Adam Jonasson GIS / CAD Coordinator City of Grand Forks Using GIS for Emergency Response City of Grand Forks implements Autodesk Crisis Command Adam Jonasson GIS / CAD Coordinator City of Grand Forks Bob Lenz ER / HLS solutions Engineer Autodesk Inc.

City GIS Background Digital maps since the mid 80’s Use of Autodesk products for all of our Mapping, Engineering design, and GIS data sharing Internal enterprise GIS in use since 2000 Autodesk Mapguide used as map viewer All web programming done in Cold Fusion, ASP & JavaScript

Current GIS Statistics System - Autodesk Mapguide Enterprise GIS served to over 150 trained users in every department of the City Mapping - Over 200 mapping layers Data – Live connections to AS/400, Shape files, & ODBC sources Documents - Over 30,000 documents scanned, archived and linked to infrastructure Accuracy – All city-owned utilities are surveyed using RTK-GPS for centimeter accuracy Usefulness – Developing into a one stop system for data querying, data entry, and maintenance reporting

Present GIS related projects Build on Emergency Response application Incorporate with our 911 dispatch Incorporate reverse 911 Migrate to Oracle Spatial Redesign current interface Establish internet site Live connections to maintenance workers Develop inter-office management connections

How can GIS be used for Emergency Response & why Grand Forks ND? Digital maps, floor plans, and building pre-plan data in the field Emergency response tactical information in the vehicle, at the time of the incident Location in fundamental to Homeland Security and Emergency Response Rapid Access to spatial and design data is critical Facilities, Critical Infrastructure, Base map data City of Grand Forks applied for emergency response vendor grant Vendor grant was awarded because of existing enterprise GIS, City’s dedication to GIS, and upcoming World Juniors Championship Hockey Tournament The grant gave the City Autodesk Crisis Command

Autodesk Crisis Command Background Created after 1995 Murrah Federal Building bombing Emergency response / Disaster Preparation for outside the building as well as inside the building Quick calculations to aid first responders on the scene at the time of incident Incident command controls Utilizes the same base GIS data as the citywide GIS Used for Emergency Preparations in Salt Lake City for 2002 Olympics, post-Columbine incident modeling, and Dallas Stadium ER planning

Autodesk Crisis Command tools Internal network version for command operation and staff entry Mobile Command for emergency responders to use in the field Fire Pre-plan data Building Floor Plan viewing Building Digital Pictures IPIX and I-move technologies Emergency Response Guide Fire Flow calculations Line of Site calculations 3D Urban Terrain modeling Bomb Blast calculations In-field command management capabilities and symbology Autodesk Mobile Command Demo

Implementation Process Vendor grant applied for in January 2004 $50,000 grant, from DLT solutions and Autodesk Inc, was awarded February 2004 One of four communities nationwide selected Vendor grant covered all software, training, implementation, custom programming and the pre-planning of 20 buildings in GF Police department, fire department, and GIS staff all worked together to meet strict deadline Entire system was installed and responders trained by June 2004

Present uses and future goals Fire Vehicles – Installed on laptops for the Fire vehicles. Police Vehicles – Will be available for police squad cars when new granted laptops are operational. Wireless Connections – Digital access to emergency response vehicles by fall 2005. Additions –Link building pre-plan acquisition to building permit system, link assessing sketches of homes to property. Future – Incident Management software that is directly linked to Crisis Command, integration with 911 dispatch, include County maps, University of North Dakota information and other regional information.

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