West Point Assists Military with Food-Supply Mapping Tool in Hudson Valley to Plan Crisis Response
The Hudson Valley was the initial test case for an interactive mapping system developed by the U.S. Department of Defense to plan food-supply disaster response. The system under development by military and federal emergency responders will be used to understand the challenges and weaknesses of a localized food system in times of crisis or natural disasters by pinpointing key locations for food production and community-level distribution.
The U.S. Military Academy gathered data needed to map and assess systems related to critical human needs through the CIS Project: Center for the Study of Civil-Military Operations at West Point.
The project is also instructional. It teaches cadets how to work with civilian entities when offering humanitarian assistance or entering a conflict zone.
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