District employees support disaster relief efforts
Jacob A. Watts, USACE Portland District Geographer and Geographic Information Systems Professional: From 12 OCT 17 to 06 NOV 17, I deployed to the Jacksonville District Recovery Field Office (SAJ-RFO) in Tampa, Florida to provide Geographic Information Systems (GIS) support to the Blue Roof Mission of Operation Florida Strong in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Working 12 hour days, seven days a week for the entirety of my deployment I worked diligently to provide geospatial data management, analysis and cartographic production to the Blue Roof Team and all associated operations.