Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the Risk Reduction Management Centers
Channel: Caribbean Risk Management Initiative - CRMI UNDP
Date: 04/10/2013

Risk Reduction Management Centres manage information at the local level, enabling local authorities to reduce vulnerability in their territory. One important tool used in the Centres is Geographic Information Systems, or "GIS".

GIS is a system used to enter, store, recover, manipulate, analyze, and present geo-referenced data, with the goal of supporting local decision-making in areas such as planning, land use, the environment, transportation, urban infrastructure, risk management and others.