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Kelly Stevens, assistant professor of public administration, led the team in designing and building the solar-powered hub that will bring Orlando residents critical resources during emergencies and educational experiences year-round.

UCF Professor and natural disaster expert Christopher Emrich shares his 10 do Â鶹¾«Æ· S™s and four don Â鶹¾«Æ· S™t’s for the current hurricane season.

The team, led by Kelly Stevens, will take its designs and data from Phase 1 of the project and implement them into fully built and tested trailers that will serve residents in need during future emergencies.

Emergency management professionals are already reaping the benefits of the team Â鶹¾«Æ· S™s labor, as their data will become part of the official USGS database for immediate access by anyone interested in undertaking flooding, hydrology or storm surge modeling.

More than a dozen researchers are working on a wide variety of research that looks to prepare, respond, and mitigate hurricane impacts in Florida and beyond.

The tool can provide disaster readiness reports for 13.3 million addresses in 196 counties along the Gulf of Mexico Â鶹¾«Æ· S” including all of Florida, and parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas.