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<P><B> From: </B>Lorri Peltz-Lewis [lpeltzlewis@fs.fed.us]<BR><B>
Sent: </B>02/17/2011 09:17 AM PST<BR><B> To:
</B>fgc3@usgs.gov<BR><B> Subject: </B>FYI: PG&E's GIS faulted in San
Bruno Explosion<BR></P></FONT><BR><BR><FONT size=2 face=Calibri>FYI-
</FONT><BR><FONT size=2 face=Calibri>This article in last Sunday’s San Francisco
Chronicle points to PG&E’s inadequate GIS as one problem that led to the San
Bruno explosion that killed 8 people. Here are some quotes from the
article:</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2 face=Calibri> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=2
face=Calibri>“Experts interviewed by The Chronicle said the problems weren't
with the software but with data entry and the implementation of the ESRI
programs by PG&E and its contractors.” </FONT><BR><FONT size=2
face=Calibri> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=2 face=Calibri>“Reiydelle said it
didn't take long on the job for him to find out that the upgrade project and the
entire </FONT><A
href="http://topics.sfgate.com/topics/Geographic_information_system"
target=_top><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Calibri><U>GIS</U></FONT></A><FONT
size=2 face=Calibri> system had been a mess for a long time. He said only 70
percent of the data in the GIS database are accurate and that overall, it is "a
really dangerously bad project." “<BR></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><BR>The
entire article is here:</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2 face=Calibri> </FONT>
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href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/13/MNAC1HLG95.DTL"><FONT
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face=Calibri><U>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/13/MNAC1HLG95.DTL</U></FONT></A>
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