Transcript NAPSG-Esri Briefing - Geospatial World Forum
National Alliance for Public Safety GIS Foundation
Presentation to the Geospatial World Forum
January 2011
Public safety and homeland security organizations have access to and know how to use geospatial technology for preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery.
To advance the public safety and homeland security communities in data interoperability, information sharing, and connectivity through geospatial technology, in support of local and national preparedness goals.
NAPSG Alliance was formed in 2005 Steering committee created Foundation in 2008 Alliance involves multiple public safety sectors ◦ Law, fire, emergency mgt, health, dispatch, etc.
◦ Independent organization governed by Board of Directors 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Governance – Public Safety focused Board Chairman, Keith Richter – Fire Chief, Orange County Fire Authority Vice Chairman, Rand Napoli – ret. Florida State Fire Marshal Secretary – Paul Brooks – Executive Director, Center for Public Safety Excellence Treasurer – Jim Smalley – ret. National Fire Protection Association Director – Clark Kimerer – Deputy Chief of Police, Seattle Police Department Director – Charles Werner – Fire Chief, Charlottesville Fire Department Director – Manuel Rios – Senior Vice President of Underwriting, USAA Insurance Director – Robert Fronczak – Vice President, Association of American Railroads
◦ Outreach, Education & Training http://www.napsgfoundation.org/ ◦ Regional Coordination Cross-Boundary & Multi-Agency Projects ◦ ◦ Information Clearinghouse Tools, Resources, Best Practices https://sites.google.com/a/publicsafetygis.org/napsgcolla borate/ Mentorship & Technical Assistance Policy Research & Guidance
Board of Directors
Senior Executive Leadership Council Regional Leadership Teams (Currently 9 Regions) National Practitioner Network 3,000+ local, tribal, state, Federal
1,136 public safety practitioners reached for in-person education & training on GIS This education and training was held regionally and covered 23 states Our national practitioner network defines annual training priorities: ◦ Interdisciplinary regional workshops on information sharing ◦ ◦ Robust virtual collaboration & resource portal Technical Assistance to develop & implement regional information sharing projects
4 Interdisciplinary & multi-state workshops complete 410+ practitioners participated Participants represented 11 different states 82% represented local, county, tribal, or state government 85% reported that they gained a clear vision for the next steps to implement new GIS capabilities in their agencies.
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Participation by Public Safety Discipline
9% 19% 20% 4% Emergency Management Fire Service Emergency Medical Services Law Enforcement Dispatch - PSAP - E-911 County/City Management or Planning County/City GIS Resource/Specialist Other
◦ Hosted 12 fire/ems workshops in 2009-2010 6 regions, 1 workshop held in each region each year 662 practitioners participated in workshops Highlight best practices in GIS for fire & EMS Identify common challenges & capability gaps ◦ Facilitated by Regional Leadership Teams Chief Officers, Firefighters, EMS, Fire GIS Managers
6 train-the-trainer sessions completed in 2010 385 practitioners participated Participants represented 15 states 50% represented local emergency responders ◦ Funded under 2009 Grant from US Dept. of Homeland Security Grant https://sites.google.com/a/publicsafetygis.org/napsgcoll aborate/training-materials
Web-based education on homeland security data 185 state-level public safety practitioners Held at request of US DHS and US National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Capabilities & Readiness Assessment Tool (CARAT) Prototype tool to help local agencies understand what they know & don’t know about starting or expanding a GIS GIS Standard Operating Guidance for Multi-Agency Coordination A template to support national GIS standards, improving communication during emergency operations Social Media for Outreach & Awareness Twitter - @napsgfoundation You Tube http://www.youtube.com/user/napsggis#
NAPSG Website
www.napsgfoundation.org