1. Geospatial Emergency Management Support System

2. 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

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

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

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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. GEMSS Demo

11. Geospatial Emergency Management Support System
gemss.tnris.org

12. What’s Next ?

14. 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

15. Team Leader - Information Services
@tnris
Questions ?
Richard Wade – TNRIS
Team Leader - Information Services
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Jim Scott – TNRIS
Director
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