UC San Diego’s innovative research provided direct and immediate benefits for the people of San Diego County during the wildfires. Equally important is the proof-in-action that technology can provide real-time emergency information, advanced computer approaches to reuniting displaced people, and immediate data on health – among other benefits -- wherever the next disaster strikes.

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