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Mapping Maui's Major Roads with GPS Devices for Disaster Management

This project conducted by the Pacific Disaster Center aimed to map Maui using GPS technology to provide accurate data for emergency managers. Mile marker estimates and GPS points were collected and analyzed, with results available on the PDC website.

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Mapping Maui's Major Roads with GPS Devices for Disaster Management

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  1. Mapping Maui’s Major Roads With Global Positioning System Devices Augustus Elias Center for Adaptive Optics Pacific Disaster Center Mentor: Pam Cowher Advisor: Chris Chiesa Collaborator: Joseph Rose Home institution: University of Hawaii at Hilo

  2. Outline • Pacific Disaster Center • Project • Process • Results • Conclusion • Acknowledgment • References

  3. Pacific Disaster Center • Provide research and support for the development of more effective policies, institutions, programs and information products for : • Disaster Management • Humanitarian Assistance Communities

  4. Map Maui with GPS Devices • Main Goals and Purposes • Assist Emergency Managers • Provide More Accurate Data • Readily Available Information 4

  5. Mile Marker Estimates 5

  6. GPS Points Before 6

  7. GPS Points Collected 7

  8. Process Week 1 • Learn Tools Week 2 & 3 • Plan Travel • Collect Data Week 4, 5 & 6 • Process / Analyze • Data Week 7 • Present Data / Result

  9. Travel Plans 9 http://maps.google.com/maps?um=1&tab=wl&hl=en&q=maui

  10. Data Collection • Drive • 800 miles worth • 2 weeks • Mile Markers • GPS Waypoints • Pictures • Risk • High on Point & Picture Taking • Foot • Car

  11. GarminGPS3 http://www.aero.org/education/primers/gps/images/5steps-illustration.jpg

  12. DnrGarmin

  13. ArcCatalog 12

  14. ArcMap

  15. Results

  16. Results

  17. Results

  18. Conclusion • Mile Marker Layer of Map Completed • Will be available on PDC Website http://www.pdc.org/atlas/html/atlas-init.jsp “Ketipinet kin dak oh uhet kin id ahpw sahpw mihtohr nanpwungara”

  19. Acknowledgments • Thanks to: • Center for Adaptive Optics (CfAO) • Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) • Institute for Astronomy (IfA) • National Science Foundation (NSF) • Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB) • Maui Community College (MCC) Funding provided through the Center for Adaptive Optics, a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center (STC), AST-987683.

  20. References • Google Map • http://maps.google.com/maps?um=1&tab=wl&hl=en&q=maui • http://www.bethinhawaii.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/fire.jpg • ESRI • http://esri.com/ • Aerospace Corporation • http://www.aero.org/education/primers/gps/images/5steps-illustration.jpg • PDC • www.pdc.org

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