IDNDR - Informs - Number 09-10, Special Edition, 1996 (IDNDR): IDNDR Partners in action: Peru: Geodeci project: A geographic information system for the civil defense of Peru

IDNDR - Informs - Number 09-10, Special Edition, 1996 (IDNDR)

IDNDR Partners in action

		(introductory text...)
		International conference on disaster mitigation in health facilities - Mexico D.F., 26-28 February 1996
		Natural hazards vulnerability reduction program for the education sector in Central America
		Emergency management in Central America
		Disaster mitigation workshops in Argentina and Paraguay
		Honduras: Inter-agency workshop on disaster management and community projects
		Ecuador: Hydrologic forecast system for the foothills of Pichincha volcano (SISHILAD)
		Colombia: Intensive course, on disaster prevention and response: Risk reduction and emergency preparedness
		Central American course on natural disasters and emergency response San, José, Costa Rica, 11 November - 6 December, 1996
		Peru: Geodeci project: A geographic information system for the civil defense of Peru

Peru: Geodeci project: A geographic information system for the civil defense of Peru

Aware of the fact that prevention is a sound investment, and that a situation can be confronted more easily if it can be measured or forecast, the National Civil Defense Institute of Peru has launched the GEODECI Project, a Geographic Information System (GIS) for Civil Defense.

The project's objective is to facilitate data interpretation. GEODECI will provide municipalities with geographic information about local hazards and vulnerability in the form of maps, images, graphs, text and various multimedia resources which can stimulate decision-makers creativity and imagination.

The GEODECI project has the support of a team of specialists in GIS remote sensing and digital processing of remote sensing data, as well as computer-assisted design (CAD) and multimedia.

For more information, contact:

PROYECTO GEODECI, Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil, Esquinas Calle 1 y 21 Urb. Corpac, San Isidro. Lima 27, PERU. Tel: (51-1) 224-0918.

Fax: (51-1) 224-3349

Figura