15 September 2004 Advisory Committee Meeting
Tri-State Earthquake Hazards Assessment Mapping
Introductions - The meeting at the River House was opened at 12:20 p.m. by Dave Williams.
In Attendance: Al Zeiny, Becky Stone, Brad Mills, Christine Martin, Dave Williams, Duane Decker, Jerry Thompson, Jim Morley Jr., Pat Strahl, Rob Brown, Roger Lehman, Ron Spivey, Scott Waninger, Steve Fuchs and Paul Doss
Select a Moderator: Pat Strahl was chosen
Outline Committee Agenda
Discussion of Purpose and Goals: We need to develop something that lies somewhere between panic and boredom.
1. Defining what products would best serve the community's needs?
2. How can the work be used to educate the public about earthquake hazards and mitigation?
3. How can the community (public and private groups) contribute to the effort (e.g. provide data, money, education support, computer services, printing or other in-kind resources)?
4. What other efforts are going on in the community that might have similar goals, and if there's enough overlap, should efforts be collaborative?
Discussion of needs & interpretations of maps
How maps are used
What info is useful
The need for maps was affirmed
Building codes need to reference the maps - coordinate with Building officials
Develop scale for public use, and to teach in schools
Publish map that shows scales
Put video clips on web page
Shake table at Harrison High School
Interaction with the researchers -
1. What are members willing to do to support the project?
What kind of support is needed?
2. How often does the committee want meet with researchers?
Meeting calendar
Frequency: quarterly over lunch
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (2 hour total time)
Topics:
Analyze seismic risk in Evansville
Soil type maps
Gather info to create shake map
Create local seismograph network to determine how we will be affected
Have members add info for different aspects and broaden our approach
Discussion of needs & development of Earthquake 101 class
What are the equations being used to calculate risk assessments
How were maps developed?
Why these particular maps?
How maps are used?
What assumptions are made?
What info is useful?
The need for maps was affirmed
Building codes need to point to the maps; coordinate with Building officials
Interaction with the researchers -
1. What are members willing to do to support the project?
2. What kind of support is needed?
3. How often does the committee want to meet with researchers?
Meeting topic: Nuts and Bolts
Presentations on what is needed from Advisory Committee Members
Steve asked Bob Bauer about portal software for getting the info
Roger noted 16 counties in KY, IL and IN
Discussion on Joan's pp maps; question on useable scale
They could provide good public info on where to build or locate
Jerry said they could be used in emergency planning for roads that will hold up in earthquakes to be useful after the fact.
Need for standard footprint for maps
Develop base maps that are compatible
Al: develop understandable scale; needs to be taught in school & put on the website
Steve: need web links to Harrison High School and New Harmony school seismographs.
Maps: we need parameters, to what degree do we go?
Steve: use foot print of GIS? Same projection, same scale, doing fly over to create new maps for KY, IL, IN
Data repository - Question of housing of the date, access, where/how
Need tool for where to do site specific studies
Need cover letter to request information from clients
By Advisory Committee or DRC
Check to see if USGS has cover letter
To do:
1. Send out email discussing scale
2. See what was done by Oakland, CA. Earthquake Hazard Assoc.
3. USGS: Buddy Schweig come to talk to Advisory Council
The meeting concluded at 2:00 p.m.