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A Plan for Cleaning Up Disaster Debris

Matt Werner of the City of Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management and Catherine Bohn describe how ArcGIS was used as part of the first comprehensive debris management plan put forth by the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in response to Hurricane Sandy.

Matt Werner of the City of Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management and Catherine Bohn describe how ArcGIS was used as part of the first comprehensive debris management plan put forth by the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in response to Hurricane Sandy.

Published in ArcNews, Spring 2015. By Matt Werner and Catherine Bohn.

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