Abstract
Visualization of Real-Time Biophysical Data for NPS Employee Safety Track: Parks and Natural Reserves Author(s): Peter Budde, Stephen Ventura, Crystal Najera, Jeffrey Sledge National Park Service personnel often work in remote locations and under potentially hostile environmental conditions exacerbated by human conflict. Measuring and transmitting the current spatial and temporal location and the biophysical conditions to which these frontline responders are being subjected can be invaluable in protecting their safety and in aiding search and rescue activities. This applied research project combined multiple biometric data streams from sensors worn by NPS personnel with GPS-derived position and time stamps. This data package was transmitted via secure radio repeater network and incorporated into a near real-time GIS. The GIS environment was used to visualize and analyze the spatial and temporal position of personnel and the immediate human and environmental stressors. From an analysis of these factors, projections were made to optimize personnel deployment and their ability to respond to critical incidents. Peter Budde National Park Service Midwest Region B102 Steenbock, 550 Babcock Dr Madison , WI 53706 US Phone: 608.265.3515 E-mail: peter_budde@nps.gov Stephen Ventura UW-Madison CALS, Soils 439 Soils 1525 Observatory Dr. Madison , WI 53706 US Phone: 608-262-6416 E-mail: sventura@wisc.edu Crystal Najera UW-Madison CALS 550 Babcock Dr. B-102 Steenbock Library Madison , WI 53706 US Phone: 608-263-5534 E-mail: najera@wisc.edu Jeffrey Sledge UW-Madison CALS 550 Babcock Dr. B102 Steenbock Madison , WI 53706 US Phone: 608-263-5534 E-mail: jssledge@wisc.edu |
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