Latest NOAA Mapping Software Opens up New Possibilities for Emergency Responders | response.restoration.noaa.gov
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FEBRUARY 5, 2015 — For 20 years, thousands of emergency planners and responders have used the MARPLOT mapping software to respond to hazardous chemical spills.
But creative MARPLOT users have also employed the program for a wide range of other uses, including dispatching air ambulances and helping identify a serial arsonist.
MARPLOT is the mapping component of a suite of software programs called CAMEO, jointly developed by NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help emergency planners and responders deal with chemical spills.