Abstract
FEMA IRRIS Track: Disaster Management and Emergency Response Author(s): William Henriques, Robert Marsters Based on recent events, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has determined that to be effective in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from catastrophic disasters, that the agency and the responder communities at large must have a near real-time comprehensive view of assets being delivered in support of FEMA's emergency response mission. During the 2005 Hurricane Season, FEMA was not able to provide real-time information or logistics pertaining to the transportation or shipment status/location of goods and services in-route. This presentation focuses on how FEMA addressed these issues by leveraging the military's IRRIS technology. IRRIS' design includes a modular design for greater flexibility; detailed infrastructure information (highly accurate road network, bridges, rail-lines); critical facilities; route cameras; detailed mapping; vehicle tracking (in-transit visibility); real-time intelligent weather; real-time notification; data query builder; and analysis of information and display of data layers on maps. William Henriques FEMA Office of the Chief Information Officer 500 C Street, SW Washington , DC 20472 US Phone: 202-646-2813 E-mail: william.henriques@dhs.gov Robert Marsters GeoDecisions 209 Senate Ave Camp Hill , PA 17011 US Phone: 717.763.7212 E-mail: rmarsters@geodecisions.com |
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