1. Assess-Report-Map: How a GIS tool was used for Tuscaloosa's Damage Assessment

2. Agenda
Where We Started
What We Did
What Went Right
What We Learned

3. Where we started.. GIS Data Hardware ArcGIS Server tiled mapservices
Addressing
ArcSDE / ArcGIS Server inside the firewall
Hardware
Esri / Geocove Personal devices (5)
Loaned devices

4. What we did Round 1 Installed Esri software in DMZ
Loaded damage assessment schema and base data
Built deployment packages
Round 2++
Setup COP Viewer / reporting tool
Added more data to deployment packages

5. Screenshot of Round 2 Field App
(note, basemap is still available)

6. Screenshot of Round 3 Field App
Addition of post Tornado Imagery

8. Results 4207 Residential Structures $172,150,420 in residential loss
Assessments automated in 5 days
Incident Commander assigned ‘whatever you need’ resources to GIS Manager to complete process using tool

9. What Went Right Referencing Existing Data COP Photos
‘Automation’ of Assessments

10. What Could Have Been Better…
PROCESS
Assessment Grids
Deploy immediately
Hardware provisioning
Training

11. Process, Process, Process
Who
Multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional
Volunteers
What
Windshield assessments
Safety / Damage / Both
Worksheet assessments
Public Health
Search and Rescue
When
Windshield vs. Worksheets
Concurrent vs. consecutive
How
Consider hardware

12. Tool Considerations Typing? How many clicks?
GIS based / no integration
“Sometimes connected”
Open development environment / fat finger buttons!
Feed the COP
Reporting?

13. Visit us at Esri/Geocove booth in Exhibit Hall
Contact
Karyn Tareen
x 701
Visit us at Esri/Geocove booth in Exhibit Hall
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