HAZUS-MH at Delaware GIS 2010

Integrating GIS Functionality into Transportation Infrastructure Decision Support Systems: A Case Study - A presentation, by Silvana V. Croope, University of Delaware/Delaware Department of Transportation. February 10, 2010 at the at Delaware GIS 2010 conference.

Integrating the products of a GIS analysis into a decision support framework is demonstrated through a case study. The case study focuses on the impacts of flooding on the transportation infrastructure, in June 2006 in Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware.

The data and analyses are needed to support decisions related to infrastructure repair and improvement and ultimately mitigation. ArcInfo (ESRI) and HAZUS-MH (FEMA) are used to explore the impacts that are then imported into decision support system that focuses on the resilience of the infrastructure. Integrating the products of a GIS analysis into a decision support framework is demonstrated through the named case study. The GIS data and analyses are needed to support decisions related to infrastructure repair and improvement and ultimately mitigation of future floods. Options include policies, infrastructure investment and financial tradeoffs. The benefits of using the spatial decision support system and its limitations are shown.

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