Midland County, MI GIS and Esri’s Community Maps Program Respond to Flood Event (Esri)

August 19, 2021

In May of 2020 Midland County, Michigan received significant rainfall that led to two dam failures resulting in the drainage of Sanford and Wixom Lakes – a major flood event. In the months that followed, the Midland County GIS Department realized that these two lakes were now one river system. Moreover, they were faced with the reality that their basemaps were no longer accurate, making recovery and further mitigation efforts a daunting challenge for the county and its residents. View the map gallery below to see the resulting damage.

Midland County, MI GIS and Esri’s Community Maps Program Respond to Flood Event

Marco Emanuele

Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

Midland County, MI GIS and Esri’s Community Maps Program Respond to Flood Event (Esri)

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