Facilitating a Dialog between the NSDI and Utility Companies J. Peter Gomez Manager, Information Requirements, Xcel Energy

GIS for Critical Infrastructure Protection Protecting critical infrastructure depends on rapid discovery and access to disparate internal and external spatial information sources. GIS has the innate ability to rapidly access and process spatially enabled infrastructure data to help infrastructure management organizations make informed and timely critical infrastructure protection decisions while planning for and responding to a man made or natural event.

GIS for Critical Infrastructure Protection  Delivers timely, accurate information  Is easily accessed  Shared by:  Government  Utilities  Industry  Including critical infrastructure protection decisions  Enables planning for/responding to man made or natural events Telecommunications Transportation Electric Power Oil and Gas Banking and Finance Water Emergency Services Continuity of Govt

GIS Supports All Aspects Of Protecting Critical Infrastructure Assessment Detection Recovery Preparedness Response Prevention

Assessment and Preparedness  Detection is accomplished using video motion detectors, infrared, vibration, closed-circuit television, proximity sensors, and modeling tools. Selecting the right combination of detection devices and modeling tools depend on an organization ’ s specific needs. GIS uses include:  Emergency Management Planning  Mapping Critical Asset Locations  Infrastructure Inventory  Modeling Events

Emergency Management Planning

Modeling Events Oil Refinery Reservoir Dam

Response and Recovery  The use of GIS in emergency response has been used for many years. GIS applications can answer questions such as who, where, and how long it will take to respond and recover to loss of critical infrastructure. It can be used to create a common operational view during an event. GIS uses include:  Customer Reliability  Emergency Vehicle Dispatch and Tracking  System Restoration Monitoring  Damage Assessment

Government Center Theatre Farm Chemicals Hospital Chemical Factory Telephone Switching Mapping Critical Assets

Detection and Prevention  The ability to delay an adversary from gaining access to critical infrastructure such as Pumping Stations, Substations, Regulator Stations, Switching Centers is paramount.  Equipment or technology to delay entry or access is based on its spatial relationship to the critical facility or infrastructure. GIS uses include:  Perimeter Management  Barrier Management

Detection and Prevention Ground Sensors Airport Security View shed Sentry Placement

Response and Recovery  The use of GIS in emergency response has been used for many years. GIS applications can answer questions such as who, where, and how long it will take to respond to potential loss of critical infrastructure. It can be used to create a common operational view during an event. GIS uses include:  Switching/Valve Procedures  Map Creation, Dissemination and Sharing  Tracking Response  Service Restoration Coordination

Field Access to GIS Data

Coordinating Outages Power Outage Telephone Outage

Outage Coordination

Lessons Learned  Data sharing agreements critical  Remote sensing technology is vital to incident management, have advance contracts for data collection  Be prepared to share data with the media  Have mobile mapping capabilities  Have a mechanism to bring your data together and distribute it  Quickly establish map production capabilities, have a list of GIS and other technical personnel and vendors GIS for Critical Infrastructure Protection

 Data integration is essential  Must have organized data  Single, georeferenced database (e.g., buildings, subways, utilities, street addresses)  Predefined database model for emergency response  Metadata standards  Coordination of map production across agencies (Federal, State, City, private organizations)  Coordination of multiple agencies collecting the same data (e.g., environmental monitoring, building inspections) Lessons Learned GIS for Critical Infrastructure Protection

Natural Emergencies Homeland Security Terrorist Attacks Damage Prevention Critical Infrastructure Protection In Summary— Utilities Possess Key Infrastructure Data to Support:

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