Partnerships
LowCountry Hazards Center
The Santee Cooper GIS Laboratory provides all of the hardware, software and technical support to the Low Country Hazards Center (LCHC), which is a center for excellence in environmental and natural hazards. All mapping at the center is supported by the SCGIS lab.
USGS Partner National Map
Through an agreement with the United State Geologic Survey (USGS) the College of Charleston will maintain Charleston-area GIS data sets for use in national maps
Charleston Region GIS User’s Consortium Data Node
The Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, and the Santee Cooper GIS Laboratory share data with regional and local governmental agencies, and serve as redundant data sources in the case of a regional emergency.
FEMA HAZUS training
The Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, and the Santee Cooper GIS Laboratory train faculty who can train individuals as disaster mitigation analysts as part of the FEMA HAZUS-MH program.
SCARC and SMAC
The SCGIS Laboratory supports the South Carolina Arc Users Group and the South Carolina Mapping Advisory Committee.
SCEEP
The SCGIS Laboratory supports the South Carolina Earthquake Education and preparedness center with mapping and WebGIS.
Charleston Resilience Network (CRN)
Santee Cooper GIS Laboratory supports the NOAA Charleston Resilience Network with mapping and WebGIS.