Geospatial decision support for drought risk management

Steve Goddard; Sherri K Harms; Stephen E Reichenbach; William J Waltman

doi:10.1145/602421.602442

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Geospatial decision support for drought risk management

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Geospatial decision support for drought risk management

Steve Goddard, Sherri K Harms, Stephen E Reichenbach and William J Waltman

Communications of the ACM, Vol.46(1), pp.35-37

2003

DOI: 10.1145/602421.602442

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Abstract

Drought affects virtually all regions of the world and results in significant economic, social, and environmental impacts. The Federal Emergency Management Agency estimates annual drought-related losses in the United States at $6-8 billion, which is more than any other natural hazard. Congress enacted the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to encourage the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) and farmers to be more proactive in managing drought risk.

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Title: Subtitle: Geospatial decision support for drought risk management
Creators: Steve Goddard - University of Iowa, Computer Science
Sherri K Harms - University of Nebraska at Kearney
Stephen E Reichenbach
William J Waltman
Resource Type: Magazine article
Publication Details: Communications of the ACM, Vol.46(1), pp.35-37
DOI: 10.1145/602421.602442
ISSN: 0001-0782
eISSN: 1557-7317
Language: English
Date published: 2003
Academic Unit: Computer Science
Record Identifier: 9984259407402771

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