marigolds
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Re: More Proof that Municipal Internet Bans are Needed
It's a well established technology for disaster response in Japan (in particular for earthquake response). Japan is really the bleeding edge where they are using a dedicated ultra broadband satellite for emergency response.
In the U.S., we basically have to send out units blind and normally get up to date imagery 2-6 weeks after the disaster incident, if that. Mobile units basically go out for field assessment with old data because there is not enough bandwidth to update them regularly.
In other words, there is no existing working technology in this area in the United States.
Similarly for the parcel fabric idea... what cities basically do now is spend several hundred thousand a year ($5-10 per parcel) to do the data updates not including data acquisition and salaries. Yes, people get by without it, but the cost expenditure is easily in the millions per year for a city the size of Minneapolis. Adding in the bandwidth can allow the shift towards stronger use of lidar and aerial imagery for assessment and cadastrel resulting in a very significant drop in annual costs. On top of that, it would allow citizens to get routine free access to that data. Right now that data is free for some areas (like St Louis County) while I have seen some cities charge seven figures for that data (essentially closing all access outside of the city office). The service is there, but it is only available to major title companies.
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