GIS Support to the First Responder

The Kansas Eisenhower Center
and the
Data Access and Support Center
GIS Support to the First Responder
October 6, 2009
Jay Arnold, Northrop Grumman
Ivan Weichert, State of Kansas

The Eisenhower Center
Nichols Readiness Bldg.
Topeka, Kansas
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Emergency Ops Center
HQ, KS National Guard
KDEM

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Eisenhower Centerfor Homeland Security Studies
A public/private consortium of governmental, private sector and educational entities, dedicated to multi-agency multi-discipline homeland security education, technologies evaluation, scenario simulation and best practices.

Client
Then-Governor Kathleen Sebelius – Adjutant General Tod Bunting – Then-Congresswoman Nancy Boyda
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Eisenhower Centerfor Homeland Security Studies
What is Homeland Security (HLS)?
Preparing for and dealing with the entire spectrum of threats to the people of Kansas and the United States.
GIS can help the first responder!

First Responder Communities

Traditional First Responders
National Guard
Law Enforcement
Fire
Hazardous Materials
DOD Assets
Federal Assets
Non-Traditional
Government
Leadership
Public Affairs
Public Works
Transportation
etc
Non-Governmental Organizations
Community, State, Regional, Federal Agencies
Private Institutions
Universities
Tribal Indian Nations

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Greensburg Tornado4 May 2007

EF-5 Tornado
1 ½ to 2 miles wide
Winds up to 205 MPH
Direct hit on Greensburg, KS
95% of town destroyed
13 Fatalities
Hit at 10:00 PM

04 May 2007: Greensburg, KS

Topeka Flooding
July 2007

Southeast Kansas FloodingJuly 2007
May-June 2007: Southeast, KS

Katrina: Emergency Response
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New Orleans Superdomeafter Katrina
GIS has become crucial in large-scale emergency situations for defining flood areas, structural damage, supply distribution points, passable roads, etc.

Little Rock, AR - An example of flooded terrain where the speed of processing time-sensitive data digital information is crucial

Little Rock, AR - Essential emergency evacuation and supply routes defined

1 m Bare-Earth LiDAR Terrain Model
5 m Bare-Earth LiDAR Terrain Model

Vision

Public/Private Consortium
One Stop Shop for KS HLS
Independent Entity
Partners:
The Adjutant General’s Department
Kansas Universities
Community Colleges
Emergency Managers
Local, State & Federal Responders
Private Industry
Non-Governmental Organizations
Elected Officials

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Core Missions

Technologies
Distance Learning
C & A Accredited Communications Network
Weather Based Situational Awareness
GIS Situational Awareness
GIS Data Layers
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State of Kansas
Data Access and Support Center (DASC)
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Image Viewer
(DRG superimposed on top of DOQQ)
A basic data viewer…

Kansas Green Report (KARS)
The Kansas Green Report provides images showing current vegetation conditions, greenness maps, and difference maps as compared to the previous week, the previous year, and the average vegetation conditions.
Dynamic data – satellite imagery updated weekly…

Water Information Storage and Retrieval Database (WIZARD)
Linking from pre-existing databases to the map…

Local Data Backup – November, 2007

Local Data Backup –
April, 2008
DASC GIS Data Back Up Initiative
County Status
Data stored at DASC
Data to be delivered to DASC

Local Data Backup – August, 2008

Local Data Backup – January, 2009
County Status
Data stored at DASC

Local Data Backup –
March, 2009
County Status
Data stored at DASC

Local Data Backup – June, 2009

Local Data Backup – September 1, 2009

Kansas GIS Inventory – October 1, 2009

Remote Operations – GISPAO
GISPAO response to disaster scenes – 24 hour max
GIS PAO support directly to Incident Commander via voice, satellite, internet or cellular connectivity
On scene printing of GIS information
Reach back to the EC, TAG or Kansas EOC
Designed to work independently or in concert with fixed facilities or other mobile command vehicles
Supports Experimental Missions
UAV
Smoky Hill
Crisis City
The Village
Rail Disaster Training
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Mobile GISPAO Command Vehicle
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Remote Operations – GISPAO
Interior Side View – Work Stations
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Summary and Future Plans
Eisenhower Center is a central focal point for:
Technology Insertion and Experimentation
Leadership Education
DASC provides central data repository and outreach
Fusion Center is coming online
Mobile command vehicle is coming online
Continued partnerships are key
GIS Data Layers to Augment the Program
Statewide airborne LiDAR (and output products such as flood plains)
Statewide airborne imagery (digital orthophotography)
Statewide parcel data
Statewide transportation network
Live weather data
Sensitive/hazardous/critical data layers
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Future GIS Tools
The imagery and the LiDAR were captured simultaneously.
They can be used independently, together as overlays in a GIS, or fused into a single LAS format dataset where the RGB values from the imagery are pushed onto the LiDAR X,Y,Z values.

Future GIS Tools
Supporting customers with advanced
technology and services
Integrated GIS-GPS systems provide clear advantages while collecting data in potentially hazardous and/or inaccessible areas.

Partners – Eisenhower Center
Kansas National Guard
State of Kansas IT Services and GIS
Kansas Attorney Generals Office
US Attorney's Office - Kansas City
FEMA Region 7 Preparedness Office
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas Division of Emergency Management
Kansas Division of Health and Environment
Kansas Department of Transportation
Kansas Fire Marshal's Office
Kansas Department of Corrections
KU Medical
K-State/NABC
Kansas Animal Health Department
Westar Energy
Wolf Creek Power Plant
Westar Energy
Midwest Energy
Kansas Rural Electric Cooperative
Kansas Emergency Management Association
Shawnee County Emergency Management
Barton County Community College
Hutchison Community College
Dodge City Community College
Kansas Court Systems
Shawnee County Public Works
Kansas City Kansas Police Department
Wichita Police Department
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Eisenhower CenterCollaboration and Partnership

Contact Information:
Ivan Weichert Jay Arnoldivan.weichert@da.ks.gov jay.arnold@ngc.com
785-296-0257 985-774-3714
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