The Disaster Management and Recovery Group is a volunteer group set
up to to work with other national organisations in responding to
emergency situations as required. The group comprises of survey/spatial
professionals drawn from across the various S+SNZ streams. These
volunteers can be called on in times of emergency to deliver reliable
and consistent measurement and positioning information relevant to needs
of the emergency situation.
Group Aims
- Build a coordinated national network of surveying professional
volunteers (organisations and individuals) able to respond to immediate
disaster recovery needs
- Provide leadership and coordination of volunteer surveyors for information acquisition when a disaster strikes
- Develop
a strategy and establish a framework that can stimulate and coordinate
volunteer surveying disaster recovery efforts in the event of future
disasters
- Connect and raise awareness with national emergency
response teams so they understand when and how to call on volunteer
surveyors to support a response (and planning)
- Provide basic training for volunteers to ensure they are properly prepared for any future events
- Develop a catalogue of equipment resources that can be accessed to support response requirements
- Adopt
policies and standards for volunteer data collection that are
interoperable with the needs of broader government response teams.
Join the Group
Link to Application Form: S+SNZ Disaster Response and Recovery Group - Company &/or Personal Volunteer Application Form
Contact email: response@surveyspatialnz.org