This document provides examples of public safety applications and case studies using location intelligence technologies in areas such as emergency response, crime scene investigation, accident reconstruction, emergency management, homeland security, search and rescue, and SWAT operations. Specific case studies described include using imagery to locate callers during 911 calls, determine crime scenes, reconstruct accidents, assess damage from disasters, locate missing persons, and assist with police operations.

1. Public Safety Applications
and Case Studies

2. Applications and Case Studies in
the areas of:
• 9-1-1
• Crime Scene Investigation
• Accident Reconstruction
• Emergency Management
• Homeland Security
• Search and Rescue
• SWAT

3. 9-1-1/First Responders
• Caller Location Determination,
Confirmation, Land-marking
• Event Location Different From Call
Location, Landline and Wireless
• Lat/Lon determination from imagery
• Directional Guidance to First Responders,
school and public building interiors
• Improved Interagency Coordination &
Communication
• Address Assignment & Review

4. Overview of Fatal Accident Scene January
2011 911Call.mp3

5. The Accident Location in Imagery

6. Landmark at Scene with X,Y
Highway Sign

7. Accident Location & Possible Landing
Zones

8. Estimated Distance to LZ

10. Impact of Location Accuracy
on E911 Call
A typical E911 call from a mobile phone can
pinpoint location within 50m, translating to
about 27 houses in this type of neighborhood.

11. CAD Incident: 2011-00140669
Phone: 803-484-XXXX ESN: 0129
Name: XXXXXXX, JOHN Law: FCSO
Address: XXXX W SMITH ST Fire: STFD
Community: Timmonsville EMS: TRES
NARRATIVE
Narrative by: 002NMD 11/09/2011 14:45
FELL OUT OF TREE STAND BROKE LEG AT FOOT,
BLEEDING BAD.
Tville Subj fell in woods.mp3

16. ANI/ALI – Call Location
Landline Call

17. Event Location is Different

18. First Responder Safety – Foot Chase
..Images of InterestFoot Chase RPD - GorgeRPD Foot Chase.mp3

19. First Responder Safety – Rescue
Operation

20. Fire Departments
3 Story Building

21. Or 7 Stories?

22. Significant Elevation Change

23. FIRE CALL
FRYING A TURKEY ON THE DECK
AND THE COOKER EXPLODES

24. CAD Incident: 2011-00146969
Phone: 843-407-XXXX ESN: 0128
Name: XXXXXXX, EMILY Law: FCSO
Address: XXXX LAKESHORE DR Fire: WFFD
Community: FLORENCE EMS: FEMS
Original Dispatcher Remarks
Delta; Structure Fire; Caller Statement;
FRY TURKEY EXPLODED, DECK ON FIRE
WFFD House fire.mp3

27. WF-4: ON SCENE, HAVE TURKEY FRYER ON
FIRE AT THIS TIME. ENGINE 231 UPON YOUR
ARRIVAL, PULL ME AN INCH AND THREE
QUARTERS, 200 FEET AND COME BEHIND THE
STRUCTURE. YOU MIGHT EVEN HAVE TO
PULL ANOTHER 150 AND TACK ON MORE
HOSE.
DISPATCH: WF-4 CENTRAL
WF-4: GO

28. DISPATCH: JUST A THOUGHT, WOULD 231 BE
ABLE TO GO IN THE DRIVEWAY BEFORE THAT
HOUSE AND GO DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF
THE HOUSE?
WF-4: 211 COMMAND, DO LIKE CENTRAL HAS
ADVISED, TURN RIGHT BEFORE THE HOUSE,
COME DOWN A… THE DRIVE WAY AND WE’LL
BE ABLE TO GET YOU CLOSER.

30. Appalachian Trail – Medical/Rescue

32. Typical ActiveX Control – GeoComm GeoLynx

33. MapFlex - IPA w/Analytics Integration

34. Critical 360
Interior Imagery and
Floor Plans
One legacy of past school shootings, particularly after Columbine, is that law
enforcement response tactics to these threats have changed from isolate, contain,
negotiate, and tactical response to that of immediate entry and engagement by the first
responding officers on the scene. This tactical change rightly recognizes that prior
shootings indicate there is an unacceptable risk probability that school attackers have
the primary intention to kill as many as possible. Thus, time is of the essence. Simply
put, the operative assumption must be that an assailant intends to kill and must be
neutralized as soon as possible.

35. LiDAR Scan of Building
Contents and Image
Capture Points –
Overhead View
LiDAR Scan of Building
Contents and Image
Capture Points – 3D
Perspective View

36. Full Manipulation of
Viewing Angles
Measurement Tools for
Interior Dimensions

37. 3D Floor Plan and
Selected Image Capture
Points - Minimize
Storage Requirements
High Resolution,
Geo-referenced Imagery of
Interior

39. Shore-side properties have local #s
With evens and odds mixed going clockwise
Land-side have County Grid #s with evens/odds
Mixed in, going counter-clockwise
Working With Address Data
24
25
264287
4281
4283
Shore-side uses N Shore,
W Shore, etc. Land-side uses
County Road 7

40. Oblique Views Provide Great Detail for
Multiple Structure Sites

41. Access Info for Setback Houses

42. Access Info for Setback Houses

43. Difficult Vehicular Access

44. Restricted Gate
Access

45. Abandoned, Burned or Boarded Structures

46. Crime Scene Investigation
• West Mesa, NM
• San Antonio, Texas
• Antioch, CA

47. West Mesa, NM

48. Evidence – Cold Case

49. York County PA
Two teenage girls reported being assaulted
and were able to give information
pertaining to the location.
Within minutes images were provided to
the detective and Victim/Witness
Coordinator to utilize during the
interviews. Not only were the girls able to
pinpoint the location, the vehicle used
during the assault was clearly visible in the
images. The vehicle was parked at the
assailants home and visible in the images
from Dec. 2008.
The victims described the vehicle and
approx. location prior to seeing the
imagery. Based on the images, the
Detectives were able to determine the
vehicle owner and occupants of the home
and able to obtain photos which lead to
positive identification.
The Detective stated the images will be
utilized in court. Needless to say, the
prosecutor's office was very thankful for
this tool.

50. NCMEC –
Antioch CA

51. Cleveland, OH

52. Accident Reconstruction
• Traffic Accidents
• Railroads
• Aviation

53. Details of Intersections

55. Emergency Management
• Rapid Response Imagery
• Before/After Analysis
• Damage Assessment

56. Disaster Response

57. Rapid Access

58. World Trade Center
Lower Manhattan was
imaged on September
27, 2001
Data, software and
training were provided
to local, state, and
federal officials within
48 hours of image
capture

59. Collateral Damage – WTC Plaza

60. We Will Never Forget

63. Hurricane Katrina

65. Event Driven Change Analysis

67. Walmart – Joplin MO

69. New Jersey Shoreline –
Hurricane Sandy

70. Black Forest CO

71. Search & Rescue
• Missing Person Searches
• Airplane Crash Rescue
• Evidence Documentation

74. Pictometry Online
with GIS Overlays

76. Latitude/Longitude –
Decimal Degrees

77. Latitude/Longitude –
Degrees, Min, Sec

78. Plane Crash in Russell VA

79. Plane Crash in Russell VA

80. Plane Crash in Russell VA

81. SWAT Teams
• Ogden UT
• Atlanta GA
• Western NY State Police
• VIP Protection - Indianapolis

82. Planning for High Risk Warrants

83. Ogden Utah, Real-time Crime Center

84. Ogden Utah, Real-time Crime Center

85. Ralph “Bucky” Phillips Case – Western
NY State
Throughout the summer,
troopers from around the state
were assigned to follow a trail of
stolen cars, burglaries and
sightings across western New
York.
Longobardo, 32, and Baker, 38,
were shot Aug. 31 behind the
home of Phillips' ex-girlfriend as
they staked out the location.
Longobardo's leg was amputated
and he died three days later.
Authorities finally closed in on
Phillips near the New York-
Pennsylvania line Sept. 8. He
emerged from a field with his
hands up, clearly worn down by
the long chase.

86. Scene of Homicide

87. OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING
DATE:
OIS Location:
Source:
October 15, 2005 at 2015 Hours
837 W. 81st Street
77th Division ofcrs respond to a R/C,
ADW Shooting. Susp fires a shot at
vict’s veh, retreats into his residence
resulting in a SWAT call out. While
barricaded, susp fires several shots
at ofcrs resulting in an OIS.

88. N
Suspect
residence
A guy just now, he shot my car…and my baby’s in the car too…
Suspect’s position
when he fires at Vict’s
vehicle

89. Susp barricaded
in attic
McCarthy deploys on roof
Gastelo deploys
southeast of susp’s
location

90. Gastelo fires
one round
from his
Colt M4 rifle
from a distance
of 75’
Susp fires from attic

91. O
McCarthy fires 4 rnds
from his .308 rifle from a
distance of 200’
Susp fires
shotgun at
Ofcr McCarthy

93. West Webster FD - Ambush

96. Pictometry Imagery Used to Show
Boston Suspect Location

97. Lines of Sight – State Capitol

98. City of Tampa - Threatdome

99. Drug Enforcement