DHS Launches 2nd Dedicated Open Data Site for Hurricane Support
After a watching the successful impact HIFLD for Harvey had on the response and recovery efforts for that disaster – supporting 6,000+ unique users – DHS has decided to launch a similar site to support the impending relief efforts for Hurricane Irma. This decision was the result of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) working with the Homeland Infrastructure Foundation Level Data (HIFLD) Committee Chair and Federal GeoPlatform system owner, along with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Geospatial Management Office to create this new Open Data website. This new site is publicly accessible and based on the Esri ArcGIS Open Data application:
- HIFLD for Irma – https://respond-irma-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/
HIFLD for Irma – a sister Open Data site to HIFLD Open – is dedicated to unifying the response and recovery data aggregation efforts for Hurricane Irma. HIFLD for Irma, creates a single authoritative source of relevant data for use by local, state, Federal, tribal, private sector, and community partners. It serves as a hub to aggregate and disseminate the best available relevant open data to support the massive mapping activities that are ongoing in support for Hurricane Irma response and recovery. New data and information will be added as it becomes available and is rapidly validated.
This site was created and is being supported by Esri Federal Small Business Specialty program partner ArdentMC.
If your organization has data to contribute, please send an email to HIFLD@hq.dhs.gov. Start using HIFLD for Irma today! #HIFLD4Irma
