Comments on: Deepwater Horizon GIS Data Concerns http://thegisinstitute.org Connecting People, Planet, and Geotechnology... Sat, 04 Dec 2010 08:42:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Ronald W Cook http://thegisinstitute.org/blog/deepwater-gis-data-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-17165 Ronald W Cook Mon, 28 Jun 2010 06:05:55 +0000 http://thegisinstitute.org/?page_id=751#comment-17165 What i think is that we should contain the leak as i entered my sugestion to do so. I feel that the coastal states should have been prepared for this or close to it. any state city planner should alway take into mind that oil plants have accidents and the communities around them have plans on what to do. to blame means that they were not ready or had not thought of the dangers that exist. to point the finger as i was taught a long time ago is when you point the finger you have 4 pointing back at you. this is a disaster lets treat it like one. let the investigators do they do. BP is not getting do process as the law states they admitted to some fault but let the court do their job and stop the trial that is be introduced by the media causing mass judgement before due process What i think is that we should contain the leak as i entered my sugestion to do so.
I feel that the coastal states should have been prepared for this or close to it. any state city planner should alway take into mind that oil plants have accidents and the communities around them have plans on what to do. to blame means that they were not ready or had not thought of the dangers that exist. to point the finger as i was taught a long time ago is when you point the finger you have 4 pointing back at you. this is a disaster lets treat it like one. let the investigators do they do.
BP is not getting do process as the law states they admitted to some fault but let the court do their job and stop the trial that is be introduced by the media causing mass judgement before due process

]]> By: Roland Shield http://thegisinstitute.org/blog/deepwater-gis-data-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-17140 Roland Shield Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:24:33 +0000 http://thegisinstitute.org/?page_id=751#comment-17140 Drew, I recently got the "call" in the form of the following (see below). Ad you might imagine, I am thrilled with the prospect of being able to leverage my skills to help out any way I can. Alas, however, one must first clear management, yes ? GIS Experienced Staff, The California Department of Fish and Game has been actively engaged since the beginning of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, sending field personnel to the Gulf. Initially OSPR deployed personnel to conduct wildlife operations, shoreline cleanup assessment (SCAT), GIS, alternate response technologies, and natural resource damage assessment. As of today, we have increased our support to the effort by providing 12 personnel in 16 days rotational assignments (1 day travel, 14 days on scene, 1 day return). Staff have worked in the states of Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida. As the severity of the oil impacts intensifies, the need to capture and document spatial data has increased. The response has the need for potential ongoing GIS support and at this time are seeking experienced GIS professionals in performing duties including but not limited to: 1. On screen digitizing using electronic topo/digital imagery 2. Creating field maps and other incident map products 3. Download / Process GPS data 4. Download / Process photo data (Google GPicSync freeware / GPS Photo Link) 5. Database entry (MS Access & NOAA software) If you are interested, please obtain approval from your immediate supervisor and Regional Manager / Branch Chief and provide me your dates of availability from June 28th through October 2010. Please note that this is not a request for deployment but rather a polling of availability that we are coordinating NOAA on deployment of DFG staff. The advantages of having staff participate include: - ability to make a difference in the largest environmental disaster in US history - staff development and experience that could not be gained no where else - paid overtime (approx. 80-100 hours) - salary savings for your unit during their deployment GIS personnel do not need hazwoper training. However, they do need to have a laptop with GIS software installed. If you have any questions, please contact me at 916 324-0000 Thank you Randy Imai Environmental Program Manager I Department of Fish and Game Office of Spill Prevention and Response Mailing Address: P.O. Box 944209 Sacramento, CA 94244-2090 Physical Address: 1700 K Street, Suite 250 Sacramento, CA 95818 Wk: (916) 324-0000 Fax: (916) 324-8829 Cell: (916) 826-5271 Drew,

I recently got the “call” in the form of the following (see below). Ad you might imagine, I am thrilled with the prospect of being able to leverage my skills to help out any way I can. Alas, however, one must first clear management, yes ?

GIS Experienced Staff,

The California Department of Fish and Game has been actively engaged since the beginning of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, sending field personnel to the Gulf. Initially OSPR deployed personnel to conduct wildlife operations, shoreline cleanup assessment (SCAT), GIS, alternate response technologies, and natural resource damage assessment. As of today, we have increased our support to the effort by providing 12 personnel in 16 days rotational assignments (1 day travel, 14 days on scene, 1 day return). Staff have worked in the states of Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida.

As the severity of the oil impacts intensifies, the need to capture and document spatial data has increased. The response has the need for potential ongoing GIS support and at this time are seeking experienced GIS professionals in performing duties including but not limited to:
1. On screen digitizing using electronic topo/digital imagery
2. Creating field maps and other incident map products
3. Download / Process GPS data
4. Download / Process photo data (Google GPicSync freeware / GPS Photo Link)
5. Database entry (MS Access & NOAA software)

If you are interested, please obtain approval from your immediate supervisor and Regional Manager / Branch Chief and provide me your dates of availability from June 28th through October 2010.

Please note that this is not a request for deployment but rather a polling of availability that we are coordinating NOAA on deployment of DFG staff.

The advantages of having staff participate include:
– ability to make a difference in the largest environmental disaster in US history
– staff development and experience that could not be gained no where else
– paid overtime (approx. 80-100 hours)
– salary savings for your unit during their deployment

GIS personnel do not need hazwoper training. However, they do need to have a laptop with GIS software installed.

If you have any questions, please contact me at 916 324-0000

Thank you

Randy Imai
Environmental Program Manager I
Department of Fish and Game
Office of Spill Prevention and Response

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 944209
Sacramento, CA 94244-2090

Physical Address:
1700 K Street, Suite 250
Sacramento, CA 95818

Wk: (916) 324-0000
Fax: (916) 324-8829
Cell: (916) 826-5271

]]> By: Explanation and Pointer to the Vanishing Open Letter to BP on GIS Data Concerns | AnyGeo - GIS, LBS, Geo Mashups, Mobile & Social Location Technologies http://thegisinstitute.org/blog/deepwater-gis-data-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-17139 Explanation and Pointer to the Vanishing Open Letter to BP on GIS Data Concerns | AnyGeo - GIS, LBS, Geo Mashups, Mobile & Social Location Technologies Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:03:05 +0000 http://thegisinstitute.org/?page_id=751#comment-17139 [...] are here. The statement that is now posted where the original was once apparently posted is here. Share on FacebookSHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Explanation and Pointer to the Vanishing Open [...] [...] are here. The statement that is now posted where the original was once apparently posted is here. Share on FacebookSHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Explanation and Pointer to the Vanishing Open [...]

]]> By: Most Transparent Administration Ever Closes Air Traffic Over Gulf Spill and Coastal Area to, uhm, Secure Safety of Cleanup Workers? http://thegisinstitute.org/blog/deepwater-gis-data-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-17138 Most Transparent Administration Ever Closes Air Traffic Over Gulf Spill and Coastal Area to, uhm, Secure Safety of Cleanup Workers? Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:01:37 +0000 http://thegisinstitute.org/?page_id=751#comment-17138 [...] also have a gag order on the GIS data for this incident, in direct contradition with NIMS protocol. Here’s a letter from the GIS Institute’s founder and the guy that set up the GIS servers and [...] [...] also have a gag order on the GIS data for this incident, in direct contradition with NIMS protocol. Here’s a letter from the GIS Institute’s founder and the guy that set up the GIS servers and [...]

]]> By: MAHMOUD IBRAHIM MAHMOUD http://thegisinstitute.org/blog/deepwater-gis-data-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-17137 MAHMOUD IBRAHIM MAHMOUD Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:15:56 +0000 http://thegisinstitute.org/?page_id=751#comment-17137 Dear Drew Stephens, Director GIS Institute, I am Mahmoud Ibrahim Mahmoud a Nigerian, resident in Nigeria. Currently i am employed with the Nigerian National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA)as an Environmental Scientist (GIS Mapping Scientist/Analyst) I am actively involved in the process of ensuring NOSDRA finally implements a functional GIS Lab just as you have over there. I have been following the BP, GIS and the Mysterious open letter discussion and i am interested working closely with you and your team to gain experience and exposure as i am actively involved in the NOSDRA GIS implementation. Mahmoud Ibrahim Mahmoud Dear Drew Stephens, Director GIS Institute,
I am Mahmoud Ibrahim Mahmoud a Nigerian, resident in Nigeria. Currently i am employed with the Nigerian National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA)as an Environmental Scientist (GIS Mapping Scientist/Analyst) I am actively involved in the process of ensuring NOSDRA finally implements a functional GIS Lab just as you have over there. I have been following the BP, GIS and the Mysterious open letter discussion and i am interested working closely with you and your team to gain experience and exposure as i am actively involved in the NOSDRA GIS implementation.
Mahmoud Ibrahim Mahmoud

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