1. Emergency Location Marker Implementation Plan Randy Knippel GIS Manager, Dakota County

2. Whitetail Woods Regional Park

6. Supporting Materials

7. Lebanon Hills Regional Park

8. Lebanon Hills Regional Park

9. U.S. National Grid

10. National standard since 2001 Adopted by federal agencies – FEMA, DHS, NGA, USGS Adopted by several states – Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, others – Minnesota (March 25, 2009) Military Grid Referencing System (MGRS) – National Guard – All NATO forces

11. National Search And Rescue Committee Federal-level committee formed to coordinate civil search and rescue (SAR)

12. GeoCam GridNav MyMGRS Mobile Apps

15. Implementation Plan Strategy Identify and engage key stakeholders – Park administration – First responders – Dispatchers – General public – GIS technical support

16. Implementation Plan Phases Prototype phase – Whitetail Woods – Fall, 2014 (completed) Pilot Phase – Lebanon Hills – Spring, 2015 Operational Phase – Recommendations and Guidelines to County and Cities

17. Implementation Plan Objectives Sign placement recommendations Training for first responders and dispatchers Maps & GIS Public engagement

18. Domestic Preparedness Committee Endorse Implementation Plan Recommend first responder agency involvement in achieving related objectives Endorse related training Endorse resulting sign placement recommendations