Discover a modern approach to help mitigate threats to public safety in your community.
Creating safer, less vulnerable communities requires a modern approach to understanding threats and hazards that are more complex, costly, and devastating than ever before. Public safety agencies around the world rely on geographic information systems (GIS) technology every day to prevent, protect against, and mitigate the effects of threats and hazards in their communities. By applying GIS, you'll develop a deeper understanding of these complex threats to help you better respond to and recover from the threats that pose the greatest risk to keeping your community safe and ultimately build the resilience needed for the future.
Keeping People Safe: GIS for Public Safetyexplores a collection of real-life case studies about emergency management, law enforcement, fire, rescue, emergency medical services, and homeland security agencies successfully using GIS for real and potential threats. The book also includes a ""how to get started"" section that provides ideas, strategies, tools, and actions to help jump-start your own use of GIS for public safety. A collection of online resources, including additional stories, videos, new ideas and concepts, and downloadable tools and content, complements this book.
Edited by:
Ryan Lanclos,
Matt Artz
Imprint: Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 203mm,
Width: 139mm,
ISBN: 9781589486867
ISBN 10: 1589486862
Series: Applying GIS
Pages: 120
Publication Date: 17 May 2022
Audience:
General/trade
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General/trade
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ELT Advanced
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction How to use this book Part 1: Emergency communications Rolling out next-generation 911 to find people in crisis Illinois State Police Part 2: Emergency management When tragedy precipitates innovation City of Dayton, Ohio Coronavirus: World connectivity can save lives Johns Hopkins University and others Counties organize evacuations well in advance US Army Corps of Engineers and Suffolk County Office of Emergency Management, New York Responding to a hurricane from the woods Pasco County, Florida Part 3: Fire, rescue, and EMS Real-time dashboard keeps Pasadena Rose Parade on track Pasadena Fire Department in California Embracing apps to better prepare for emergencies Northwest Fire District of Southern Arizona Preventing home fires before they start City of Surrey Fire Service, British Columbia, Canada COVID-19: Firefighters turn to apps, maps, and dashboards International Association of Fire Chiefs Part 4: Homeland security Sharing data and configurable apps to aid public safety Portugal Ministry of Internal Administration Increasing security for the NCAA Final Four Championship San Antonio Fire Department in Texas Improving coastal policing with a real-time big data system Argentine Coast Guard Police adopt digital apps to secure the state fair Illinois State Police Part 5: Humanitarian assistance Relief workers rely on drone imagery to help a refugee camp International Organization for Migration Part 6: Law enforcement Police save time and money with field data collection efficiency Redlands Police Department in California Apps help provide targeted assistance to homeless populations San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, California Sheriff deploys app to track fugitives San Juan County Sheriff’s Office, New Mexico Smart policing gets a boost from enterprise GIS St. Petersburg Police Department in Florida Police collaborate to address crime that arrests alone won’t solve Philadelphia Police Department Next steps
Ryan Lanclos is the Director of Public Safety Solutions at Esri where he is responsible for strategic initiatives across public safety and national security. He serves as Esri’s subject matter expert on GIS for emergency management and humanitarian response, and he leads Esri’s Disaster Response Program (DRP) that provides 24x7 GIS support to organizations during disasters. Matt Artz is a content strategist for Esri Press. He brings a wide breadth of experience in environmental science, technology, and marketing.
