Abstract
 City of Fort Worth Emergency Management & GIS Integration Track: Disaster Mangagement and Emergency Response Author(s): Betsi Chatham, Robin Britton In emergency situations relating to safety and homeland security, spatial data becomes critical in developing responses, containment, and assessing damage. Geographic information systems and the spatial data they contain are tools that have been successfully integrated to augment the capabilities of the Fort Worth-Tarrant County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The City of Fort Worth Homeland Security Planning Group discussed ways to apply GIS to the needs of emergency preparedness and response, which set the wheels in motion for GIS integration with the Emergency Management Office (EMO). Response for EOC activation, standardized maps, emergency planning, continuity in data gathering for damage assessment and reporting, and data analysis and visualization were all identified as critical applications of GIS needed for emergency operations. With this newly found relationship between EMO and GIS, if and when duty calls, the City will respond confidently with a well-designed and practiced plan of attack. Betsi Chatham City of Fort Worth Environmental Management 1000 Throckmorton Fort Worth , TX 76102 US Phone: 8173926302 Fax: 8173926359 E-mail: betsi.chatham@fortworthgov.org Robin Britton City of Fort Worth IT Solutions 1000 Throckmorton Room L48 IT/GIS Fort Worth , TX 76102 US Phone: 817-392-8861 Fax: 817-392-2404 E-mail: Robin.Britton@fortworthgov.org |
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