Geoinformation for Disaster and Risk Management - ISPRS

Dissemination
Dissemination process has the same importance as
the analysis and map production phases. Final
products should reach decision makers at the right
time and in the right place.
The decision on how to transfer the
information must take into
consideration environmental factors and
network connectivity, with the
knowledge that these infrastructures
may have also been seriously affected as
a consequence of the event.
Integration of map products with
adequate metadata in a standard
format is of great help during
discovery and exploitation phases.
Normal methods of dissemination of
data include:
� Delivery as an attachment to
e-mails to a pre-defined
mailing list;
� Inclusion into web pages,
where a search engine would
help in identifying the
searched product;
� The delivery to specific
portals, focused on
emergency management and
with a large circulation
(Figure 9).
RSS and GeoRSS feed technology are
a useful means for advising potential
users of the availability of new and
updated content.
Figure 8: Cartographic representation of flood affected areas on the basis of a map template
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