2018 Esri National Security and Public Safety Summit Proceedings
The National Security and Public Safety Summitis dedicated to national security and the nation's public safety. The presentations featured here discuss how GIS technology strengthens critical infrastructure protection and communication between sectors, provides actionable intelligence, improves readiness, response, and situational awareness, and more. We hope you can use this information as a resource for mission decision making.
| Title | Presentation | Author | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prepare for the New Normal -- Becoming Aware, Secure, Resilient | Presentation | Ryan Lanclos, Director of Public Safety Industries, Esri | Keynote |
| Open Earth Observations for Awareness | Presentation | Steven Ramage, Senior External Relations Manager, Group on Earth Observations | Keynote |
| Securing Public Spaces with Exploratory 3D Viewshed and Line of Sight Analysis | Presentation | Madeline Schueren, Solution Engineer, Esri | Keynote |
| British Columbia Emergency Management Common Operating Picture Portal | Presentation | Gurdeep Singh, Portfolio Manager, Business Innovation and Emergency Response, GeoBC | Keynote |
| Digital Transformation/Systems of Systems/Web GIS | Ryan Lanclos, Director of Public Safety Industries, Esri | Keynote | |
| IC GIS Portal | Presentation | Jessica Sweet, IC GIS Portal Manager, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency | Plenary |
| FEMA and GIS: The Role of Technology and Data in Disaster Management | Presentation | Chris Vaughan, Geospatial Information Officer, and David Kang, Deputy Director of Response Planning, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Association | Plenary |
| Operational Awareness- Using GIS for Situational Awareness and Service Delivery Planning in RC View During Disaster Response | Presentation | Brian Keenum, Senior Director, DCS Business Infrastructure, and Greg Tune, Senior Associate, Geospatial Technology, American Red Cross | Plenary |
| Phrenic Mapping the Thomas Fire | Presentation | Deputy Fire Chief Vaughan Miller, Ventura County Fire Department | Plenary |
| Integrating Intelligence and Operations to Support Critical Incidents | Aaron Kusterman, Chief Intelligence Officer, Illinois State Police and Bill Roche, Deputy Director, Missouri State Police | Plenary | |
| Modernizing Desktop GIS Workflows in Public Safety and National Security | Presentation | Chris Delaney, Law Enforcement Technical Engineer, Esri and Dan Barnes, Defense Solution Product Engineer, Esri | Plenary |
| Hamburg Police Modernizes Operations for the G20 Summit | Presentation | Norbert Ziebarth, Polizeioberrat, Hamburg Police Department | Plenary |
| Colombia National Police—Event Management and Security Support for Papal Visit | Presentation | Brigadier General Cein Castro Gutiérrez, Colombia National Police Agency and Head of the Telematics Office | Plenary |
| San Antonio Fusion Center's Management of NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four Using ArcGIS | Presentation | James Glass, Deputy Director, and Aric Jimenez, Special Projects Manager, County of San Antonio Fusion Center and Douglas Berry, Division Chief, San Antonio Fire Department, and Sean Cummings, Public Safety GIS Supervisor, San Antonio IT Services Department | Plenary |
| Securing America's Game | Presentation | Commander Scott Gerlicher, Minneapolis Police Department | Plenary |
| DHS Cybersecurity Priorities | Presentation | Rick Driggers, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and Programs Directorate | Plenary |
| Using GIS to Prepare for a National Level Radiological/Nuclear Response | James Peaco, Special Agent, Weapons of Mass Destruction Coordinator, Federal Bureau of Investigations and Thea Philliou, Senior Scientist, Iris Institute | Plenary | |
| Geospatial Intelligence in Support of European Defence and Security: Use Cases and Experience | Presentation | Álvaro Rodríguez, Operations Manager, European Union Satellite Centre | Plenary |
| Technical Demonstration—Gaining Insights from Your National Security Data | Presentation | Art Haddad, Chief Technology Officer Location Analytics, and Linda Beale, Product Engineer for Analysis and Geoprocessing, Esri | Technical Demonstration |
| Lightning Presentation—Multi-Agency Situational Awareness using GIS | Presentation | Richard DePrima, Deputy Planning Section Chief, Shane Mooney, Planning Section Chief, and Kevin Harrison, Deputy Incident Commander, Fire Department City of New York, Incident Management Team | Lightning Talks |
| Lightning Presentation—Being Prepared and Providing Situational Awareness, through the use of Web GIS | Presentation | Captain Michael Brady, Commanding Officer GIS Unit, Fire Department City of New York | Lightning Talks |
| Lightning Presentation—Defensible Space: Efficiency Through Technology | Presentation | Deputy Fire Chief Steven Hawks, Cal Fire | Lightning Talks |
| California Fire Interagency Coordination and Cooperation | Presentation | Fire & Rescue Chief Kim Zagaris, California Office of Emergency Services | Lightning Talks |
| Esri Disaster Response Program: Building A Culture of Preparedness | Presentation | Ryan Lanclos, Director of Public Safety Industries, Esri Jeff Baranyi, Disaster Response Program Operations Manager, Esri | Plenary |
| Plenary Presentation | Jason Scott, Unit Chief, and Parrish Henderson, GEOINT Analyst, Geospatial and Mobility Support Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigations | Plenary | |
| Plenary Presentation | Prabhjot Bajwa, Chief Information Technology Directorate, and John Ferdetta III, DEA GIS Program Manager and IT Specialist, El Paso Intelligence Center—Drug Enforcement Administration | Plenary | |
| Using Advanced Technology To Build HSEMA's Intra-agency Collaboration | Presentation | Dr. Chris Rodriguez, Director, Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, Washington DC | Plenary |
| Deployment and Operation of the First Responder Network | Presentation | Jeff Bratcher, Chief Technology Officer and Operations Director, First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) | Plenary |
| Powering Mutual Aid with Technology | Presentation | Jeff Dulin, Strategic Advisor Business Development, International Association of Fire Chiefs | Plenary |
| Deploying the ArcGIS Platform to Support Major Case Investigations | Jared Bostic, Deputy GIO, Alabama Fusion Center, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and Jon Pedder, Esri | Plenary | |
| Conference Closing | Presentation | Ryan Lanclos, Director of Public Safety Industries, Esri Chris Albert, Director Global Public Safety Business Development, Esri | Plenary |
| Summary of Day One and Closing Remarks | Presentation | Ryan Lanclos, Director of Public Safety Industries, Esri | Plenary |