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Arkansas Tech University
Emergency Management & Homeland Security

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Project Statement: How WAL-MART INC. Uses GIS Technology EAM 6103

I invite you to participate in a web-based online survey that is anonymous. This survey will be administered to other students of EAM 6103 who may be familliar or unfamilliar with how Wal-Mart INC. uses GIS technology. Your participation in this survey is very important to achieving this goal.

The survey is part of a research project to assess the
results of GIS technologies used by WAL-MART INC.

The survey should take less than 5 minutes to complete.

Participation in this research project is voluntary:

There are no direct benefits to you for participating in this research. There are no financial or reimbursement cost for you participation in this study.

The information will be used as part of an graduate class research paper. The results will be published in the final paper. Participants may request a copy of the results by sending an email to the address below.

You may decline to participate in this survey or you may decline to answer certain questions. The web-based survey can be stopped at any time. There is no penalty or loss of benefits.

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Statement of Risk:

There is no foreseeable risk other than the loss of the time to take this survey.

Questions about the research study or this survey:

You may contact the graduate student, Franklin Dougan, directly by email [email protected] or the Department of Emergency Management & Homeland Security at Arkansas Tech University at 479-356-2159.

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THESE MAY BE DIRECTED TO DR. MARY GUNTER – DEAN OF THE GRADUATE COLLEGE, ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS (479-968-0398).

By proceeding past this point in the survey you are indicating that you consent to participation in this study. Please print out a copy of this consent form for your records.

Thank you for your time,
Franklin Dougan
 
 
 
Are you familiar with the new Saffri-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
Have you had a life experience with a hurricane?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
Were you aware that wind, storm surge, and central pressure were the deciding factors for determining a hurricanes categorical strength rating in the original Saffri-Simpson Hurricane Scale?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
List the determining factor or factors from question #2 that you feel should be the main one to determine the strength of a hurricane?
   
 
 
 
Do you agree with NOAA and the National Weather Service when they eliminated storm surge and central pressure as determining factors in gauging the strength of a hurricane?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
In the 2010 hurricane season NOAA implemented the Saffri-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale to rank a hurricane's strength by only its maximum wind speeds before landfall. Do you think that this will simplfy evacuation warnings of future hurricanes?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
What form of media do you use to stay informed of a severe weather threat?
 
Television
 
Newspaper
 
Radio
 
Web-based
 
Other

 
 
 
Are you male or female?
 
Male
 
Female
 
 
 
What is your age range?
 
18-28
 
29-39
 
40-50
 
51 or above
 
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