This document discusses the role of geospatial technology in safely and effectively delivering major events. It notes that major events face unique challenges related to scale, organizational complexity, risks, and balancing conflicting requirements. It provides examples of how geospatial technology can help with security, operational decision support, developing a common operational picture, and maximizing the use of geospatial information to improve outcomes.

1. British Cartographic Society
Ralph Diment
Marketing Manger, Western Europe
THE ROLE OF GEOSPATIAL
TECHNOLOGY IN THE SAFE &
EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF
MAJOR EVENTS

2. Major Events – Unique Challenges
Scale
Organisational C
O i ti l Complexity
l it
Risks
Balancing Conflicting Requirements
Visibility - Prestige, Reputation, Future Opportunities
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3. Scale
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4. Organisational Complexity
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5. Major Event Security – A Critical Balancing Act
“The Games are an event based on integration and not a public
disturbance.
The presence of the police should be felt strongly but in a discreet
manner, and it should be alert to respond quickly to any type of
occurrence
occurrence”
José Hilário Nunes de Medeiros
Coordinator for Security of the 2007 Pan American Games, Rio
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6. Real Time Operational Decision Support and
Mobilisation != GIS
!
“The man that has invested everything in a hammer
sees every problem as a nail”
yp
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7. EISEC / ALSEC TETRA AVLS / APLS
Address & Mobile Status & SDS via TETRA or
Phone Location messaging other systems
CAD)
Rosters
Planned Resources
atch (C
Mobile Data
HR I/CAD I/CAD or 3rd Party
Personnel info Mobile Data systems
mputer Aided Dispa
(skills, training, etc)
Automatic Paging
Incident and
3rd Party Systems Dispatch & ad-hoc
Resource
Incidents to/from
systems Management
External Searches
Automatic checks
(People & Properties, etc.
PNC, ANPR, etc.)
Calltaking Dispatching ICCS
Com
Call Handling & Resource Telephony & Radio
Incident Creation Management integration
• C ll Hi t
Caller History • Automatic Alerts
• GIS Integration • One seamless system
• Triage (ProQA) • Automatic Resource •Status Messaging
• Aerial Imagery Recommendations • C&C calling ICCS functions
•Automatic Alerts
• Predictor • ICCS calling C&C functions
• AVLS

8. Normal/Steady State
Copy Log
Changes
(iBackup)
Data
SQL Server Interface A Archive DB Training DB SQL Server SQL Server Interface B
Principal DB Mirror DB
Witness
Primary data centre Secondary data centre *
Users Update LAN/WAN
Data
Radio ICCS TETRA
Gateway Gateway
Site A Site B
Airwave

9. Principal Database Failure Changes
Log Copy
Data (iBackup)
SQL Server Interface A
SQL Server Archive DB Training DB SQL Server SQL Server Interface B
PrincipalDB
Mirror DB Principal
Mirror DBDB
Witness
Primary data centre Secondary data centre
Users Update LAN/WAN
Data
Radio ICCS TETRA
Gateway Gateway
Site A Site B
Airwave

10. Building and Exploiting
The Common Operational Picture
Personnel &
Mapping Data Asset Data Access Control Video Surveillance
Telephone, Radio,
Telephone Radio
Voice Recorder
Controls
Radio System
Data Intelligent Video
Telephone Data Sensor Data
The COP Includes Real Time, Bi-directional Interaction With Diverse Data Sources
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11. A lot of applications needed
(most of them including GIS technology )
technology…)
Explosives Indoor Air Weather Hurricane River Spill Chemical Vulnerability
Common Operating Picture Social Network Incident Log Dispatch Resources SOPs
Warrants
W t Accounting
A ti Personnel
P l Pre-Plans
P Pl Permits
P it Investigations
I ti ti Lessons
L
Maritime Sensors Detection Unmanned Aerial Biometric ID Iris Scan Video Analytics

12. Maximise the Time / Opportunities for Applying
GI in Decision Support to Improve Outcomes
Response Relevant &
Ava
Info Needed
Options Accurate
A t
ailabil of
Information
Automated Lookups
lity
Dynamic data sharing/integration
Integrated Alarms & Sensors
Predictive Analysis & Modelling
Elapsed Time From Incident

13. ISEC - Automatic call logging and p
gg g positioning
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14. Quantified Benefits of Automation
Pre-Alert information and improved location database within I/CAD has
improved our response in Call Answering
Answering.
Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust Call Handling % 2008-
09
100
95
90
85
Call
80 Handling
%
75
70 Linear
65 (Call
Handling
60 %)
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15. Map view (4)
CCTV Cameras
Location
Hover-over tooltips
& Actions
BC101
BC101
BC101
BC101 BC101
AVLS & AutoStatus

16. SOPS - A “City inside the City”
SPEVFEMS Event’s Virtual Response Agency
Event s
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17. Extending the COP into 3 and 4D

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19. Simulated Exercises - Warfighter Protection Lab
Hybrid Virtual / Live Force Protection
Simulation + y
E911 System = Open Architecture
p
Environment “Environment”
Suspects in Treeline
Existing force-on-force simulations
E i ti f f i l ti
911 / EOC
•Tabletop exercise support
•Sensor deployment optimisation
p y p
•SOP review & development
UGV / UAV / Sensor Models
Typical metrics
•Computer aided dispatch
produced by exercises
•Emergency response • Threat Detection Time / Effectiveness
information sharing • Threat Response Time / Effectiveness
•GIS mapping tools • Casualty Control
• Threat Neutralisation
•Decision support tools • Communication Effectiveness
2D & 3D Visualisation

20. Public information feeds – 2006 World Cup
And finally.... It’s not all one-way
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