GIS-based emergency and evacuation planning for volcanic hazards in New Zealand

• Published in: Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering
• Main Authors: Cole, J. W., Sabel, C. E., Blumenthal, E., Finnis, K., Dantas, A., Barnard, S., Johnston, D.M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 2005
• Subjects: Bay of Plenty; New Zealand; White Island
• Online Access: https://bulletin.nzsee.org.nz/index.php/bnzsee/article/view/385; https://doi.org/10.5459/bnzsee.38.3.149-164

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provide a range of techniques which allow ready access to data, and the opportunity to overlay graphical location-based information for ease of interpretation. They can be used to solve complex planning and management problems. All phases of emergency management...