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"Mobile advances sound hope for aid agencies" - Russ Johnson of Esri featured in Irish Times Article

06 July 2010

Russ Johnson, ESRI’s Director for Public safety and Homeland security was interviewed by John Colllins of the Irish Times, Friday 2nd July and was one of the contributors to an article about mobile technologies and how they can help in disater management.

In companies where staff are located in different offices around the country or even the globe, providing support to remote workers can be a major hassle. New technologies are a life-saver on the ground in the wake of disasters such as that in Haiti - this article written by John Collins features quotes from Russ and his take on how agencies can benefit in emergency planning through the use of GIS.

Read the full article here online or in The Irish Times 02.07.10