Utility Data Collection Utility Data Collection and Use for Disaster and Use for Disaster

Response Response

Steve HendersonSteve HendersonGIS CoordinatorGIS Coordinator

City of Gulf ShoresCity of Gulf Shores

Typical Hurricane Initial Post Typical Hurricane Initial Post Disaster IssuesDisaster Issues

►Sand and debris removal after a Sand and debris removal after a hurricane results in damage to buried hurricane results in damage to buried utilities. utilities.

►Communications and Resource Communications and Resource Management Mapping critical facilities Management Mapping critical facilities can help with communication to send can help with communication to send resources such as generators to resources such as generators to critical facilities or to help secure critical facilities or to help secure them. them.

Critical Facility InformationCritical Facility Information

Gulf Shores Jurisdiction Utility Gulf Shores Jurisdiction Utility ProvidersProviders

Other Utility ProvidersOther Utility Providers

► Various Orange Beach, Dauphin Island, Various Orange Beach, Dauphin Island, and Bayou La Batre Utility Providersand Bayou La Batre Utility Providers

►Located visible utilities in R.O.W.’s and Located visible utilities in R.O.W.’s and input their location into the GPS unitinput their location into the GPS unit

Student Field WorkStudent Field Work

Pilot Study Area ResultsPilot Study Area Results

► E. Beach Blvd. and W. Beach Blvd. to W. 6E. Beach Blvd. and W. Beach Blvd. to W. 6thth St. St.► 509 Utility points located in 1.7 miles of 509 Utility points located in 1.7 miles of

R.O.W.R.O.W. 27 Electric meters or transformers (should have collected power poles)27 Electric meters or transformers (should have collected power poles) 29 Cable or Fiber optic accesses29 Cable or Fiber optic accesses 19 Gas valves19 Gas valves 73 Phone pedestals73 Phone pedestals 77 Sewer manholes or laterals77 Sewer manholes or laterals 33 Fire hydrants33 Fire hydrants 241 Water meters or valves241 Water meters or valves

The remainder of W. Beach Blvd. was inventoried later in the The remainder of W. Beach Blvd. was inventoried later in the year.year.

Pilot Study Area ResultsPilot Study Area Results

Data Sharing Options – City GIS Data Sharing Options – City GIS ViewerViewer

Data Viewing Options – Google Data Viewing Options – Google EarthEarth

Long Term PlansLong Term Plans

►Develop data sharing agreements with Develop data sharing agreements with City, County, State and Utility City, County, State and Utility representatives.representatives.

►Coordinate with Alabama Homeland Coordinate with Alabama Homeland Security’s Security’s Virtual AlabamaVirtual Alabama Program Program

► Input from other agencies…..Input from other agencies…..