FEMA Region VIII GIS Common Operating Picture Jesse Rozelle FEMA Region VIII GIS Coordinator FEMA Modeling Task Force SME Jesse.rozelle@fema.dhs.gov

Defining Situational Awareness Requirements What analytics do we need? Some examples Primary List: Hazard Extent Population Impacts Building Impacts CIKR (Critical Infrastructure/Key Resources) Impacts Transportation Impacts Secondary List: Mass Care Requirements NFIP Impacts/Coverage Other? We can create a very long list of potential impact analytics, but should we first all agree on basic, then extended lists?

Defining Situational Awareness Requirements What is our goal? Situational awareness? Expediting declarations? Expediting IA rental assistance? Expediting response resources? Public outreach and risk communication? Projecting long term economic impacts?

Is our disaster striking a small, rural town Is our disaster striking a small, rural town? Scale determines level of detail possible in the given timeframe. Minot, ND 2011

Is our disaster causing impacts across a state Is our disaster causing impacts across a state? If impacts are statewide, less detail is possible. Colorado Floods, 2013

Is our disaster causing devastating impacts across the entire east coast? For Hurricane Sandy, the level of detail for day 1 was lower than that of Minot, and also required a full team of 8 experienced analysts.

Weather Watches/Warning, Pre Activation Example Is this level of situational awareness expected? If so, NWS is already providing the highest level of detail possible at this stage

What does Situational Awareness Look Like? Various Product Formats Operations Dashboard Viewer Spreadsheet GeoPlatform Viewer FEMA Automated COP Static (Paper) Maps

Event Specific FEMA Operations Dashboard Viewer (Product #1) Pros Much simpler interface Much smaller learning curve Easily accessible analytics Cons Less detailed interactive viewer capability Proposed audience: Planners Emergency managers Senior leadership RRCC main projectors Example available at: https://FEMA.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboard/index.html#/a12067dee40b431ab7a729ec3eb3a122

Event Specific FEMA GeoPlatform Viewer (Product #2) Pros Full interactive web viewer functionality Ability to query, turn on/off specific layers Full access to all situational awareness information Fully transferable content to State/local/OFA GIS departments Fully documented section for analysis methods (http://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=16055a012a4c4bfdb972c90e20b5e7b8) Cons Steeper learning curve Derived analytics require manually investigating various data layers Proposed audience: Analysts Planners Emergency managers Example available at: http://arcg.is/1RwG67z

Event Specific Impacts Spreadsheet(#3) Full spreadsheet of all impacts, easily copied and pasted into reports Proposed audience: Analysts Planners Emergency managers Senior leadership Example available at: http://arcg.is/1RwG67z

Event Specific Static Paper Maps (#4) Pros Easy to print Can be inserted into documents Cons Not real time, often outdated quickly Take much longer to create, degrading situational awareness product turnaround time Only portray one level of impacts per map Requires constant cycling of all products Promotes constant printing of outdated products Proposed audience: Planners Emergency managers Senior leadership Standard R8 paper framework menu available here:

FEMA Automated COP (#5) Pros Comprehensive real time (daily) tracking of all FEMA program expenses by disaster Self updating for all open FEMA disasters Direct program linkages to IA, PA, Mitigation, and Finance databases Cons Available on FEMA intranet only Proposed audience: FEMA program areas FEMA Automated COP can be accessed here:

National Solution Based on FEMA HQ COP Summit Provide all 5 product formats in one email (or web portal), to meet the requirements of all audiences Provide concise, simple “talking points” for senior leadership to get an overview on impacts This approach falls in line with FEMA HQ’s new approach to solving for the “Common Operating Picture” and implementing new technologies to provide analytics in support of situational awareness

R8 Proposed Standard Geospatial Products Update Format

Current Challenges to R8 Geospatial Readiness Technical (IT) Smart board in the RRCC is currently only functioning as a screen , touch capability is not installed New RRCC plotter driver has issues on many machines RRCC video displays– can we collocate the GIS workstation in the RRCC to the same place as the monitor display control (back corner), and give GIS the ability to control the RRCC monitors? Training We would like to provide a 1 hour training in the RRCC each month to familiarize RRCC staff with GIS products now available; this training will include GIS viewers -GeoPlatform, Operations Dashboard Paper map product formats and menu Plotter printing, graphic file formats (PDF to JPG) Google maps, NWS resources FEMA Automated COP Process Full email distribution lists at the onset of an event will speed our product delivery Feedback on requirements and any limitations in our products provided during steady state will help us better meet requirements Please submit ALL GIS REQUESTS TO FEMA-R8-GIS@fema.dhs.gov. This ensures that all requests are met expeditiously, regardless of who is in the office.

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