-TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY: Texas A&M helps flood damage assessment for Nicaragua.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-9 November 1998-TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY: Texas A&M helps flood damage assessment for Nicaragua (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:061198 COLLEGE STATION -- As Central and South America crawls out from the widespread destruction of Hurricane Mitch, researchers at Texas A&M University are using sophisticated mapping technology to help assess the damage.

"The desired final results of this effort are maps of the extent and type of destruction," Dr. Robert Maggio of the Mapping Sciences Laboratory in the forest science department said as analysis got under way on Friday. "These maps will be used by the Nicaraguan Ministry of Agriculture to plan relief efforts and assess the extent of crop loss." The primary food crops of Nicaragua were ready for harvest...

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