GIPSC Conference Program - Monday, April 16, 2007

Monday, April 16, 2007

8:30 - 10:00 AM Welcome
Keynote Address: The Brave New World of Integrated Emergency Communications
John Ellison, Executive Director, Shelby County, Alabama 9-1-1

John will show how technologies and data are integrated into the emergency communications and response system. The Integrated PSAP receives data from many sources and, through sophisticated software, turns data into information the dispatcher and field responders can effectively use. Data from the PSAP also flows to many sources, based on a need to know and access rights.

Data sources available to the Integrated PSAP include; weather radar, flood sensors, traffic sensors, and public and private cameras (including dashcams in patrol cars).. Links to criminal databases as well as driver licenses, utility records, building permits, pistol permits, voter registration, sex offenders, health, and social services databases are among those searched automatically on all calls and events.

Geo-based routing of 9-1-1 calls; sharing data and information from other jurisdictions; text messages to the public based on geography; responder routing to incidents based on event type and real-time traffic conditions, and radio system with a high level of integration with GIS data will also be reviewed.

John began his public safety career in 1976 as a police officer in Pelham AL. During his 13 year career he rose through the ranks and held several positions including supervising dispatch operations. When he left in 1990 to become Shelby County's first 9-1-1 Director, he held the rank of Lieutenant and supervised the Patrol division.

His initial work with Shelby County 9-1-1 included converting rural routes to street addresses, remodeling a building, purchasing equipment, and hiring a staff to open the 9-1-1 center in October of 1990. Since that time John continues to be responsible for daily operations of the center. He has been active in NENA at the state and national level and served as President in 1996-97. John continues to serve on various committees and task forces as he begins his 30th year in public safety.

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Educational Sessions
10:30 AM – 12:00 Noon

Case Studies of GIS Integration with Public Safety
Spatially Enabling the PSAP

Being able to quickly obtain and disseminate information to obtain an operational picture, and provide first responders with information is critical to minimizing the impacts of any emergency. This session will cover creative ways to meet these needs in today’s Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP).

• Enterprise GIS in the PSAP
  Mark Holmes, L Robert Kimball & Associates Inc, Ebensburg, PA
• Integrating GIS Data with Computer Aided Dispatch in the City of San José
  Earl Harris and Marsha Lych, City of San Jose, CA
• Presentation title to come
  Allen Muse

Emergency Response and 9-1-1
Panel: National Alliance for Public Safety GIS
Developing a National professional GIS preparedness capability for public safety;
Encouraging coordinated use of GIS for disaster preparedness;
Supporting the goals of state and federal geospatial data sharing; and,
Coordinating, leveraging, and extending the goals of existing GIS among member agencies are a few of the goals of the National Alliance for Public Safety GIS.

This panel discussion will cover the new Alliance for Public Safety GIS. Charter Partners including the Center for Public Safety Excellence, the International Fire Chiefs Association, International Association of Fire Fighters, National Association of City and County Health Officials, the National Emergency Number Association, the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, ESRI, and ICMA.

Panel Coordinator: Marc Berryman

• Moderator: Jennifer Schottke, Health and Human Services Representative, ESRI, Washington, DC
• Tom Wieczorek, Executive Director, Center for Public Safety Excellence
• Rob Martin, Executive Director, National Emergency Number Association (NENA)
• Ed Wells, President, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)
• Jonathan W. Moore, International Association of Fire Fighters

Addressing Basics, Coordination, and Standards
Addressing Basics: So You Thought Addressing Was Easy!?
Everyone thinks addresses are simple—at least until they begin to work with the myriad of addresses that exist in any community. Each part of an address has its own set of rules, and sometimes it appears that the rules are more often broken than followed. This session will present three papers on the basic building blocks of addresses, and how to work with them successfully.

• Working With The "Not-So-Standard" Address Number
  Mike Walls, Atos Origin, Inc., Lexington, KY
• Addressing Blunders I Have Known
  Bob Janowicz, GIS Innovations, Vancouver, BC Canada
• Deciphering the Address Landscape: How to Figure out How Addresses Work
  Martha Lombard, Spatial Focus, Inc., Birmingham, AL

Hot Topics
Technologies for NG 9-1-1
Traditional GIS datasets used in today’s PSAP environment will not meet the needs of Next Generation 9-1-1. This session will reveal why tomorrow’s Enhanced 9-1-1 technology requires more intelligent data than today’s widely accepted norm, as well as hardware and software advancements that deliver this intelligent data more efficiently.

• Spatial Intelligence on Devices and Networks
  Paul Christin, ESRI, Redlands, CA
• You Want the Data When? Advances in Data Delivery Technology
  P.R. Blackwell, Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
• An Addressing Alternative for Native American Communities
  Nadine Clah, Gila River Indian Community, Sacaton, AZ

12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM
Roundtable Discussion Luncheon
Attendees will gather, over lunch, to discuss topics of most interest to them. A great way to network with your fellow participants and learn from their experiences.

1:00 – 6:30 PM
Exhibit Hall Hours

1:00 – 1:30 PM
Dessert Break in Exhibit Hall

Educational Sessions
1:30 – 3:00 PM

Case Studies of GIS Integration with Public Safety
Public Safety Spatial Data Analysis
Emergency preparedness and incident response requires a different type of data integration that is well suited for GIS. Data must be highly accurate and easily shared between different systems. This session will focus on systems that demonstrate this ability.

• Detection of 9-1-1 Emergency Call Hotspots
  Hector Jasso, University of California – San Diego, La Jolla, CA
• Deployment of a Custom ArcIMS Application for Crime Mapping and Analysis
  Tammi Shepherd, Oakland County Information Technology, Pontiac, MI
• Chicago Police Department (CPD) Intranet Crime Mapping System
  Joe Kezon, Chicago Police Department, Information Services Division GIS, Chicago, IL

Emergency Response and 9-1-1
Moving Addressing into Public Safety
Dispatchers and First Responders are daily faced with life and death situations. Incorrect location information is NOT an option.

Making an informed and effective response to these incidents depends on having accurate address information. See how Addressing and GIS play in integral role in emergency response.

• Using GIS in 9-1-1 and Emergency Response
  Marc Berryman, Greater Harris County E911 Network, Houston, TX
• 9-1-1 24/7: A 25 PSAP and 8 County Next Generation 9-1-1 GIS Data Management System
  Gordon Chinander, Metropolitan Emergency Services Board, Saint Paul, MN
  Jerry Merlick, Contact One, Inc, Austin, TX
• Reliable In-Building Location for 9-1-1 and First Responders
  Todd Young, Rosum Corporation, Mountain View, CA

Addressing Basics, Coordination, and Standards
Panel Discussion: The Draft FGDC Street Address Data Standard: Adoption, Implementation and Beyond
This session will focus on the content of the Draft Standard, with a brief discussion of each of the four parts: Content, Classification, Quality and Exchange. This will be followed with a question and answer session on implementation of the standard, issues still under discussion, and what effects the adoption of the Standard by FGDC will have on addressing practices in the United States.

Panelists:

• Ed Wells, GISP, Office of the Chief Technology Officer, District of Columbia Government, Washington, DC, Co-Chair, URISA Address Standards Working Group
• Martha Lombard, GISP, Spatial Focus, Inc., Birmingham, AL, Co-Chair, URISA Address Standards Working Group
• Sara Yurman, Spatial Focus, Inc., Decatur, GA, Co-Chair, URISA Address Standards Working Group
• Carl Anderson, GIS Manager, Fulton County, GA, Co-Chair, URISA Address Standards Working Group

Hot Topics
Situational Awareness: Role of Imagery in Emergency Response
When you receive a call for help, getting there is the first step. This session will review new technologies in digital and aerial imagery, and the ways these alternative approaches enhance the response effectiveness of today’s public safety agencies.

• Oblique Aerial View (OAV) Imagery Evolves; Integrating OAV Data with the GIS
  Rick Hudson, Woolpert LLP, Dayton, OH
• Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office: Responding Better, Faster.
  Sergeant Chris Palfy, Somerset County Prosecutors Office, Somerset, NJ
  Simon Sellick, Immersive Media, Katy, TX
• Know Before You Go; Use of Oblique - Angle Aerial Imagery in Public Safety Applications
  Kathrine Cargo, Orleans Parish Communications District, New Orleans, LA
  Scott Sherwood, Pictometry International Corp., Rochester, NY

3:00 – 3:30 PM
Break in Exhibit Hall

Educational Sessions
3:30 – 5:00 PM

Case Studies of GIS Integration with Public Safety
Panel: Managing Geospatial Integration (Why Does it Matter?)
This panel discussion will present perspectives on how to manage the coordination of geospatial technologies with emergency management and 9-1-1 entities. The growing acceptance of the usefulness of GIS and map-based technologies to support emergency response invites the question of how to integrate these critical areas of public safety. Experts from the addressing arena, E9-1-1 and emergency management will provide their thoughts on how this change should be managed.

Panelists:

• Martha Lombard, Spatial Focus, Inc., Birmingham, AL
• Bob Hurst, Homeland Security Director, Nacogdoches County, TX
• Max Samfield, City of Houston, TX

Panel Coordinator: Darrel McDonald

Emergency Response and 9-1-1
Integrating GIS with Emergency Response and Planning
GIS and related technologies have expanded from a few applications to a comprehensive tool to meet the demands of planning, preparedness, response, command and control and situational awareness. This session will show how the public safety community is integrating GIS and other tools to make better decisions and improve information flow.

• Municipal Emergencies: What is the Role of GeoSpatial Technologies?
  Alan Little, City of Hamilton Corp Services Dept., Hamilton, ON Canada
• How the Emergencies of Yesterday Spur the Technological Improvement of Today
  Jon Hansen, Autodesk, Edmond, OK
• The Expanding Role of GIS in Public Safety and Homeland Security
  Paul Christin, ESRI, Redlands, CA

Addressing Basics, Coordination, and Standards
Integrating with the Enterprise: Effective Interfaces Between E-911 and Local Government
This session will look at how E-911 agencies and the agencies of local
government can cooperate to share GIS information on a real time basis, and how coordination of addressing information across the organization strengthens both the E-911 response and the information quality of the organization as a whole.

• Maintaining, Integrating, and Disseminating
  Ronald Cramer, Digital Data Technologies Inc., Columbus, OH
• Getting Your Arms Around the Enterprise
  Wanda Mc Croskey, Tarrant Appraisal District, Fort Worth, TX
• Development and Implementation of the Texas Statewide 9-1-1 Geodatabase Design
  Matthew Francis, North Central Texas Council of Governments,
  Arlington, TX

Hot Topics
Effective Emergency Response Though Modeling and Visualization
Experience and knowledge gained from real-life examples has guided many agencies to develop more effective emergency response tactics, but many more have discovered that incorporating supplemental modeling and visualization to predict the effects of natural and other disasters proves useful and effective in thorough plan development.

• Going Under: A Model Depicting Patterns of Inundation from Rising Flood Waters in the Greater New Orleans Area
  John Adams, Orleans Parish Communication District, New Orleans, LA
• Development of a Dynamic Geospatial Resource Allocation Application for Emergency Response
  Bob Hurst, Nacogdoches County, Nacogdoches, TX
  P.R. Blackwell and James Kroll, Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX

5:00 – 6:30 PM
Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall
Poster Session/Street Sign Display/Images from Hurricane Katrina

Proceed to Tuesday Program

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