June 1st was the official start of hurricane season in the United States and it was welcomed by no one, especially those in hurricane-prone coastal states on both the East and West coasts of the country. Even though the season has so far seen a drastically reduced amount of hurricanes compared to previous years, the […]
Last September, I gave an update on the National Flood Program as it relates to the compliance provisions of the Biggert-Waters Act. Well hang on because now that act has been modified by an even newer act; the Grimm-Waters Act. The Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 was signed into law on March 21st, […]
Civil Logistics recently returned from the 2014 Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International exposition held in Orlando Florida. The show is the largest of its kind, highlighting the diverse offerings of companies involved in government and military, commercial, and international agencies, as well as, the newest and improved technologies, legislative and political matters. The exhibition […]
Unmanned Aerial Systems is a broad ranging term used to describe various types of automated flying platforms capable of user delivery applications. Originally and still predominantly operated by our military for weapons delivery and reconnaissance purposes, the term “drone” has pretty much stuck in the minds of most and although in the family of unmanned […]
Unmanned aerial vehicles (also referred to as UAVs) are creating a literal buzz in the search and rescue sector for their unprecedented ability to gather highly accurate information in real time for a variety of tasks, everything from car and boating accidents to natural disasters of catastrophic force. Most people are familiar with the military’s […]
According to the US agency for International Development; In this century alone, disasters killed approximately 1.2 million people and affected 2.9 billion people, almost half the world’s population. Furthermore, disaster risks continue to grow every day due to population growth, poverty, weak governance, rapid and unplanned urbanization—especially in hazard-prone areas, climate change, and a general lack […]
The term logistics is firmly implanted into our vernacular, utilized by business to describe how great they are at it, advertised in our homes in order to create trust when shipping goods, and describes entire processes of item creation to final delivery. Although it’s a total process of planning, implementing, and controlling procedures of either […]
Returning from a recent conference on disaster preparedness, response and recovery, I had some opportunity to discuss issues with event organizers, as well as, learned presenters and associated experts. It was also a great opportunity to listen to those with in depth experience in areas of national, state, local, and private industry and areas of […]
