Hurricanes 2005: Mapping & GIS Resources

Contents: Information Maps for Persons Affected by Hurricanes | Before/After Images | Hurricane & Weather Maps | Collections of Resources | ArcIMS Resources | Google Earth Data

University of Texas at Arlington: Hurricane Rita & Katrina Information

Information Maps For People Displaced by Katrina

• Katrina Information Map
  This map is intended for the use of people affected by Hurricane Katrina who have or are trying to find information about the status of specific locations affected by the storm and its aftermath. If you have information about the status of an area that is not yet on the map, please contribute by following the instructions below so that others may get that much needed information.
• Katrina Shelter
  Map showing available shelter locations around the U.S. for people displaced by Katrina.
• RefugeMap: Craig's List Refugee Housing Offerings
  Map showing hurricane refugee housing offerings on Craig's List-New Orleans
• Katrina People Info Map
  "This map should be used to pinpoint people stranded in the Gulf Coast. This is for information only and 'hints', *do not use for any critical situation*. Information may go out of date quickly. This site is not affiliated with any organization or service -- just trying to help."
• Displaced Katrina Victims
  Provides the locations of displaced people. "The data is parsed from the ICRC's Family News Network of the International Committee of the Red Cross Web site."
• Hurricane Housing Maps
  "Hurricane Housing Maps is a map of HurricaneHousing.org Housing offers for those displaced by Hurricane Katrina."

Before/After Images

• New Orleans, "Before" and "After" the Hurricane "Katrina"
  Side-by-side navigable maps.
• Google Maps: New Orleans
  Click "Satellite" for pre-Katrina images. Click "Katrina" for post-Katrina images.
• DigitalGlobe: Hurricane Katrina Media Gallery
  Collection of before/after high-resolution images.
• Orbimage: After Hurricane Katrina
  Images focusing on Mississippi.
• USGS: Hurricane Katrina Impact Studies
  "Aerial video, still photography, and laser altimetry surveys of post-storm beach conditions were collected August 31 and September 1, 2005 for comparison with earlier data."
• Space Imaging Image Gallery - Hurricane Katrina
  Interactive map providing side-by-side and before-and-after images.

Hurricane/Weather Maps

C & C Technologies

• New Orleans Flood Map
  Provides current water depth values for different parts of new Orleans. "This free web site provides the most accurate information currently available and is intended to aid people affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Digital Engineering Corporation

• E-MAPS Emergency Management and Tactical Mapping System
  "This site allows the user to place either the Path or the Path with NOAA Public Advisories for Hurricane Katrina on a world-wide base map".

ESRI

• Hurricane Katrina Disaster Viewer
  Provides comprehensive coverage of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

FEMA

• Mapping and Analysis Center: Hurricane Katrina Remote Sensing Data
• FEMA: GIS: Hurricane Rita

GlobeXplorer

• GlobeXplorer: Aerial and Satellite Images of Disaster Locations
  "Before and after hurricane photos of Hurricane Katrina damage, courtesy of DigitalGlobe".

Hurricane.com

• Google Map Plot of Katrina (2005) Google Maps Hurricane Track Overlay
  Tracks the path of the hurricane with weather measurements at various locations.
• Hurricane.com: Google Map Plot of Rita (2005) Google Maps Hurricane Track Overlay
  Tracks the path of the hurricane with weather measurements at various locations.

Louisiana State University

• Louisiana Geographic Information Center: Katrina Data ArcIMS Site
  Interactive map.
• Center for the Study of Public Health Impacts of Hurricanes: Experimental Storm Surge Flood Models
  "The LSU hurricane surge models are produced for research, educational and information purposes only. These model outputs are not meant to be used for planning. For evacuation and similar information contact your local emergency management officials."
• Louisiana State University: New Orleans Hurricane Impact Study Area

MSNBC

• Hurricane Rita
  Interactive map also including live traffic images.

NOAA

• Displays numerous NOAA maps (many animated) all on one page.
• NOAA Images:
• Hurricane Katrina
• Hurricane Rita
• NOAA Storm Tracker
• Hurricane Katrina
• Hurricane Rita
• National Weather Service: National Hurricane Center : Tropical Prediction Center
• Latest Satellite Imagery
• National Weather Service : Storm Prediction Center
• GOES Eastern US SECTOR Infrared Image
• Satellite and Information Service: Current Events
• Katrina Hurricane Images

RigLogix

• Hurricane Rita Interactive Map
  "The map below provides current mobile offshore rig positions as of September 20, 2005 as well as 24-hour manned platform locations."

Weather Underground

• Tropical Storm: Tracking Map
  Provides maps of Hurricane Rita. Provides a tracking map, historical map, satellite map, strike probability map, wind map, cumulative wind map, and computer models.

Collections of Resources

• The Map Room: Hurricanes 2005
• Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection: Online Maps of Current Interest
• ESRI: Hurricane Maps & Help
• Louisiana Geographic Information Center: Hurricane Katrina GeoResources
• Geodata.gov: Hurricane Community Pages

ArcIMS Resources

• Mapdex: search geographic data (Hurricane Katrina Services)
  Listing of public ArcIMS services devoted to Hurricane Katrina.
• Katrina & Katrina Image Warehouse

Google Earth Data

• Google Earth: Hurricane Katrina Imagery
• Google Earth Community: Hurricanes live positions (v 1.0) worldwide data
• Google Earth Hacks: File Downloads: Hurricane Katrina and Flooding