Information Technology Disaster Management, Federal Law Disaster, Asia Pacific Disaster Management

PDC is an applied science, information and technology center, working to reduce disaster risks and impacts to peoples' lives and property.

For more than a decade, we have worked to improve disaster early warning systems and to develop better risk mitigation practices.

Our work is accomplished by integrating technologies in remote sensing, modeling, visualization, and communications and developing new tools and applications in these areas. Using these advanced techniques and technologies, we transform bits of data and disparate information into actionable knowledge useful to the public and to decision makers. This involves acquiring and interpreting complex data streams, combining datasets and creating new information through techniques as disparate as field inspections and revisiting historical records.

As a result of PDC's dedication to preserving lives and assisting communities in recovery from disaster, we have a mature set of systems and tools that provide disaster managers, decision makers, and planners with the information they need to better plan, prepare for, and respond to disasters. At the same time, innovative systems and tools are constantly under development.

Although from our founding, PDC's primary focus has been on the Asia Pacific and Indian Ocean regions, an area where we remain profoundly engaged, we also have active projects around the world. We work and partner with international and regional organizations and with national, local, and city governments, ranging from the United Nations to county councils and mayors. We also have active partnerships in the private sector to deliver and scale our solutions for various constituencies.

Our ultimate goal is to foster disaster-resilient communities around the world through better use of science, information, and technology.

Please contact info@pdc.org for additional information.