Google released a “Superstorm Sandy” CrisisMap on Oct. 25 some days before Hurricane Sandy made landfall, complete with roadwork advisories, fuel inventory statuses, power outage information and more.
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2012Superstorm Sandy impact on voter turnout for the U.S. presidential election
Saturday, November 3rd, 2012The Superstom Sandy arrived at an inopportune time (not that there is an opportune time) that affected voter turnout in the 2012 US presidential election. Esri has created a map that explores precinct-level data from the 2008 election overlaid on FEMA impact zones for the disaster. Darker shaded counties indicate areas that were most damaged by the storm.
http://www.esri.com/news/maps/2012/superstorm-sandy/election-map.html
Forecasting residential property damage data from Hurricane Sandy
Sunday, October 28th, 2012Among the predictions made for Hurricane Sandy, CoreLogic released data showing potential exposure to residential property damage from hurricane-driven storm-surge flooding as Hurricane Sandy makes its way toward the U.S. Atlantic Coast.
“Based on current forecasts, Sandy is likely to make landfall along the northeastern Atlantic coast early Monday,” said Dr. Howard Botts, vice president and director of database development for CoreLogic Spatial Solutions. “Though it is still early and the projected path is constantly changing, Sandy could pose an enormous threat to major metropolitan areas in the Northeast, like New York City and Long Island, Atlantic City and Baltimore.”
The data shows more than 261,000 total residential properties valued at over $80 billion at risk for potential storm-surge damage among the coastal Mid-Atlantic states, assuming the storm hits the coast as a Category 1 hurricane. Within that region, more than 210,000 total properties valued at over $67 billion stand at risk in five major metro areas from Virginia to New York.
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