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GIS Platforms: The Power of GIS Platforms: The Power of InteroperabilityInteroperability

Emanuele GennaiEmanuele Gennai ESRI GlobalESRI Global

egennai@esri.comegennai@esri.com Geneva, SwitzerlandGeneva, Switzerland

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MAKING A DIFFERENCEESRI Our Focus is Supporting Our Users

Our Purpose• Serve Users & Partners• Support Employees• Contribute to Society

Status• Growing• Financially Strong• Many Strong Relationships

Our GoalsOur Goals•• Advance GISAdvance GIS•• Evolve Geographic ScienceEvolve Geographic Science•• Promote Spatial ThinkingPromote Spatial Thinking•• Develop GIS Professional WorkforceDevelop GIS Professional Workforce

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Forming collections of data to create information and Forming collections of data to create information and knowledge knowledge ……

Weather informationWeather informationRoads/InfrastructureRoads/Infrastructure

Vehicle locationsVehicle locations

Security zonesSecurity zones

Human settlementsHuman settlementsSatellite imagerySatellite imagery

Affected areasAffected areas

GIS Fuses All Types of Physical and Temporal Data

ImagesImages

VectorsVectors

TopologyTopology

NetworksNetworks

TerrainTerrain

SurveysSurveys

CADCADDrawingsDrawings

AddressesAddresses

27 Kenyatta St.27 Kenyatta St.

AttributesAttributes

ABCABC

3D Objects3D Objects

107107’’

DimensionsDimensions

AnnotationsAnnotations

Geodatabases Can Model and Manage All Geographic Data Types

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Many Data Types and Sources

StoringStoringIntegrationIntegration

AnalyzingAnalyzing

VisualizingVisualizingActingActing

•• Better DecisionsBetter Decisions•• Greater EfficiencyGreater Efficiency

(Money/Time/Resources)(Money/Time/Resources)•• More EffectiveMore Effective

CommunicationCommunication

GIS For Interoperability Providing Tools, Methods, and Workflows That Support Collaboration and Action

Work FlowWork Flow

GIS provides a common platform for storing, accessing, and acting upon information of all types

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Interoperability Provides the Capability to Integrate, Search, Analyze and Visualize Information

Maps Provide a Way to Understand Maps Provide a Way to Understand Information Quickly and AccuratelyInformation Quickly and Accurately

Critical Infrastructure

Storm Tracking

Tracking Resources

Incident Mapping

Technological Hazards

Natural Hazards

Population Density

Emergency Notification

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• Integrate and link disparate data

• Provide logical access to plans and documents

• Access all types of online GIS data and services

• Create, publish and share emergency data

• Required data available when and where needed

GIS as an Interoperability Platform

… Enabling Situational Awareness

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Some Interoperability types in a fusion center

Globe InterfacesGlobe InterfacesGoogle EarthGoogle Earth

MS Virtual EarthMS Virtual Earth

MetadataISO 19139

KML…

CAD

ImageIntegration

SOAP, XML, SQL

AutoCADAutoCAD

LEICALEICABAEBAE

PB MapInfoPB MapInfo

GeoMediaGeoMedia

SAPSAP

IonicIonic

OGC StandardsWMS, WFS,

GML, . . .

Any ClientAny ClientAny serviceAny service

Open API’sRESTFlash

GeoRSS

Fusion Center

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GIS Server Patterns

Mashups Mashups

MappingMapping

MobileMobile

ReplicationReplication

Distributed (SDI)Distributed (SDI)

EnterpriseEnterprise

DepartmentsDepartments

Web GISWeb GIS ApplicationsApplications

Fusion CenterFusion Center

Enterprise IntegrationEnterprise Integration

IT SystemIT System

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Fusion Center Supporting a Common Operating Picture

• Emergency Management• Community Awareness• Security and Public Safety• Humanitarian Intelligence• Complex Operations

. . . Providing Integrated Situational Awareness. . . Providing Integrated Situational Awareness

GIS InfrastructureGIS Infrastructure

Replication/IntegrationReplication/Integration

ExplorerExplorer

MobileMobile

WebWeb

SituationalSituationalAwarenessAwareness

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GIS Interoperability Challenges

•• GIS Data Standards for regional/international base GIS Data Standards for regional/international base maps (e.g. compatibility of data models and data maps (e.g. compatibility of data models and data collection processes)collection processes)

•• Methods: Developing GIS applications to work across Methods: Developing GIS applications to work across (all) boundaries(all) boundaries

•• Linguistic issuesLinguistic issues

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A lesson learned through Hurricane Katrina

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Lessons Learned through Hurricane Katrina

• Hurricane Katrina – A Lack of standard data sets across State/County boundaries

• No Central capability to integrate dynamic data for a single view of damage, status, situational awareness

• Applications for GIS developed in one area would not work in another area with different data

• It took 2 weeks to acquire, normalize and make operational the data for a regional GIS

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Lessons Learned

• GIS was not used for preparedness• GIS was used for response and recovery• GIS data and applications had to be gathered and developed during

the crisis; difficult & time consumingBecause of a lack of preparedness:• No One Place for Incident Information and Status• Difficulty In Getting Access To Data• Lack of Multi-Organization Coordination & Data Sharing• Inconsistent Data (Creating Confusion and Bad Decisions)

• GIS was not used for preparedness• GIS was used for response and recovery• GIS data and applications had to be gathered and developed during

the crisis; difficult & time consumingBecause of a lack of preparedness:• No One Place for Incident Information and Status• Difficulty In Getting Access To Data• Lack of Multi-Organization Coordination & Data Sharing• Inconsistent Data (Creating Confusion and Bad Decisions)

1000 +people were deployed to support GIS.Data Acquisition & Processing - 50 + Person YearsApplication Development - 10 + Person Years

1000 +people were deployed to support GIS.Data Acquisition & Processing - 50 + Person YearsApplication Development - 10 + Person Years

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Integrated GIS Database Developed

• Integration Of Existing Data• Standard Data Model• Consistent Applications• Dissemination Via Web and Media

• Integration Of Existing Data• Standard Data Model• Consistent Applications• Dissemination Via Web and Media

Houston

New OrleansIn 14 days –(we lost 14 days!)

In 14 days –(we lost 14 days!)

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Summary

• Think of GIS as being the ideal platform for interoperability for all types of information and data, at any stage of the relief process

• GIS has a great value, in allowing people to coordinate activities and cooperate before, during and after a crisis

• GIS transforms scattered data sources in actionable information

• Being prepared saves time and lives

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Thank youThank you Emanuele GennaiEmanuele Gennai

ESRI GlobalESRI Global egennai@esri.comegennai@esri.com

Geneva, SwitzerlandGeneva, Switzerland