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PROCIG and the Mitch Clearinghouse Project have joined
forces to promote National Spatial Data Infrastructures
(NSDI). |
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USGS Hurricane Mitch Program |
| Central
America was devastated by Hurricane Mitch, a Category
5 hurricane. It was one of the most destructive hurricanes
in the recorded history of the western hemisphere. |
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United States Geological Survey (USGS), along with
other Federal and International agencies, led an immediate
and targeted response effort providing humanitarian
relief, reconstruction, and mitigation from high-risk
areas. The USGS is now supporting major Hurricane
Mitch Reconstruction activities. |
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objectives of the USGS program are to improve the
availability of basic data and information; provide
information for improved damage assessment, hazard
mitigation, and management of natural resources; develop
and distribute base maps, aerial photography, and
satellite imagery from affected countries into an
integrated, computer-based Geographic Information
System (GIS) format; and develop regional strategies
for mitigation, preparedness, and response to natural
hazards. |
| USGS
Hurricane Mitch Clearinghouse Nodes |
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fundamental goal of the Hurricane Mitch clearinghouse
nodes is to provide access to digital spatial data
through metadata. These nodes are connected to the
FGDC Clearinghouse which functions as a detailed catalog
service with support for links to spatial data and
browse graphics. The USGS Hurricane Mitch Program
has nodes in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
and the United States. |
| The
Hurricane Mitch Project Nodes are : |
- El
Salvador : IGN,
MARN, DGEA-MAG, CIG, OPAMSS
- Guatemala
: IGN,
INSIVUMEN, SEGEPLAN, UVG
- Honduras
: IGN,
UNITEC, SERNA, FUNDEMUN, COPECO, SANAA
- Nicaragua
: INETER,
MAGFOR, MARENA, ALISTAR
- United
States : EROS
Data Center
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Central American countries (El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Nicaragua) have clearinghouse nodes which
house data and the accompanying metadata produced
only by that country's agencies in cooperation with
the USGS Hurricane Mitch Program. The node at EROS
Data Center houses all USGS data and metadata. |
| For
more information : |
| Geographic
Information Center CIGEO |
| USGS
Hurricane Mitch Program |
| Internet
Clearinghouse |
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