by Stephanie King, Craig Comartin, Evan Reis, Sarah Nathe and Maurice Power
King, Stephanie, Craig Comartin, Evan Reis, Sarah Nathe and Maurice Power (2001). Guidelines for Utilizing ShakeMaps for Emergency Response. SMIP01
Seminar on Utilization of Strong-Motion Data, p. 93 - 108.
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This paper describes portions of the document, Guidelines for Using Strong-Motion Data for Postearthquake Response and Postearthquake
Structural Evaluation, currently being developed by the Applied Technology Council (ATC) for the California Division of Mines and
Geologys (CDMG) Strong Motion Instrumentation Program (SMIP) 2000 Data Interpretation Project. The focus of this paper is on the
use of computer-generated ground-motion maps, i.e., TriNet ShakeMaps, for emergency response applications. Two companion papers
presented at the SMIP01 Seminar, by C. Rojahn et al. and by A.G. Brady and C. Rojahn, focus, respectively, on the overall description
of the Guidelines and on the use of strong-motion data for structural evaluation. The procedures outlined in this paper are a summary
of the information contained in the current draft of the document, which addresses ShakeMap applications for ten areas of emergency
response. The general framework is given here, with illustration for one application damaged buildings and safety inspections.