Maptitude for Emergency Response Mapping

NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS (USA) - Maptitude has been featured in coverage by Susan Smith of GISCafe in a special feature blog on Emergency Response and Recovery.

The generic GIS and mapping software capabilities of Maptitude are highlighted. There is a focus on how this versatility makes it possible for even small communities to model their towns to be better prepared for emergency events. The ability to model 3D environments at no additional cost is also emphasized as being beneficial when preparing and dealing with emergency situations.

"The change we have seen in emergency response mapping is the need to be able to rapidly map data, out-of-the-box, and to have the tools needed at the finger-tips of analysts to allow them to immediately analyze geospatial data," says Director of Product Management, Stewart Berry. "Maptitude meets those needs."

Several emergency response maps are used to illustrate the versatility of Maptitude for risk analysis, response, and recovery.

About Caliper

Caliper Corporation develops state-of-the-art Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software. With a focus on usability, Maptitude is designed to be a cost-effective, professional emergency response mapping software. Maptitude enables organizations to leverage their location-based data to improve decision making and planning, while minimizing expenditure through competitively priced solutions.

Caliper is a privately held corporation and is a leading developer of mapping, redistricting, transportation, and GIS software.

Vector Grid with Hurricane Wind and Pressure Data - This Maptitude map shows a color theme of wind and a scaled symbol theme of pressure based on historical hurricane track vector data. The map comes from Prof. Grant Thrall’s video, Part 2: Vector To Raster Grid Conversion: Calculation of Risk to Real Estate. (Featured Map – June 2013)

Will Climate Change Driven Storms Result in Fukushima-Like Nuclear Power Plant Disasters in the U.S.? - Maptitude maps are featured in a MapCruzin.com report on the likelihood that flooding at dozens of nuclear reactors could result in a Fukushima-like disaster in the U.S. MapCruzin . (Featured Map – January 2013)