Automating Adjustable Storm Evacuation Sites for Local Governments

Authors

Bailee Kinghorn, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Emma Milne, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Camille Heaton, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

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Keywords

ArcGIS Pro, ArcPy, evacuation buffers, hurricane shapefiles, hurricane data

Abstract

Using ArcGIS Pro and ArcPy 3.4, we built a tool that scrapes the National Hurricane Center and NOAA GIS databases for current shapefiles, Users choose relevant hurricane track, storm sure, or high-wind layers, specify units and distance, and generate customizable evacuation buffers around selected features, which are automatically added to their map for analysis.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Kinghorn, Bailee; Milne, Emma; and Heaton, Camille, "Automating Adjustable Storm Evacuation Sites for Local Governments" (2025). FHSS Mentored Research Conference. 354.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/fhssconference_studentpub/354

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2025-12-05

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Geography

University Standing at Time of Publication

Junior

Course

Geography 217

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