Bridging Gaps Between Geospatial Data, Cloud Computing, and Local Disaster Organizations

Explore the challenges of making geospatial data accessible and rapidly consumable in disaster response scenarios. Delve into the integration of commercial and public data available on AWS with scalable edge computing and communication devices, enabling unprecedented data access, delivery, and integration with in-situ data collection. Learn about user interface challenges, the "15 minute" guidance, and the process of integrating critical data from NASA, NOAA, MAXAR, and Facebook onto field-ready snowball edge devices. Discover the disaster response data pipeline, additional data sources, and methods for collecting human inputs. Gain insights into handling geospatial data in the field and effective triage techniques for disaster response situations.