This document discusses how augmented reality (AR) can help with emergency management through the use of geographic information system (GIS) and building information modeling (BIM) data. It proposes using an AR application called Augview to provide live access to spatial asset data during disasters to help with: 1) Faster response by locating underground infrastructure like storm drains. 2) Improved collaboration between organizations by sharing updated GIS data in real-time. 3) More efficient recovery through accurate damage assessments, which could reduce costs and timeframes.

1. Emergency Management using
Augview
How Augmented Reality can help in
disaster scenarios

2. CEM pillars (Comprehensive Emergency
Management)
● Mitigation
● Preparedness
● Response
● Recovery

3. GIS (Geographic Information System) & BIM (Building
Information Modelling) were designed to support
geographical inquiry and, ultimately, spatial decision
making.

4. Present impact of potential disaster
● Present lack of shared GIS data for Risk assessment
● No on-the-ground active response system currently in use
● Council and asset owners will be forced to collaborate after disaster event
- Why not now?
● Precious resources/time lost after first impact due to lack of preparation
● Infrastructure is inaccurate and incomplete, which will lead to confusion
and recovery delay

5. Present impact of potential disaster
● Planned recovery time frame unrealistic
● Silo effect between asset owners and contractors resulting in poor
communication interpersonal and data communication
● Recovery and rebuild won’t be effective and therefore burst budget, overrun
project timeframes leading to economic impact
● Affected region will lose population as a result

6. GIS Data
& BIM
Comprehensive disaster
preparedness
On the ground live response
system available to all teams
Portable, on-site source
of spatial information
Live damage assessment of infrastructure
and buildings
How can GIS and BIM data help?
Faster recovery and rebuild
process
Effective public education
Long-term mitigation strategies
Faster evacuation response
Increased underground infrastructure
accuracy through field updates and
GPS based data capture

7. GIS Data
Gas/Power/Telco
Utilities
GIS Data
Council 3 Waters
Facilitation
Emergency
Management
Tools
to bring
infrastructure
data together
Data Sharing
Collaborative BAU
Dispersed
BAU
Silo Effect
Inaccurate
Asset Data
Reactive
Emergency
Management
Future
Event
Fast
Collaborative
Response
& Recovery
Transition

8. Manhole dangers
You Tube clip
Wright St, Mt Cook, Wellington

9. Using Augview for Emergency Management
● Easy sharing of asset data across multiple GIS servers
● High data security
● Instant GIS & BIM data update capability with internet connection
● Offline capability with update function once connected to Wifi
● Customized 2D map layers to enhance information flow (i.e. evacuation
routes)

10. Using Augview for Emergency Management
● 3D Augmented Reality spatial view with option to pair to external high
accuracy GPS
● Ability to locate and identify underground or covered assets fast, i.e. storm
water drains, manholes, fire hydrants, gas shut-off valves
● Increased H&S through immediate visibility of dangerous assets
● Strong team collaboration tool to improve communication between ground
crew and office
● Simple and easy to use and fast to learn

11. Drain
Drain
How Augmented Reality can help in Emergency Scenarios

12. Before the flooding...

13. Locating stormwater drains in the flooded carpark ...

14. What’s required for collaboration?
● Asset data published on a GIS server
● … or Asset data available as shapefile, which gets updated every 1-2
weeks and hosted on a cloud server
● … or paper plans are converted to GIS data by Augview consultation
service (Special offer) plus standing up a GIS server (>NZ$5,000)
● Contractual agreement who is allowed access to the Emergency
Management project

15. Augview user setup
● Delivery of standard DialB4UDig T&C to be integrated into Augview
● Assignment of Emergency Team using Augview
● Digital Device (External GPS optional) per Emergency Team member
● Register company, users, devices on Augview registration server
● Download Augview license onto device (and connect external GPS)
● Receive confidential credentials
● Emergency Management Team training (2-4 hrs)
● Integration of Augview into standard Civil Defence training projects

16. Drain

17. Additional benefits for asset owners impacting on the
bottom line...
● Collaboration between asset owners can result in reducing DialB4UDig
enquiry fee payout!!!
● Increase in data accuracy and completeness over time
● Reduced cable strikes and project overruns
● Crews will ALWAYS have the correct information at hand
● Ability to plan and quote faster and more accurate
● Safer environment for field crew due to timely, comprehensible and
enhanced information. Less injuries!
● Dangerous asset alert ensures risk awareness in the work area!