Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory at Stennis Space
Center are supporting Haiti relief operations. The Marine
Geosciences Division's Geospatial Sciences and Technology branch is
providing a specially configured version of its patented NRL Tile
Server and Geospatial Information Database (GIDB) that will host
maps, imagery and other geospatial information for dedicated use in
Haiti relief missions. This version of the NRL Tile Server and GIDB
resides on computer systems at NRL-SSC.
NRL scientists set up this dedicated resource in response to the
Haiti earthquake. NRL's substantial computational resources and
specially developed techniques for providing rapid, efficient
access to geospatial information are required to meet the increased
demand prompted by the natural disaster. The resource has been
online for more than two weeks, and has supported as many as 10,000
users and 200,000 web page requests per day.
NRL conducts an extensive research program in geospatial
sciences and technology that has provided several important tools
to the U.S. military. In addition to authoring hundreds of patents
and scientific publications, the Geospatial Sciences and Technology
branch has developed the technology behind military mapping systems
that have provided millions of map images to U.S. Department of
Defense uniformed and civilian personnel.
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