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Data in disasters: Saving lives and innovating in real time

Desi Matel-Anderson dives into the world of the Field Innovation Team, which uses data to save lives during disasters.

March 16, 2017

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Article image: Radar reflectivity image while Katrina was crossing the coast, from August 25 at 6:31 PM EDT. (source: Miami, Florida National Weather Service on Wikimedia Commons).

Desiree Matel-Anderson

Desiree Matel-Anderson is the chief wrangler of the Field Innovation Team (FIT) and CEO of the Global Disaster Innovation Group, LLC. FIT has deployed teams to several disasters including the Boston Marathon bombing, assisting at the scene with social media analysis; the Moore, Oklahoma, tornadoes, leading coding solutions; the Philippines Typhoon Haiyan, through the building of cellular connectivity heat maps; and the Oso, Washington, mudslides, with unmanned aerial system flights, which resulted in a 3D print of the topography for incident co...