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A collaborative user-producer assessment of earthquake-response products

Open-File Report 2013-1103
In cooperation with the Washington Military Department, Emergency Management Division
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20131103

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Abstract

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Washington State Emergency Management Division assessed how well USGS earthquake-response products met the needs of emergency managers at county and local levels. Focus-group responses guided development of new products for testing in a regional-scale earthquake exercise. The assessment showed that (1) emergency responders consider most USGS products unnecessary after the first few postearthquake hours because the products are predictors, and responders are quickly immersed in reality; (2) during crises a significant fraction of personnel engaged in emergency response are drawn from many sectors, increasing the breadth of education well beyond emergency management agencies; (3) many emergency personnel do not use maps; and (4) information exchange, archiving, and analyses involve mechanisms and technical capabilities that vary among agencies, so widely used products must be technically versatile and easy to use.

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Gomberg, J., and Jakobitz, A., 2013, A collaborative user-producer assessment of earthquake-response products: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013-1103, iii, 13 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20131103.

ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)

Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title A collaborative user-producer assessment of earthquake-response products
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 2013-1103
DOI 10.3133/ofr20131103
Year Published 2013
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Earthquake Science Center
Description iii, 13 p.
Online Only (Y/N) Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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