lessons observed hurricanes harvey, irma, and maria ......dec 08, 2017 · october 13, 2017 dear...
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Lessons ObservedHurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria
Employing GIS for Search and Rescue Operations
SARGIS9
November 6, 2017
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October13,2017
DearInvitee,
OnbehalfoftheInternationalAssociationofFireChiefs(IAFC),NationalAllianceforPublicSafetyGIS
(NAPSG)Foundation,FloridaFireChiefsAssociation(FFCA),andtheFloridaStateFireMarshal(FL-SFM),
wearepleasedtoinviteyoutoparticipateinanin-personHurricaneIrmaSearch&Rescue(ESFF4/9)
GISHotWashandWorkshoponNovember3,2017attheOrangeCountyFireRescueDivision
HeadquartersinWinterPark,FL.
Thisworkshopprovidesanopportunitytodebriefonlessonslearnedfromjust-in-timetraininganduse
offieldinformationcollectiontoolsandincidentcommanderdashboardsforsupportingSARandESF4/9
mutualaidduringHurricanesHarveyandIrma.Theeventisbyinvitationonly.
Weareco-hostingthisworkshoptogaininsightsfromemergencyrespondersthattrainedandused
advancedtechnologytosupportmissioncriticaloperationsanddecisionmakingduringHurricanesIrma
andHarvey.Throughthisworkshopwewillworktogethertodevelopspecificrequirementsneededto
informpotentialsolutionsandtoolsforimproveddecisionmakingbyESF4/9operatorsandleaders.
PleaseconfirmyourparticipationnolaterthanMonday,October30byregisteringonlineat
http://conta.cc/2fZUfRy.ThiswebpagealsoincludeslogisticsinformationandtheworkshopAgenda.
IhopeyouareabletojoinusonNovember3.Ifyouhaveimmediatequestionsnotaddressedatthelink
above,pleasecontactme,CarlaBoyceatNAPSGFoundation,[email protected]
phoneat202-895-1711.
Sincerely,
CarlaBoyce
Manager,HurricaneIrmaSARGISHotWashandWorkshop
Director,NationalAllianceforPublicSafetyGISFoundation
Phone.202-895-1711
Multijurisdictional / Cross Discipline Geospatial Support
• 24hr support for water/swift water rescue (Harvey/Irma) and SAR/wide are SAR (Irma) missions related to recent Hurricanes affecting Texas and Florida• Data hubs• Dashboards• Field collection tools
• Provided geospatial subject matter expertise, virtual training, rapid prototyping, and technical support to FL and state/federal mutual aid teams supporting affected areas• Expanded to support for NGOs
• Support included integrating use of crowd sourced data to drive shared situational understanding across multiple levels of government
• Lessons observed influenced enhancements to dashboards and field tools deployed for Hurricane Irma
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Crowdsource Story Map - with GISCorps and other volunteers. Mix of photos directly from the field and social media.
Crowdsourced Story Map
Hurricane Harvey
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• Examples
• http://bit.ly/HarveyPhotoMap
• http://bit.ly/IrmaPhotos
• http://bit.ly/HurricaneMariaPhotos
• Protocol
• Open Data
• HIFLD4Harvey
• HIFLD4Irma/Maria
Special Thanks to the GISCorps,NAPSG SAR Working Group,Eagle GIS Interns for powering these maps!
NAPSG Foundations
Hurricane Harvey Dashboard
Applications Used in Irma
• Situational Awareness Dashboard
• Survey123 Mobile Data Collection Application
• Workforce for ArcGIS for Mobile Workforce Management
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Survey123
Workforce (browser)
Workforce (mobile)
Dashboard
Workforce (mobile)
Provide responders with a hybrid of approaches handheld GPS + mobile apps
Situational Awareness Dashboard
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Curated static and
dynamic data
Application launched in a
browser
Series of Web Mapping
Applications organized
together with focused
views and functionality
Highly customizable and
easily updatable
Snapshot Damage Assessment Survey
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CrowdRescue HQ: Harvey Rescue Map
6,000+ Facilitated rescues11,360 SOS tweets and Facebook requests500+ Pets and livestock rescues175+ Critical medical requests
253 Facilitated rescues70 Pets and livestock rescues50+ Critical medical requests
CrowdRescueHQ: Irma
Lessons Observed
• In disasters that are “bigger than government” – enable the citizen!
• Keep tools simple and in perspective• Technician, Taskforce Leader, OPS/Logistics, Decision-maker
• Use existing geospatial data (HIFLD, State, Local)
• Provide simple options for the crowd to update level of service and experts to validate.
• Implement tools and technology in day to day operations to promote familiarity and build confidence
• Integrate use of technology and decision-support tools in all training and exercise activiites• Ensure training and exercises include interpreting actionable information and decision making\
– not just pushing buttons
• Collecting incident intelligence through SAR operations must answer essential elements of information for decision makers and feedback to those on the ground
• USNG is a common location language for disaster - use it!