Civil Air Patrol Geospatial Information Services Col Bruce B. Heinlein Senior Advisor for Cyber & Geospatial Rank is normally abbreviated Use of your nickname is optional in quotes between your first and last name Title is normally the full written title, not the office symbol, but take the lead from other briefings The date is the date the briefing is to be given One Civil Air Patrol, excelling in service to our nation and our members!

Overview Geospatial Information Services (GIS) CAP’s Current and Expanding Support FEMA Support GIS Support for Organic CAP operations Tools, Capabilities, and Tradecraft Questions If rules of engagement are necessary or an introduction of other briefers, suggest adding those ahead of the ideas.

GIS Overview Geospatial Information Services (GIS) GIS is a framework for gathering, managing, and analyzing data. Rooted in the science of geography, GIS integrates types of data Widely employed down to the county level in the US CAP already supports FEMA in disaster Support is limited to imagery support—aka, disaster photographs Recommend keeping bullets brief, not paragraphs. Generally we try to follow the 1-6-6 rule. Quite simply, this “Rule” says that each PowerPoint slide should have one main idea, a maximum of six bullet points, and a maximum of six words per bullet point. Obviously that rule is trumped by being able to truly get the thought and point across. Consider who will be briefing and receiving this information and how. If personnel will be reviewing independently, more may be needed on the slide itself, or details provided in the notes. Consider using pictures, charts or images, but be sure that we have the rights to use them before including them, and if data is perishable or dated, mark it accordingly.

CAP GIS Support FEMA has asked CAP to expand this support to include GIS CAP will continue imaging operations CAP personnel at Incident Command Post or at State/County Operations Centers FEMA will conduct a host of GIS functions GIS support will include Exploitation of CAP and other imagery Conduct damage assessments from imagery Support FEMA personnel with studies, estimates, and reporting Recommend keeping bullets brief, not paragraphs. Generally we try to follow the 1-6-6 rule. Quite simply, this “Rule” says that each PowerPoint slide should have one main idea, a maximum of six bullet points, and a maximum of six words per bullet point. Obviously that rule is trumped by being able to truly get the thought and point across. Consider who will be briefing and receiving this information and how. If personnel will be reviewing independently, more may be needed on the slide itself, or details provided in the notes. Consider using pictures, charts or images, but be sure that we have the rights to use them before including them, and if data is perishable or dated, mark it accordingly.

FEMA Support Execute the FEMA GeoFramework The GeoFramework is a suite of 21 standard products Enhance situational awareness for emergency management FEMA will provide access to training, templates, data, and symbology…allowing CAP to quickly ramp up to a level of proficiency. Recommend keeping bullets brief, not paragraphs. Generally we try to follow the 1-6-6 rule. Quite simply, this “Rule” says that each PowerPoint slide should have one main idea, a maximum of six bullet points, and a maximum of six words per bullet point. Obviously that rule is trumped by being able to truly get the thought and point across. Consider who will be briefing and receiving this information and how. If personnel will be reviewing independently, more may be needed on the slide itself, or details provided in the notes. Consider using pictures, charts or images, but be sure that we have the rights to use them before including them, and if data is perishable or dated, mark it accordingly.

Tools and Capabilities CAP will leverage a variety of commercially available and open source software including: ESRI: ArcPro, ArcGIS Online, Collector, Survey123 (COTS) QGIS, GeoServer, TileMill, Boundless Anywhere (Open Source) Recommend keeping bullets brief, not paragraphs. Generally we try to follow the 1-6-6 rule. Quite simply, this “Rule” says that each PowerPoint slide should have one main idea, a maximum of six bullet points, and a maximum of six words per bullet point. Obviously that rule is trumped by being able to truly get the thought and point across. Consider who will be briefing and receiving this information and how. If personnel will be reviewing independently, more may be needed on the slide itself, or details provided in the notes. Consider using pictures, charts or images, but be sure that we have the rights to use them before including them, and if data is perishable or dated, mark it accordingly.

Into the Future CAP will establish an initial cadre aligned with FEMA National Qualification System (NQS) by 2020   Anticipated Position Qualifications: Geographic Information Systems Supervisor Geographic Information Systems Analyst Geographic Information Systems Specialist Geographic Information Systems Field Data Entry Technician Resource Type: Geographic Information Systems Map Support Team Geographic Information Systems Field Data Collection Team Recommend keeping bullets brief, not paragraphs. Generally we try to follow the 1-6-6 rule. Quite simply, this “Rule” says that each PowerPoint slide should have one main idea, a maximum of six bullet points, and a maximum of six words per bullet point. Obviously that rule is trumped by being able to truly get the thought and point across. Consider who will be briefing and receiving this information and how. If personnel will be reviewing independently, more may be needed on the slide itself, or details provided in the notes. Consider using pictures, charts or images, but be sure that we have the rights to use them before including them, and if data is perishable or dated, mark it accordingly.

Into the Future CAP is currently working with FEMA on specific requirements for this effort Senior leaders will develop a decision briefing for the Commander and CAP-USAF for final decision CAP is trying to identify an officer to orchestrate the program Efforts are underway to identify officers, NCOs, and cadets interesting in GIS and the program CAP will then establish a GIS program for the force Recommend keeping bullets brief, not paragraphs. Generally we try to follow the 1-6-6 rule. Quite simply, this “Rule” says that each PowerPoint slide should have one main idea, a maximum of six bullet points, and a maximum of six words per bullet point. Obviously that rule is trumped by being able to truly get the thought and point across. Consider who will be briefing and receiving this information and how. If personnel will be reviewing independently, more may be needed on the slide itself, or details provided in the notes. Consider using pictures, charts or images, but be sure that we have the rights to use them before including them, and if data is perishable or dated, mark it accordingly.

Questions? Col Bruce B. Heinlein Senior Advisor for Cyber & Geospatial bheinlein@cap.gov Adding in your mailing address and telephone numbers are optional. Suggest that you use your cap email address if you have one since briefings are often times posted publicly One Civil Air Patrol, excelling in service to our nation and our members!