~10,000 ~10,000 deseaseddeseased

~$8 Bill~$8 Billiion on in damagesin damages

Hurricane MitchHurricane Mitch

Hurricane Pathway

USGS

PROGRAM

MAIN COMPONENTS

•Hydrological Monitoring (Automatic Stations).

•Data Integration Network (CIGEO-Clearinghouse).

•National Geographic Information Systems.

•Municipal Geographic Information Systems.

•Threat and Risk Maps.

•Study of the Biological Component (Mangrovesand coral reefs).

ACTIVE STATIONS IN CENTRAL AMERICA

4 en Guatemala

6 en El Salvador

15 en Honduras

5 en Nicaragua

MONITORING

Level gauge Rain gauge

Choluteca

Tegucigalpa

Río Choluteca

DATA FLOW AT THE CHOLUTECA RIVER , HONDURAS

MONITORING

ILLUSTRATION OF ACTIVE STATIONS

Río Choluteca, Honduras

Río Siquia, Nicaragua

MONITORING

Río Lempa, El Salvador

Río Coyolate, Guatemala

DATA FLOW

USGS Satellite Dish in Puerto Rico

Local Terminal

Users

Server

ata Baseata Base

Rain GaugeStation

Satellite

Demoduladores

Reserve Dish located in the Wallops

Islands inVirginia EE.UU.

DD

MONITORING

www.pr.water.usgs.gov

Maximum valuesat approx. 1:00 PMand 6:00 am On May 15 and16, respectively.

ILLUSTRATION OF STATIONGRAPHS

(River Level)

MONITORING

Real Time Intrenet DataReal Time Intrenet DataUsed by the Mayor of CholutecaUsed by the Mayor of CholutecaIn September, 1999In September, 1999

MONITORING

Internetgraphs

Flooded areas inCholuteca, HondurasSeptember-October 1999

Critical river levels

UNITECUNITEC

DATA INTEGRATION NETWORKDATA

NETWORK

Inventories

User

Access:FTPMap serversOGDITraditional

Clearinghouse

IGN CIGEO

EROS

CIGEO

Geolibrary

IGN

EROS

Data Transfer

Metadatos

DATA INTEGRATION NETWORK

DATA

NETWORK

TECHNICAL TRAINING AND SUPPORT

DATA

NETWORK

LOCATION OF MUNICIPALITIES

10 in Guatemala

>30 in Honduras

15 in Nicaragua

Río Lempa4 in El Salvador2 in Guatemala2 in Honduras

MUNICIPAL

GIS

ORTOFOTOMAPAS

TYPES OF INFORMATIONMUNICIPAL

GIS

SIG

MUNICIPALES

RRasteraster MapsMaps

1:250,0001:250,000

Air Picture Vector MapsVector Maps

1:50,0001:50,000

Raster MapsRaster Maps

1:50,0001:50,000

TYPES OF INFORMATION

Infraestructura Crítica para elManejo de Emergencias

Determinación de Zonas InundablesTegucigalpa, Honduras

Zonas de Amenaza por LaharesSan Salvador, El Salvador

Susceptibilidad a DeslizamientosCuenca del Polochic, GuatemalaDiseño Tubería de Agua Potable

Zacapa, GuatemalaMunicipal layout

Los Amates, Izabal

PRELIMINARY OUTCOMESMUNICIPAL

GIS