JoAnne Castagna

Dr. JoAnne Castagna is a technical writer and editor for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District. She can be reached at joanne.castagna@usace.army.mil. Follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/writer4usacenyc.

	Article GIS Guides Cleanup and Construction in Tornado Aftermath 20 Sep, 2011 By: JoAnne Castagna In Joplin, Missouri, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers creates maps to help field personnel remove debris and locate safe shelter sites.
	Article Army Corps Mitigates Hurricane Impact with GIS 17 Nov, 2009 By: JoAnne Castagna The Philadelphia and Baltimore Districts are using a geographic information system (GIS) to reduce storm-related problems such as flooding, beach erosion, destroyed homes and businesses, and loss of life.
	Article Army Corps GIS Protects Endangered Shore Species 20 Oct, 2009 By: JoAnne Castagna The Threatened and Endangered Species System, a joint project of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, makes the power of GIS available to scientists, decision makers, and citizens concerned about beach-dwelling birds and plants.
Article Army Corps Drawn to BIM Design 22 Oct, 2008 By: JoAnne Castagna Corps of Engineers' use of BIM results in considerable time savings for its design team and impressive cost savings for its customers.