Abstract

Developing National GIS Data Exchange Standards for Emergency Response
Track: EMS/Fire
Author(s): Jim Smalley

In 2007, the National Alliance for Public Safety GIS submitted a request to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to establish a consensus standard for the emergency response community. NFPA approved the new project and formed a committee to address the issues raised by the Alliance. The initial charge of the new committee will be to develop data standards to ensure local abilities to exchange geographic information between local and national systems to support risk assessment, resource coordination, monitor preparedness levels, and the unified mission of emergency response organizations. This presentation will provide an overview of the development process and information about the committee and its work through the first half of 2008.

Jim Smalley
National Fire Protection Assn (NFPA)
1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy , Massachusetts 02169
United States
Phone: 617-984-7483
E-mail: jsmalley@nfpa.org