Nomination form and submission materials for 2004 APA Illinois Chapter Annual Awards.
2004 Award Winner: Planning Program, Project or Tool
Contains 2004 ILAPA Nomination form and submission materials. Additional materials include: "Paint the Town: A Tool Supporting the Development of Local Population and Job Forecasts"; "210 Cities Paint Their Future With GIS"; and "Paint Chip Catalog ...A menu of possible choices of land use and densities for development and redevelopment in Suburban Northeastern Illinois."
This paper begins by reviewing briefly at historical changes in the employment of geospatial technologies in major devastating disasters, including the Sichuan and Haiti earthquakes. It goes on to assess changes in the available dataset type and in geospatial disaster responders, as well as the impact of geospatial technological changes on disaster relief effort. Finally, the paper discusses lessons learned from recent responses and offers some thoughts for future development.