This week the MARPLOT development team released a new version of NOAA and EPA's MARPLOT mapping software.

For 20 years, thousands of emergency planners and responders have used the software to respond to hazardous chemical spills. MARPLOT has also been used in many other ways, including dispatching air ambulances and helping to identify a serial arsonist.

The latest version, MARPLOT 5, offers a host of new and improved capabilities, which translate to more mapping options, greater flexibility, and even more powerful data searching capabilities.

As just one example, a city government can map the locations of all of its fire hydrants, including measured flow rates and maintenance records. The city could then identify hydrants that require inspection or maintenance. MARPLOT is the mapping component of CAMEO (Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations), which was jointly developed by NOAA and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

For more information, contact Mark.W.Miller@noaa.gov.
 

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