GIS Services provides a variety
of solutions for first responders.
Homeland Security
Homeland Security Applications Vital to Public Safety
Creating, Managing, Distributing, and Reusing Infrastructure Data
The awareness of new threats has made it clear that fast access to infrastructure data over the Internet, an Intranet, or via a mobile device is critical.
Four key areas of homeland security:
- Assessment-Identify and evaluate potential vulnerabilities in the existing infrastructure
- Remediation-Implement design changes to reduce vulnerabilities
- Monitoring-Monitor infrastructure around-the-clock to quickly identify and fix problems
- Emergency Response-Respond quickly and effectively to emergencies to help save lives and minimize damage
Solutions
Solutions can be provided that are web-based and is intended for situations where the users have web access and/or stand-alone products for situations where there is no web access, such as in a vehicle at the scene of an incident.
Emergency and law enforcement personnel need to be able to view, analyze, and distribute information. Automated procedures would help in on scene decision making and the allocation of valuable resources. Emergency and law enforcement personnel need access to accurate floor plans, hazardous materials information, and other important data while on the scene, helping them develop emergency tactical plans.
CAD and GIS (Geographic Information Systems) technology can be used proactively to help emergency response teams and law enforcement organizations assess infrastructure capabilities and security, plan for and react to threats and emergencies, and where necessary implement changes. Integrating building design, emergency personnel and physical resources, and emergency response information with locational information helps first responder professionals make informed decisions quickly and confidently.
Open and flexible architecture allows organizations to rapidly develop highly customized solutions that draw on a variety of engineering, design, and other important data, delivering it where it needs to be. The software must support a wide variety of file formats, providing data accuracy across the entire workflow scaleable from a few local users to thousands.
Software can be used either out of the box, customized by customers, or as a development platform for third parties with domain expertise. The applications that supply this data need to be customizable, reliable, and quickly developed and deployed and be able to draw on and visualize a variety of interrelated data including demographics, floor plans, location of physical assets, evacuation routes, hazardous material threats, and weather.
Providing better on-site and command decision tools makes it easier to protect and manage their assets and resources. These tools provide tactical and strategic capabilities for first responders and emergency response officials. Capabilities include fire attack pre-planning, fire-flow and bomb-blast analysis, sniper/counter sniper capabilities, dynamic 3D visualization, and command and control functionality.
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