And a quote that seems idyllic and possibly naive to Norwegian Americans -
“I would prefer to live in a society where police normally work unarmed,” said Johannes Knutsson, a professor of police research at the Norwegian Police University College.
Though graphic, the above aerial image from news helicopters reinforces the fact that the police, SWAT and counter-terrorism first responders were woefully unprepared and slow in their response. Their use of an overloaded boat in a country that daily flies thousands of oil workers via jet helicopters to offshore oil rigs will surely be a lesson learned in the forthcoming after action reports and inquiries – per the NYTimes article above -
” It took police SWAT units more than an hour to reach the camp, on Utoya Island, after reports of the shooting came in. Officers had to drive to the shore across from the site of the shooting attack, and use boats to get to the island. A police helicopter was unable to get off the ground; news crews that reached the island by air could only watch as the gunman continued the massacre. ”
Tragic loss of the one onsite first responder/police officer ( Trond Berntsen ), who was unarmed and was the step-brother of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit .
All NGO et al partners can join the US DoD SOUTHCOM APAN (All Partners Access Network) to collaborate and get the latest GEOINT and logistics updates – an excellent resource. http://www.southcom.mil/AppsSC/APAN.php
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Empivot and sustainable housing & shelter that could help inform the rebuilding of Haiti
WHO (OMS) Health Action for Haiti Earthquake Survivors (in French)
If you attended the HCPO/HIGICC 2009 Conference last month, you already know that the presentations are available online. But if you weren’t able to attend, now’s your chance to check out some excellent presentations that were made at the conference. Here’s a link to the presentations website:
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)
1357 Kapiolani Blvd. #1110
Honolulu HI 96814
808-947-0993 x 1-5638 (tel)
808-947-5690 (fax)
rjones@esri.com
In light of the recent conflagaration in Santa Barbara and the fires of 2007, the following links can help give situational awareness of changing fire perimeters and weather – joel@nordicgeospatial.com
