The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) recently announced release of the first public version of Louisiana Earth, an emergency planning resource to provide public access to near real time mapping information during disasters. The application relays critical information on response and recovery efforts for the Deepwater Horizon Rig incident, providing the latest oil sightings, oyster bed and fishing closures, protective coastal booms, bird-nesting areas, and demographic information on affected coastline communities. “Nag Inc.’s custom client application was crucial to launching the public version of Louisiana Earth to meet our citizens’ needs. Packaged as a URL, it drastically reduced the need for user support, saving our technical staff considerable time and effort during the crisis”, says Brant Mitchell, Deputy Director – Management Finance & Interoperability at GOHSEP. Read More
