The Value of Geo-Information for Disaster and Risk Management

My sister informed me of a report recently launched by UN agency UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER and titled: The Value of Geo-Information for Disaster and Risk Management – Benefit Analysis and Stakeholder Assessment. Its primary goal is to give evidence of the economic, operational and strategic benefit which can be realized by applying geoinformation to disaster management but also to raise awareness and to help set priorities in research and development. It is a follow-up to the 2010 report titled Geoinformation for Disaster and Risk Management – Examples and Best Practices, a compilation of case studies that provides information on what can be done with geoinformation in support of disaster and risk management.