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Disaster vs. Emergency Disaster – Natural, man-made (terrorism) Emergency – House fires, HAZMAT, bomb threatsTRANSCRIPT
Disaster/Emergency Management
GIS Applications
Presentation Overview
Jordan Everhart – E Team
Nathan Dean – CATS
David Halliday- EmerGeo Patrick Young - Autodesk
Disaster vs. Emergency
Disaster – Natural, man-made (terrorism)
Emergency – House fires, HAZMAT, bomb threats
Product Description
E Team is a real-time software program that caters to all four phases of emergency management (preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery), allowing maximum response to both large scale disasters and every day emergencies.
Disaster Functions• Perform large scale
exercises• Hazard modeling• Identify and map critical
assets and infrastructure• Gather and share critical
information with several agencies at once
Emergency Functions• Track and map incidents
of all types• Intelligence and tip
reporting• Request, deploy and
track resources• Personnel Management• Asset and Infrastructure
damage• Conduct situation reports
Pros and Cons
• Import shape files, CAD drawings and CATS modeling tools
• Browser-based• Can be successfully
used for both disasters and emergencies
• Pocket PC version
• Cost• Common user
interface for tasks, reports and views
• Training • Poor reference
manual
CATS (Consequences Assessment Toolset)
• “CATS is a consequence management tool package that integrates hazard prediction, consequence assessment, emergency management tools, and critical population and infrastructure data within a commercial Geographical Information System.”
• GIS used to forecast and model potential hazardous events and the response to those events
Disaster Functions• Use of realistic scenarios of disaster
events, predicting areas likely to be effected and how
• Assesses resulting damage to facilities and infrastructure
• Creation of mitigation strategies, including displaced population support
• Determines optimum evacuation routes
• Contains models for converting spatial and physical data into casualty probabilities
• Identifies and locates resources for and effective and sustained response
Emergency Functions• Use of realistic scenarios of
emergency events, predicting the shape of hazard areas
• Recommends the most effective road block distribution and routing options
• Mitigation analysis, including medical resources queries and identification of best suitable medical facilities
• Provides update to emergency response personnel
Pros and ConsPros• Use of various scenario models
allows assessment advisors and emergency personnel to plan optimal responses
• Operates within a full featured GIS (ArcGIS with Spatial Analysis)
• Analytical tools allow users to combine multiple layers of information
• Geo-spatial database, including imagery, maps, and population and infrastructure data
• Capable of communicating with E Team to provide real-time updates to emergency personnel
• Software is free
Cons• Not a stand alone application,
requires ArcGIS
• Focused more towards disaster rather than emergency events
• Primarily focus is for planning and mitigation purposes, and not as much with immediate response
Product Description• EmerGeo was developed to meet the demanding
mapping needs of emergency planners and responders.• EmerGeo is a web based GIS mapping add on package
designed to work in conjunction with an organization’s existing systems and data.
• EmerGeo utilizes easy drawing tools, standard map symbols and Open GIS allowing first responders to perform mapping functions.
Disaster Functions• Uses US Department of Homeland
Security’s new standardized map symbols and terminology
• Hazard modeling for earthquake, flood and chemical spread
• Automated Logging of drawing activities on map provides a record of ‘what happened’ enabling a ‘replay’ function to review response activities for debriefings and future planning
• Open GIS allows for interdepartmental response coordination
• Evacuation areas with address generation
Emergency Functions• Traffic control functions
• Coordination between departments
• Chemical plume modeling
Pros and Cons• Easy to use
• Standard map symbols
• Can read standard GIS platforms - .dxf .dgn .shp
• Open GIS standards
• New company, new software
• Redundant capabilities
• Limited emergency functions
Product Description
• Autodesk Emergency Response Solutions is a suite of GIS applications that prepares for, responds to, and manages disasters.
• Crisis Command is one of those applications that provides both tactical and strategic capabilities for first responders and emergency response officials.
Emergency Features• Incident reporting and notification• Critical asset tracking• Landmark and resource
information• Fire attack pre-planning• Bomb blast analysis• Sniper/counter sniper capabilities• Plume (flow) analysis• National Emergency Response Guide (ERG)
– Digital manual to industry-standard chemical information
Disaster Features• Pre-impact damage prediction• Evacuation routes• Information on predesignated
shelters • During- and post-impact search and rescue• Post-impact damage assessment• Management and distribution of geospatial data
and maps across the internet using MapGuide• Analysis on predicting some storm surges and
damage • Built in warning systems
Pros & Cons
• Pros:– Easy data input
through standard forms
– Mobile access to data and software
– Dynamic 3D visualization
– Support of an industry leader
• Cons:– Requires
AutodeskMapGuide to run which must be purchased separately
– Does not offer an E911 solution
– Runs $7,612 for Crisis Command and $3,260 for AutodeskMap 6.0
Comparison Table
Application Emergency DisasterDataInter-
operability
Application Inter-
Operability
End UserLearning
CurveCost
Good Fair Yes Yes Steep $30,000
Fair Excellent/Good
Conversion Tools
ProvidedNo Low/Fair
Free(ArcGIS bundle $2,500)
Fair Good Yes Yes Low Not Available
Good FairConversion
Tools Provided
No Low$3,200$7,600
(MapGuide)