"These maps are used to make a lot of other maps, to map landslides ... for tsunami coastal mapping, they can tell you what kind of a surface you're building on, and how close you are to a fault," said state geologist, John Parrish, in an interview with the Associated Press.
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Advocacy and media
Risk identification and assessment
GIS and mapping
Disaster risk management
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United States of America