Emergency Management

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GIS Activities of the State Emergency Response
Team
Richard Butgereit GIS Administrator 850-413-9907 r
ichard.butgereit_at_em.myflorida.com
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Some activities to cover

• US National Grid
• Virtual USA
• Geospatial Assessment Tool for Operations and
  Response GATOR
• KML for Google Earth
• E-Plan
• Incident Mapper

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United States National Grid

• Lessons learned have taught us that standardized
  grids are needed for positional reporting.
• As far back as Hurricane Andrew, problems were
  recognized for emergency managers...

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Florida Adopts the USNG

• USNG was adopted by the FFCA
• FDEM to adopt the USNG in the States CEMP
• Florida Fire College, Florida Fire Chiefs
  Association, FL National Guard to develop
  curriculum and instructor manuals
• Modules incorporated into Firefighter II
  curriculum

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FEMA Adopts the USNG

• Near term priority approved by Administrator
  Fugate
• Establish a standard for FEMA operational maps
  using the National Grid

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Whats wrong with current systems?

• We already have
• Latitude/Longitude
• Township/Range/Section
• Street Address and Zip
• Bingo Grids

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Latitude/Longitude

• Multiple formats are confusing
• DD -85.990151, 30.272240
• DM -85 59.409089, 30.16.334386
• DMS 85 5924.545W, 30 1620.063N
• All the same location!!!

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How far is a second anyway?

• What is the distance from.
• 85 5924.545W, 30 1620.063N
• To here.
• 85 5926.292W, 30 1614.546N

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Township/Range/Section

• Township/Range/Section grid from the Public Lands
  Survey System is an important and good system
• basis of land ownership records
• been in use for over 180 years

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Township/Range/Section

• But a perfect section really doesnt exist
• irregular in coastal areas
• too large to meet needs of ground crews

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Street Address and Zip

• Problematic due to
• rural routes
• post office boxes
• House numbers missing or obscured

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• What do you do when the SIGNS are gone?

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• What do you do when the ROADS are gone?

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Universal Transverse Mercator

• Developed by the United States Army Corps of
  Engineers in the 1940s
• A position on the Earth is referenced in the UTM
  system by the UTM zone, and the easting and
  northing coordinate pair.
• Abbreviated as UTM
• 16R 766000 3364820

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Military Grid Reference System

• is the geocoordinate standard used by North
  Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for locating
  points on the earth.
• is derived from the UTM grid system, but uses a
  different labeling convention.
• Abbreviated as MGRS
• 16R GU 66000 64820

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United States National Grid

• Practically identical to MGRS.
• Difference is the datum MGRS uses WGS84, which
  USNG uses NAD 83
• Coordinates reported identical.
• Abbreviated as USNG
• 16R GU 66000 64820

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USNG

• it has the advantage of being easily plotted on
  USGS topographic maps by using a simple "right
  and then up" method instead of having to plot
  from right to left when using latitude and
  longitude in the Western Hemisphere. The
  coordinates are also easily translated to
  distance since they are in meters. Thus the
  distance between two coordinates can quickly be
  determined in the field.

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How to read USNG
16R GU 66000 64820
Grid Zone Designation for a world-wide unique
address, identifies the longitude zone number and
the latitude band letter
100,000 Meter Grid identification for regional
areas
Grid Coordinates Easting and Northing position
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Truncate for locality
16R
17R
16R GU 66000 64820

• just like you dont have to dial an area code to
  make a local call
• all Florida locations will be 16R or 17R

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Truncate for locality
16R
17R
16R GU 66000 64820

• 100,000 meter zone designation may be dropped
  when working locally

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Truncate for less precision
16R GU 66000 64820
Locates within 1 meter
66000 64820
Locates within 10 meters
6600 6482
660 648
Locates within 100 meters
Locates within 1000 meters
66 64
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USNG

• Easily scaleable
• Pin-point and cell
• based locational reporting
• Grid within a Grid

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Global Positioning Systems

• I have GPS..why do I need to care about any of
  this?
• USNG can be used with GPS
• GPS supplements USNG
• USNG will work when your GPS wont

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USNG and GPS

• Most GPS units explicitly support USNG as an
  option for units
• If you choose USNG, you must also choose NAD 83
  as your datum (or technically, you havent chosen
  USNG)
• You may also choose MGRS with NAD 83 to be the
  functional equivalent of USNG

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Support for USNG

• http//www.floridadisaster.org/gis/usng
• tools and instructions for GIS staff
• FDEMs GATOR
• new mapping website with USNG tools
• FDEPs Incident Mapper
• simple Google Maps mashup with USNG tools
• GeoPDFs
• new PDF formats have GIS capabilities, including
  USNG support

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USNG in ArcGIS 9.1

• USNG National Grid Tools
• Repackaging of
• Military Analyst
• Product line tool set (PLTS)
• USNG Locational Toolbar
• Available from ArcScripts
• Less complicated, easier to use

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USNG in ArcGIS 9.2/9.3

• Integrated
• Go to X,Y Tool
• Identify
• Graticules

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Military Analyst in ArcGIS 9.2/9.3
USNG coordinates may easily be added to a feature
class. NAR-C is proper NAD 83 choice - North
American Reference CONUS
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Military Analyst in ArcGIS 9.2/9.3
USNG coordinates added to a feature class.
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Map Book Templates

• DS Map Book (free extension to ArcMap
• Produce 4,000 m x 5,000 8.5 x 11 124,000 scale
  maps
• Style guide, templates and video from Delta State
  University linked from http//www.floridadisaster.
  org/gis/USNG/index.htmmapbooks

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Map Book Templates
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Map Books

• If you have a county wide map book (with USNG or
  not), please let us know for inclusion on our
  website

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Virtual USA

• An information sharing initiative (not an
  application, nor a website)
• Regional Operational Pilot Platform between
  southeastern states from Feb Nov 2009
• Florida State Emergency Response Team
  participates, creates new mapping website, KML
  network links, and GeoRSS feeds

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Virtual USA

• EMForum.org-http//www.emforum.org/vforum/091118.h
  tm
• DHS Secretary Napolitano Unveils Virtual USA
• http//www.dhs.gov/ynews/releases/pr_1260375414161
  .shtm

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GATOR

• http//map.floridadisaster.org/GATOR
• Geospatial Assessment Tool for Operations and
  Response
• web mapping application
• real-time data like weather radar, watches, storm
  reports
• base map and post-event data

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GATOR
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GATOR
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GATOR
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Where can we go?

• FDEM Incident Recorder show hazardous material
  and waste water spills
• Your data
• Virginia DEMs VIPER displays 911 calls and
  includes links to audio recordings
• Map services or GeoRSS feeds used to display your
  incidents, operations, and response
• Incorporate social media

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KML for Google Earth

• http//map.floridadisaster.org/ArcGIS/KML
• Critical Facilities
• Excepted Facilities
• Missions from EM Constellation
• USNG layers
• Primary Indicators of Response

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KML for Google Earth
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• http//www.floridadisaster.org/gis/kml

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E-Plan

• Hazardous Material Facilities
• For first responders
• User names/password provided through Local
  Emergency Planning Committee
• https//erplan.net

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Incident Mapper

• http//www.floridadisaster.org/gis/kml/viewer.htm
  
• simple Google Maps mashup with USNG tools
• real-time data like weather radar, watches, storm
  reports
• will be transitioning to GATOR

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Bonus Round

• FDOT Unified Basemap Repository
• HAZUS Data Web Portal Risk Assessments
• State Regional Evacuation Studies (Coastal
  LiDAR/SLOSH Project)
• Mapping for Blackberry

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FDOT Unified Basemap

• FDOT has funded a statewide, enterprise license
  for government agencies
• NAVTEQ roads now available for all levels of
  Florida government

https//www3.dot.state.fl.us/unifiedbasemapreposit
ory
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Regional Evacuation Studies

• Study and Update Regional Hurricane Evacuation in
  light of new legislation (HB 1359 SB 7121)
• Utilize New LIDAR data combined with updated
  SLOSH modeling
• Utilize Consistent methodology and format
• to ensure complete transparency and visibility
• Expected completion in 2010

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Response rate 27.8
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Storm Surge Analysis
Percent Complete
Evacuation Analyses
Percent Complete




Requires updated Storm Surge Zones
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Transporation Model
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LiDAR Projects
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FDEM Coastal LiDAR
Status of Deliverables
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11 RPCs
12 SLOSH Basins
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SLOSH Data Development
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Status 12/09
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What is HAZUS-MH?

• Tool that can identify hazard related risks,
  calculate potential losses to life and property,
  and help define effective ways to reduce losses
• Available from FEMA free of charge
  http//www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/hazus

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What is CDMS?

• CDMS is a tool developed by FEMA to support
  integration of locally developed inventory data
  into the HAZUS-MH loss estimation process.
• Primary functions
• Support transfer of data into and out of the
  major master statewide databases
• Provide validation of new data into the system

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Statewide Analyses
Hurricane Winds
Coastal Floods
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Debris in Tons
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Loss Ratio
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Florida HAZUS User Group

• flhug.hazus.org
• www.usehazus.com/flhug
• floridadisaster.org/gis
• flhazusdata.com

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Maps for Blackberry

• light-weight web mapping application
• real-time data like weather radar, watches, storm
  reports
• more to come

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Questions?
FloridaDisaster.org/gis