Lesson 09: Case Study: Hurricane Katrina

Lesson Objectives

At the end of this lesson you will be able to:

  • Discuss and critique the use of intelligence and especially geospatial intelligence in the planning for, and response to Hurricane Katrina.
     
  • Synthesize the ideas of previous lessons to critique the role of intelligence and especially geo-spatial intelligence in relation to Hurricane Katrina.
     
  • Discuss the social justice implications for geospatial intelligence applications in Hurricane Katrina.
     
  • Speculate on future applications of geospatial intelligence for disaster management.