Relevant GIS Data Sites
Event Records
Land Use in American Samoa
Resource Compendium Sites
Domestic Tsunami Risk Reduction Programs
International Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery Programs
Statistical Information
General Tsunami Information
Governance
Other Useful Resources
American Samoa GIS User Group
Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary (NBTMS) GIS Data Archive
NOAA National Geographic Data Center (NGDC) Tsunami Inundation Digital Elevation Models (DEMs)
NGDC Pago Pago, AS 3 arc-second MHW DEM
NGDC Coastal DEM Metadata record
NOAA Coastal Services center – Tutuila Hazard Assessment Tool
Learning from the victims: New physical and social science information about tsunamis from victims of the September 29, 2009 event in Samoa and American Samoa
Reliefweb – Government of American Samoa
FEMA – American Samoa Earthquake, Tsunami, and Flooding Event Page
FEMA News Releases:
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50178
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50236
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50416
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50477
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50627
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=52861
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=54735
FEMA Media Library
USGS Scientists in Samoa and American Samoa Studying Impacts of Recent Tsunami, October-November 2009
On-Scene Coordinator – American Samoa Earthquake and Tsunami Pollution Reports
USGS Sound Waves – Surprises from the Deadly September 29, 2009, Samoa Tsunami
NOAA – Tsunami Event – September 29, 2009 Samoa; Main Event Page
NOAA – Tsunami Event – September 29, 2009 Samoa; Web Link Compilation
Event Photos by NOAA employee Gordon Yamasaki
EERI – Samoa Tsunami & Earthquake Clearinghouse
International Tsunami Warning Center (ITIC) – South Pacific Tsunami Event 29 September 2009
ITIC – 29 September 2009, Mw 8.0, Samoa Islands
Disaster Control Research Center, Tohoku University
Field Survey of the Samoa Tsunami of 29 September 2009 (Okal et al.)
AS Department of Commerce
American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency
USGS Tsunami Links
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
Pacific Disaster Center Publications
Pacific Islands Climate Organization – Projects & Activities
Western States Seismic Policy Council – Tsunami Center Web Links
Domestic Tsunami Risk Reduction Programs
National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (NTHMP)
NTHMP – Publications
NOAA National Weather Service – TsunamiReady
American Samoa Emergency Zone – How to Prepare Your Family for a Tsunami
International Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery Programs
US Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System (IOTWS) Program/ funded by the US
Asian Disaster Preparedness Training Center
US Agency for International Development (USAID)
AusAID
International Recovery Platform
U.S. Census Bureau – American Samoa Summary File
American Samoa Department of Commerce
NOAA National Weather Service Tsunami Centers
International Tsunami Information Center (ITIC) – Tsunami Teacher
NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory – Center for Tsunami Research
USGS pacific Coastal & Marine Science Center – Tsunami Links
University of Southern California Tsunami Research Center
American Samoa Government
Revised Constitution of American Samoa
American Samoa Code Annotated
FEMA State Administrative Agencies (SAA) – American Samoa
NOAA – National Geophysical Data Center
USGS – Seamless Data Warehouse
USGS – Earth Explorer
ITIC – Evacuation Zones, Routes and Safe Locations (Signage)
