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Recent technological advances in computational power, speed and storage capacity have lead to the development of sophisticated tools that can be extremely effective in natural and manmade hazard and risk assessment. In this paper, several such technological tools are discussed and examples are presented to illustrate their utility for regional seismic risk assessment. In particular, the advantages of developing and using geographic information systems, database management systems, data access, translation and integration systems and satellite imagery (or aerial photography) for earthquake risk assessment are summarized. These tools represent a major step forward in our ability to manipulate information, integrate it with complex analytical models and represent it in a coherent and comprehensible manner.
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