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The California Earthquake Clearinghouse is very pleased to announce that our information sharing efforts are recognized as a Best Practice by the U. S. Department of Homeland Security, Geospatial Management Office, in their Geospatial Concept of Operations. The citation states “The homeland security and defense community has recognized your effort and contributions as geospatial best practices. A best practice represents a geospatial method, technique, capability or resource that provides superior support to the mission; and is used by the geospatial community as a benchmark for success. An overview of your tremendous efforts have been included on the Homeland Security Geospatial Concept of Operations community website.”

More information: https://cms.geoplatform.gov/geoconops/best-practice-california-earthquake-clearinghouse

The California Earthquake Clearinghouse participated in the 2015 National Level Exercise (NLE) that used the ShakeOut Scenario of a M7.8 earthquake on the Southern San Andreas Fault. The California Earthquake Clearinghouse used the 2015 NLE as an operational exercise to foster inter-agency data collection and collaboration among Clearinghouse partners, with an ultimate goal of developing an information collection plan for earthquakes. While the National Level Exercise focused on the southern California region, the Clearinghouse defined a much smaller area of interest in the Cajon Pass Area.

For more information, view the exercise page and the After Action Report / Improvement Plan.