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National Preparedness Month is observed each September in the US. It’s a time when Americans take simple steps to prepare for the unknown. Depiction is partaking in this year’s event by featuring Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and how they use Depiction to prepare for such events as wild fire, potential security threats and scenarios More >
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Last month, we started a new webinar series for Amateur Radio users of Depiction. You can view the inaugural session recording or sign up for the second session (TONIGHT). The series is hosted by Tim O’Shea, KY7Y, a Depiction Preferred Consultant, Assistant Emergency Coordinator and PIO for the Washoe County, NV ARES/RACES and the ARRL More >
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It’s been a little while since we’ve had a Depiction webinar (we’ve been hard at work on some other projects), but we have two excellent ones coming up next week
Is There an App For That? Technology for Fire and Emergency Service Personnel: Peter Lamb is the fire chief for the town of North Attleboro, Massachusetts More >
about 1 year ago - No comments
Video from our two most recent webinars is now available. First up, “OpenStreetMap & Depiction” with Special Guest Hurricane Coast:
And fresh from yesterday, Hyperlocal Election Mapping Made Easy with yours truly.
about 1 year ago - No comments
Hurricane Coast, who will be a special guest presenter during our Depiction & OpenStreetMap GIS Day Webinar, has posted a bit more about Wednesday’s event on the MapQuest blog:
In the past months, we have been excited to talk about MapQuest’s involvement with OpenStreetMap. But what exactly is this project about and how can you be More >
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Next Wednesday, November 17 is GIS Day, and we at Depiction, along with some friends, have three events that may be of interest to you.
Anyone with an interest in mapping should be sure to attend OpenStreetMap and Depiction, which will be a great way for Depiction users to learn about the data brought in from More >
about 1 year ago - No comments
We put this one up a while ago, but I have neglected to put it on the blog until now. And while I’m at it, here’s the video from today’s very useful webinar “Depicting the Fourmile Fire”. Lots of very practical tips and tricks on how to creatively obtain or create visualizations for disasters–and potentially More >
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The Disaster Resource Guide Continuity e-Guide #355 released yesterday includes “Exercises Crucial for Effective Disaster Planning”. This is right in line with our thinking and our sponsorship of the Formidable Footprint Exercises. It’s great to see that this is an international trend! For more on Depiction and exercises, check out these upcoming and recent webinars:
Formidable More >
about 1 year ago - No comments
National Preparedness Month is a monthly reminder to all of us that we need to prepare ourselves–our homes, businesses, communities, families and more–for disasters. During September, we’re going to be running at least six different webinars to help people do this.
Though they’ll be using Depiction, they won’t just be product demos–the webinars, some by Depiction More >
about 1 year ago - No comments
During July, Summit County, OH AEC Dennis Conklin, AI8P, gave a very popular presentation on how he used Depiction before and during the Northeast Ohio ‘Tour de Cure’ bike ride fundraiser to build a communications plan and maintain situational awareness.
So much information was packed into that webinar that Dennis has agreed to give his presentation More >
