to Top

Download North Carolina flood data. The site also features an online mapping application including an address locator to determine if a specific location falls within the flood plain.

Find out information about current state disasters and emergency preparedness techniques.

Download a variety of GIS data sets specific to North Carolina and view online maps of state layers.


Oregon    Back to Top

View current hazard data for the state of Oregon as well as GIS tools and coastal information.

Find out information about current state disasters and emergency preparedness techniques.

Download a variety of GIS data sets specific to Oregon.


South Carolina    Back to Top

Seek information about current disasters and emergency preparedness techniques.

Download GIS data sets specific to South Carolina.

View fact sheets detailing what to do before, during, and after a hurricane. Also, learn how to prepare for future storms.


Texas    Back to Top

Find out information about current state disasters and emergency preparedness techniques.

Download a variety of GIS data sets specific to Texas.


Virginia    Back to Top

Find out information about current state disasters and emergency preparedness techniques.


Download a variety of GIS data sets specific to Virginia.


Washington    Back to Top

Find out information about current state disasters and emergency preparedness techniques.

Download a variety of GIS data sets specific to Washington.

Last modified 2006-03-10 02:51 PM