Massachusetts Maritime Academy
FEMA Higher Education Conference June
2010GIS in Emergency Management
MMA Emergency Management 25/5/2009
Massachusetts Maritime AcademyFounded in 1890One of nine Massachusetts State CollegesOriginally for education of merchant mariners
Marine EngineeringMarine Transportation
Expanded programs intoMarine Environmental ProtectionFacilities EngineeringEmergency ManagementInternational Maritime Business
Technical Educational ProgramsRegimental Life Style
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Emergency Management courses using Geographical Information Systems
Every student will select a town in Massachusetts and build on data struvture for that town and a surrounding 10 mile buffer in the following courses
Introduction to GIS Risk Management Natural Hazards Emergency Management Operations Information Technology in Emergency Management
The data structure will be used to simulate emergency situations throughout the program
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Introduction to GISArcGIS
Minimum Essential Data Set (MEDS) map Town Base Map (projected and geographic
coordinates) Town Boundary (selected from the state town
map) Roadway Data Emergency Response Sites Population ( blocks and 3 types of block group) USGS GNIS Infrastructure Aerial Photographs Hillshaded Digital Elevation Maps
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County Hillshade
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Introduction to GIS Maps
Newburyport Massachusetts
Spanish speaking Aerial Photograph
Flood DataFlood Zones
Income less than $10000
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Risk ManagementALOHA
Creating a chemical plume Simulating a transportation incident Varying meteorological conditions Linking the plume to the ArcGIS MEDS Base Map Investigate Population effected Investigate Road Closures
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Aloha Propane Toxic Vapor Plume
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Aloha Propane Toxic Vapor Plume
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Risk Management Propane Explosion
Propane Toxic Plume
Newburyport Massachusetts
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Newburyport Massachusetts
Population effected by vapors
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Road Closures
Newburyport Massachusetts
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Natural HazardsArcGIS MEDS Base Map
Flooding Scenario Census population affected in various demographic categories Attach HAZUS daytime population distribution Triage locations Shelter requirements and locations
HAZUS level 1 Hurricane and Earthquake scenario Probabilistic Hurricane Damage assessment Mitigation
Farsite 4 GIS Wildfire Simulator Perform tutorial Wildfire simulation using spatial analysis
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Newburyport Massachusetts
Population effected by floods
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Barnstable County Massachusetts
Probabilistic Hurricane
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Barnstable County
Damage and Shelter Assessment
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Barnstable County
Apply 100% Mitigation Measures
Rerun the Model
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Compare tabulated data
Non Mitigated
Mitigated
Barnstable Massachusetts Mitigation for Probabilistic Hurricane
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Information Technology in Emergency Management
ArcGIS MEDS Base Map refined to includePopulation vulnerabilityNetwork Analysis
Emergency Response service areas Shortest route to triage
3D Analysis 3D view of town center
Raster Analysis Model Builder Viewsheds and Contours Population vulnerability analysis
Image Processing (ArcView 3.2, Image J)
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Field Percentage
inc_lo_prc 30% % of households with "low" income
lng_noteng 30% Non-English speaking households Calculate as percent
age65_over 20% Total population age 65 and older Calculate as percent
age_lt18 20% Total population under age 18 Calculate as percent
Vulnerable Population
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Vulnerable Population
Calculate the function
Investigate the distribution
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Vulnerable Population
Map the distribution
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Network Analysis
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Network Analysis
Service AreasDelivery Route
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Viewshed from 2 points
Using a
Hillshade draped with a DEM at 50% transparency
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Raster Analysis
Rasterized Flood ZonesRasterized Vulnerable Population
Combine
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Resulting Critical Areas
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Emergency Management Operations
Incident Commander Emergency Response GameResource allocation is a critical function3 Teams of 7 or 8 players in each class.Practice runs3 official runs
Radio and Web EOC communications Each student plays an IC chief After Action Report Team competition
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Emergency Management Computer Lab
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Verbal Communications between Players
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MMA Emergency Management Simulator
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Main Console At Scene Station
Radio and Web EOC Communications between Players
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Massachusetts Maritime AcademyMarine Safety and Environmental Protection Department
I will be happy to address any questions you have during this session or via emailProfessor Malcolm MacGregor ([email protected])
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