Abstract

Leveraging & Extending the Reach of eGIS for Public Safety
Track: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Authors: Scott Burton

One of government's most important jobs is to protect its citizens from crime, terrorism, and natural disasters. Furthermore, it is expected to do so in an increasingly effective manner, to reduce costs, and to improve cooperation though collaborations, data sharing, and obtaining economies of scale by combining efforts. This presentation shows the emergence of the Enterprise GIS built upon the Esri's ArcGIS framework at the Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO), a "full service public safety agency. Based on the ArcGIS enterprise framework, BSO has extended both visualization and analytics throughout the chain of command from promoting faster response time through the use of mobile mapping to providing decision-making tools that promote operational effectiveness and situational awareness for both law enforcement and fire-rescue services via web-based and desktop GIS mapping solutions. Learn how BSO has extended GIS in all facets of public safety to increase operational efficiencies and decision-making effectiveness.