Geospatial Emergency Management Support System

Background: HMGP Grant for Hurricane Rita (June 2006) Serve the needs of the long term recovery efforts from emergency events. Prepare for future hurricane and flood related disasters Design and maintain a system that provides interoperability between emergency response entities

Microsoft DM Virtual Earth Webinar 9/12/2018 Technical GIS

Microsoft DM Virtual Earth Webinar 9/12/2018 “Consumer” based viewers

Microsoft DM Virtual Earth Webinar 9/12/2018 Bridge the gap!

Design Goals: Intuitive and easy to use Created for the non-GIS professional Intuitive and easy to use Aggregate data from multiple sources Add and create your own data layers User roles for data security Complement a GIS system Fast and reliable

Microsoft DM Virtual Earth Webinar 9/12/2018 Base System Functions: Tile-based system Tagged-based layers Browser-based system Drag and drop interface Geocode functions Add raster and vector layers Tools: Draw and measure Create custom layers with attributes Incorporate map services from external sources

Microsoft DM Virtual Earth Webinar 9/12/2018 Viewer Application Foundation Mapping Services KML Tile Cache Application Bing Maps Translator (FME) SQL Server 2008 Data

GEMSS Demo

Geospatial Emergency Management Support System gemss.tnris.org

What’s Next ?

Features: Version 2 Social Media + Collaboration Data Exploring Features Mapping Themes Transparent Data Sharing Data Watch Functions Multi Level Search New User Interface Mobile Friendly for tablets and phones

Team Leader - Information Services www.tnris.org @tnris Questions ? Richard Wade – TNRIS Team Leader - Information Services Richard.wade@tnris.state.tx.us (512) 463-4010 Jim Scott – TNRIS Director Jim.scott@tnris.state.tx.us (512) 475-3842