Its difficult to understand why the Greek Government is unable to map our forests using standard GIS technology ( provided for example by Google Earth ) like Alabama do.
By using standrd GIS information ( for free – google maps etc..) and a set of API’s that the new web application technology provides, its simple to create a useful platform for the community.
Such platforms can save lives in case of emergency ( watch the recent fires in Greece ).
In the video is a presentation from Google’s website that presents the Virtual Alabama system.
Other applications will provide precision informations to the firefighters :
The Forest Service is now exploring ways to leverage the capabilities of Google Earth
and present fire specific data in the browser with Google Maps which also could be
used on mobile devices by firefighters at any location.
