1. A Development Partnership Geographical Public Alerting System September 22, 2003

2. Introduction This Community Notification System is the result of a significant effort from a number of parties working together toward a total solution.

3. Outline Strategic Context - Why we did it Requirements - What we needed Solutions - What we got Project - Geographical Public Alerting System Lessons Learned - What we learned

4. Strategic Context Public Security and Emergency Preparedness identified as government strategic priorities on December 10, 2002. Security and Emergencies Initiative (SEI) established to provide an integrated approach to all related (10) business lines. SEI links Security Policy, Emergency Planning, Emergency Public Information, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Hazmat, CBRNE, MCI, Nuclear Security and Preparedness

5. Business Requirements (1) Institute a system to manage spatial information. Institute a system to alert the public about public safety threats. Institute a system to notify owners of critical infrastructure about security threats.

6. Business Requirements (2) Improve systems used to notify and activate emergency organizations and officials. Improve systems used to manage information concerning critical infrastructure, hazardous material and related response plans.

7. Business Solutions (1) Aliant Civic Notification - Enhanced A system to alert the public Aliant Civic Notification - Basic A system to notify and activate emergency organizations and officials. A system to notify owners of critical infrastructure

8. Business Solutions (2) Caris - Spatial Fusion A web-enabled system to manage all spatial information. Essential Technology - Incident Master A web-enabled, integrated data management system to manage plans, and procedures

9. Civic Notification System

10. Recipients Administrators

11. Spatial Fusion System NB Emergency Measures Organization

12. Geographical Public Alerting System Project [Civic Addresses] Civic Address Data Notifications [Phone # s] Geo queries

13. Map Screen

14. Notification Progress (Overview)

15. Notification Progress (Detailed)

18. Project Management

20. Project Funding Industry Canada $200k In Kind $100k $300k

21. Lessons Learned (1) Lesson 1 - Leadership vision champions enthusiasm empowerment encouragement

22. Lessons Learned (2) Lesson 2 - Understanding context public interest business interests common interests

23. Common Interest ?

25. Lessons Learned (3) Lesson 3 - Relationships professional relationships personal relationships trust and respect “We’re not big, but we’re small …” Stuart Mclean

26. Lessons Learned (4) Lesson 4 - Leverage share success exploit success reinforce success

27. Questions ? Ernie MacGillivray, Project Lead ernest.macgillivray@gnb.ca