Organizing a HAZUS User Group in Southern California
Alexandra Jordan
USC
jordan@usc.edu
Mentors: Mark Benthien and Jill Andrews, USC
The purpose of this project is to begin planning for a southern California User Group for the computer application HAZUS, short for Hazards U.S.. HAZUS is a program designed to produce earthquake related loss estimates, aid in planning for earthquake loss mitigation, and assist with emergency preparedness and response and recovery. HAZUS was developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through a cooperative agreement with the National Institution of Building Sciences (NIBS), to be a standardized, nationally applicable earthquake loss estimation methodology. This program is a PC-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software designed to produce detailed maps and analytical reports that describe a communities potential losses. The application can be used not only to produce loss estimates but aids in planning for loss mitigation and assists with emergency preparedness and response and recovery as well.
A successful HAZUS User's Group has been
operating in the Bay Area (http://www.hazus.org),
and SCEC is considering forming a southern California User Group
to accomplish similar goals.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ORGANIZING A HAZUS USER GROUP IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
INFORMATION FROM HAZUS METHODOLOGY
ACHIEVEMENTS OF BAY AREA USER GROUP
GOALS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HAZUS USER GROUP
QUESTIONS FROM THE PRE-SURVEY CONT.