Inmates Here to HelpInmates Here to Help

200 inmates sent from across the 200 inmates sent from across the state sto help with debris cleanupstate sto help with debris cleanup

Housing for inmates had to be locatedHousing for inmates had to be located Maps of housing and coordinates of Maps of housing and coordinates of

work locations had to be sent to GA work locations had to be sent to GA Dept. of Corrections.Dept. of Corrections.

Grid map created to establish work Grid map created to establish work zones for inmateszones for inmates

Inmates Here to HelpInmates Here to Help

Grid Map for the Grid Map for the Department of Department of CorrectionsCorrections

Able to maintain Able to maintain working location of working location of inmate crews at all inmate crews at all timetime

Map changed dailyMap changed daily

March 7, 2007March 7, 2007

Sufficient information had been entered into Sufficient information had been entered into GIS to produce information and maps for new GIS to produce information and maps for new projects beginning in recovery effortsprojects beginning in recovery efforts

Agencies that utilized these services include: Agencies that utilized these services include: GA Dept. of Labor and Community GA Dept. of Labor and Community Affairs, GA Division of Public Health, Affairs, GA Division of Public Health, Historic Preservation Division, GA Dept. Historic Preservation Division, GA Dept. of Natural Resources, GA Insurance of Natural Resources, GA Insurance Commissioner’s Office and the Dept. of Commissioner’s Office and the Dept. of Homeland SecurityHomeland Security

Cleanup Efforts ContinueCleanup Efforts Continue

City and county contracted with Storm City and county contracted with Storm Reconstruction Services Reconstruction Services

Maps showing the cleanup progress Maps showing the cleanup progress were given out dailywere given out daily

City divided into 12 work areas that City divided into 12 work areas that showed number of homes, businesses showed number of homes, businesses and square mileage of each areaand square mileage of each area

Drivers given customized street maps Drivers given customized street maps that showed dump sitesthat showed dump sites

Maps showing work areaMaps showing work areafor clean up teamsfor clean up teams

Maps changed daily and Maps changed daily and handed out to teams handed out to teams

each morningeach morning

Hurdles In ProcessHurdles In Process

Curious onlookers

No fast food

Continuous UpdatesContinuous Updates

Updated maps given out at each Updated maps given out at each morning’s briefing and maintained at morning’s briefing and maintained at command center, recovery center, Red command center, recovery center, Red Cross Shelters, hospital and other involved Cross Shelters, hospital and other involved agenciesagencies

Assisted hospital with plotting plans for Assisted hospital with plotting plans for temporary hospitaltemporary hospital

2,600 maps printed as of March 31, 2,600 maps printed as of March 31, 20072007

Easy to Share InformationEasy to Share Information

GIS facilitated easy sharing of dataGIS facilitated easy sharing of data

Easy to send shape files of disaster Easy to send shape files of disaster

layers with FEMAlayers with FEMA

Facilitated production of mailing Facilitated production of mailing labels to send information to labels to send information to residents in disaster areasresidents in disaster areas

Thank Goodness for GISThank Goodness for GIS

Information produced during recovery Information produced during recovery efforts raised awareness of GISefforts raised awareness of GIS

Raised awareness of GIS Department Raised awareness of GIS Department with local officialswith local officials

Reaffirmed decision to maintain our GIS Reaffirmed decision to maintain our GIS data with an experienced GIS hosting data with an experienced GIS hosting company at a remote data centercompany at a remote data center

Sumter RegionalSumter Regional

Sumter RegionalSumter Regional

Sumter RegionalSumter Regional

SRH In TransitionSRH In Transition

Sumter Regional – Former Sumter Regional – Former SiteSite

Temporary Sumter RegionalTemporary Sumter Regional

Phoebe Sumter Medical Phoebe Sumter Medical CenterCenter