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GIS Activities of the State Emergency Response Team

Richard ButgereitGIS Administrator850-413-9907richard.butgereit@em.myflorida.com

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Some activities to cover…

1. US National Grid 2. Virtual USA3. Geospatial Assessment Tool for

Operations and Response – GATOR4. KML for Google Earth5. E-Plan6. Incident Mapper

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United States National Grid

• Lessons learned have taught us that standardized grids are needed for positional reporting.

• As far back as Hurricane Andrew, problems were recognized for emergency managers...

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Florida Adopts the USNG• USNG was adopted by the FFCA

• FDEM to adopt the USNG in the States CEMP

• Florida Fire College, Florida Fire Chiefs Association, FL National Guard to develop curriculum and instructor manuals

• Modules incorporated into Firefighter II curriculum

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FEMA Adopts the USNG• Near term priority approved by

Administrator Fugate

• Establish a standard for FEMA operational maps using the National Grid

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What’s wrong with current systems?

We already have…

– Latitude/Longitude

– Township/Range/Section

– Street Address and Zip

– “Bingo” Grids

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Latitude/Longitude

Multiple formats are confusing

DD -85.990151, 30.272240

DM -85 59.409089, 30.16.334386

DMS 85 59’24.545”W, 30 16’20.063”N

All the same location!!!

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How far is a second anyway?

What is the distance from….

85 59’24.545”W, 30 16’20.063”N

To here….

85 59’26.292”W, 30 16’14.546”N

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Township/Range/Section

Township/Range/Section grid from the Public Lands Survey System is an important and good system…

– basis of land ownership records

– been in use for over 180 years

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Township/Range/Section

• But a perfect section really doesn’t exist

• irregular in coastal areas

• too large to meet needs of ground crews

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Street Address and Zip

• Problematic due to…

– rural routes

– post office boxes

– House numbers missing or obscured

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• What do you do when the SIGNS are gone?

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• What do you do when the ROADS are gone?

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• Developed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in the 1940s

• A position on the Earth is referenced in the UTM system by the UTM zone, and the easting and northing coordinate pair.

Abbreviated as “UTM”

16R 766000 3364820

Universal Transverse Mercator

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• is the geocoordinate standard used by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for locating points on the earth.

• is derived from the UTM grid system, but uses a different labeling convention.

Abbreviated as “MGRS”16R GU 66000 64820

Military Grid Reference System

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• Practically identical to MGRS.

• Difference is the datum – MGRS uses WGS84, which USNG uses NAD 83

• Coordinates reported identical.

Abbreviated as “USNG”16R GU 66000 64820

United States National Grid

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USNG• it has the advantage of being easily plotted

on USGS topographic maps by using a simple "right and then up" method instead of having to plot from right to left when using latitude and longitude in the Western Hemisphere. The coordinates are also easily translated to distance since they are in meters. Thus the distance between two coordinates can quickly be determined in the field.

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16R GU 66000 64820

How to read USNG

100,000 Meter Grid – identification for regional areas Grid Coordinates –

Easting and Northing position

Grid Zone Designation – for a world-wide unique address, identifies the longitude zone number and the latitude band letter

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16R GU 66000 64820

16R 17R

Truncate for locality

• just like you don’t have to dial an area code to make a local call…• all Florida locations will be 16R or 17R

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16R GU 66000 64820

16R 17R

Truncate for locality

• 100,000 meter zone designation may be dropped when working locally

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Truncate for less precision…

Locates within 1000 meters66 64

6600 6482 Locates within 10 meters

660 648 Locates within 100 meters

66000 64820 Locates within 1 meter

16R GU 66000 64820

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USNG

• Easily scaleable

• Pin-point and cell

based locational reporting

• “Grid within a Grid”

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Global Positioning Systems

• I have GPS……..why do I need to care about any of this?

– USNG can be used with GPS

– GPS supplements USNG

– USNG will work when your GPS won’t

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USNG and GPS

• Most GPS units explicitly support USNG as an option for units

• If you choose USNG, you must also choose NAD 83 as your datum (or technically, you haven’t chosen USNG)

• You may also choose MGRS with NAD 83 to be the functional equivalent of USNG

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Support for USNG• http://www.floridadisaster.org/gis/usng

– tools and instructions for GIS staff

• FDEM’s GATOR– new mapping website with USNG tools

• FDEP’s Incident Mapper– simple Google Maps mashup with USNG tools

• GeoPDF’s– new PDF formats have GIS capabilities,

including USNG support

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USNG in ArcGIS 9.1• USNG National Grid Tools

Repackaging of…

–Military Analyst

–Product line tool set (PLTS)

• USNG Locational Toolbar

Available from ArcScripts

–Less complicated, easier to use

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USNG in ArcGIS 9.2/9.3• Integrated…

– Go to X,Y Tool

– Identify

–Graticules

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Military Analyst in ArcGIS 9.2/9.3USNG coordinates may easily be added to a feature class.

NAR-C isproper NAD 83 choice - “North American Reference CONUS”

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Military Analyst in ArcGIS 9.2/9.3USNG coordinates added to a feature class.

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Map Book Templates

• DS Map Book (free extension to ArcMap

• Produce 4,000 m x 5,000 8.5” x 11” 1:24,000 scale maps

• Style guide, templates and video from Delta State University linked from http://www.floridadisaster.org/gis/USNG/index.htm#mapbooks

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Map Book Templates

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Map Books• If you have a county wide map book (with

USNG or not), please let us know for inclusion on our website

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• An information sharing initiative (not an application, nor a website)

• Regional Operational Pilot Platform between southeastern states from Feb – Nov 2009

• Florida State Emergency Response Team participates, creates new mapping website, KML network links, and GeoRSS feeds

Virtual USA

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• EMForum.org-http://www.emforum.org/vforum/091118.htm

• DHS Secretary Napolitano Unveils Virtual USAhttp://www.dhs.gov/ynews/releases/pr_1260375414161.shtm

Virtual USA

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http://map.floridadisaster.org/GATOR

Geospatial Assessment Tool for Operations and Response

• web mapping application

• real-time data like weather radar, watches, storm reports

• base map and post-event data

GATOR

GATOR

GATOR

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GATOR

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• FDEM Incident Recorder – show hazardous material and waste water spills

• Your data – Virginia DEM’s VIPER displays 911 calls and

includes links to audio recordings– Map services or GeoRSS feeds used to display

your incidents, operations, and response

• Incorporate social media

Where can we go?

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KML for Google Earthhttp://map.floridadisaster.org/ArcGIS/KML

• Critical Facilities

• “Excepted Facilities”

• Missions from EM Constellation

• USNG layers

• Primary Indicators of Response

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KML for Google Earth

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http://www.floridadisaster.org/gis/kml

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• Hazardous Material Facilities • For first responders

• User names/password provided through Local Emergency Planning Committee

• https://erplan.net

E-Plan

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http://www.floridadisaster.org/gis/kml/viewer.htm

• simple Google Maps mashup with USNG tools

• real-time data like weather radar, watches, storm reports

• will be transitioning to GATOR

Incident Mapper

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Bonus Round…

1. FDOT Unified Basemap Repository2. HAZUS Data Web Portal & Risk Assessments3. State Regional Evacuation Studies (Coastal

LiDAR/SLOSH Project)4. Mapping for Blackberry

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https://www3.dot.state.fl.us/unifiedbasemaprepository

• FDOT has funded a statewide, enterprise license for government agencies

• NAVTEQ roads now available for all levels of Florida government

FDOT Unified Basemap

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Regional Evacuation Studies

• Study and Update Regional Hurricane Evacuation in light of new legislation (HB 1359 – SB 7121)

• Utilize New LIDAR data combined with updated SLOSH modeling

• Utilize Consistent methodology and format

to ensure complete transparency and visibility

• Expected completion in 2010

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Call Disposition # of callsComplete 18,800Schedule Callback 4,201Refused 46,753Terminated Early 1,998

Government/Business 2,608

Answering Machine 138,319Language barrier 2,077Over Quota 225Non-working/disconn 21,054Busy 19,103No Answer 90,070Wrong number 286Fax machine/modem 3,430Out of town 260Call back later 23,234Non-qualified respondent 1,959Already completed 427Left message 22Duplicate Number 134Push to Night 5,958Total Calls 380,918

Response rate = 27.8%

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Transporation Model

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Previously Existing Data

HB7121 - New Data

HB7121 - Improve Existing Data

FEMA - New Data

Partnering Agencies - New Data

8,60014,600

1,3002,200

1,40036,500 total square miles

NWFWMD - New Data8,400

Previously Existing Data

HB7121 - New Data

HB7121 - Improve Existing Data

FEMA - New Data

Partnering Agencies - New Data

8,60014,600

1,3002,200

1,40036,500 total square miles

NWFWMD - New Data8,400

LiDAR Projects

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26 - Accepted

12 - Under Review

Status of Deliverables

FDEM Coastal LiDAR

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11 RPCs

12 SLOSH Basins

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SLOSH Data Development

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Basin LiDAR & DEM Basin DataSLOSHMOM

Tampa Bay

Panama City

Pensacola

Apalachicola

Cape Canaveral

Fort Myers

Cedar Key

Biscayne Bay

Palm Beach

Florida Bay

Okeechobee

Jacksonville

Status 12/09

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What is HAZUS-MH? Tool that can identify hazard related risks, calculate potential losses to life and property, and help define effective ways to reduce losses

Available from FEMA free of charge http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/hazus

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What is CDMS?• CDMS is a tool developed by FEMA to

support integration of locally developed inventory data into the HAZUS-MH loss estimation process.

• Primary functions– Support transfer of data into and out of the

major master statewide databases– Provide validation of new data into the system

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Statewide Analyses

Hurricane Winds

Coastal Floods

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Debris in Tons

Debris in Tons for Cat 50 - 4694

4695 - 122479

122480 - 215161

215162 - 420602

420603 - 735405

735406 - 1319881

1319882 - 1802093

1802094 - 3120339

3120340 - 4549803

4549804 - 11281419

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Loss Ratio

Building Loss Ratio for Cat 50%

1% - 18%

19% - 22%

23% - 24%

25% - 26%

27% - 31%

32% - 37%

38% - 41%

42% - 46%

47% - 54%

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Florida HAZUS User Group

flhug.hazus.org

www.usehazus.com/flhug

floridadisaster.org/gis

flhazusdata.com

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Maps for Blackberry

• light-weight web mapping application

• real-time data like weather radar, watches, storm reports

• more to come…

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Questions?FloridaDisaster.org/gis