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Panel 1 WorldviewGeographicInformationSystem(GIS)isapowerfulsystem
thatcollects,analyzes,andvisuallycommunicatescriticalspatialand
geographicdatatohelpdisastermanagementprofessionalssavelives.
Worldviewpartnershighlyanalyticalsoftwarewithgeographicdatato
visualize,question,analyze,andinterpretdatainordertounderstand
relationships,patterns,andtrends.CommandcentersuseWorldviews
datatopredictoutcomesinordertoprovideaccurateadvisories,define
evacuationroutes,anddeterminethebestlocationstoestablish
temporaryshelters.Groundworkersusethisdatatodirecttrafficand
resourcesunderrapidlychangingconditions.
WorldviewsstateoftheartComputerAidedDispatch(CAD)uses
proprietaryproxemicssoftwarecoupledwithlivesatellitedatatohelp
dispatchersguideemergencypersonneltonearbymedicalfacilitiesor
otheremergencyresources.Liveupdatesprovidegroundcrews
up-to-dateinformation,whileofferingthemadditionalrouteoptions.
Panel 2
AboutGeoSys
GeoSysplans,designsandimplementscustom,enterpriselevel
geographicinformationsystems(GIS).OurfirstGISsystem,SatSys,
debutedin2005andiscurrentlyusedbyEglinAirForceBaseandthe
FloridaNationalGuard.SatSysusesgeographicalandspatialimaging
thatprovidesaccuratelocationimagerytocommandcentersthatcan
communicatethedatarapidlytotroopsontheground.Thedata
providedbySatSyshelpscommandersefficientlydirectmanpowerand
resources.
WorldView
WorldviewisournewestGISsystem.Thissystemsnewcapabilities
includedatamanagement,3Dimagery,andadvancedmapping
software.Worldviewgathersandanalyzesdataandgeographic
relationshipstoprovidecriticalinformationinrapidlychanging
conditions.Mappingandtopographicaldataisrecordedandanalyzed
totracktrendsandmakepredictionsthatbetterinformdecision
makers.Dataisrapidlysharedthroughaudio-videoconferencing
systemsfacilitatingcollaborativedecisionmakingbyremoteteams.
WhoUsesGeoSysProductsandWorldview?
Industriesincludingdefense,government,andhealthandhuman
servicesutilizeWorldview.Worldviewapplicationsincludecreating
comprehensiveGISprocesses,managingGISdata,creatinginteractive
highqualitymaps,andanalyzingdatatodiscovernewprocessesand
relationships.Worldviewisusedbymultipleindustriesincluding
defense,government,andcommercialweatherservices.
Worldviewwassuccessfullyutilizedbycityandstateagenciesduring
hurricaneSandytocreateupdatedescaperoutes,directpeopleto
availableshelters,andcoordinaterescueandresponseactivities.
IssuesFacingDisasterManagementProfessionals
Rapidurbanizationhasledtohigh-risebuildings,denselypopulated
Panel 3 areas,overwhelmedtransportationsystems,andnewtypesof
hazardousworkplacesorfacilities.Largecitiesrequireacomplex
infrastructuretodeliveressentialresourceslikeenergy,food,water,
traffic,healthcare,masstransit,sanitation,andenvironmental
monitoring.Whendevastationoccurs,disastermanagement
professionalsmustmonitorandcoordinatetheseservices.
DisasterManagementResponsibilities
Disasteroccursatalocallevel.Localgovernmentprovidesthe
community'sfirstresponse.Disastermanagementprofessionalsare
responsiblemaintainingcontrolofallassetsusedinresponseand
recoveryefforts.Thecurrentdisasterresponsemodelplacestheburden
ofpreventionandresponseonlocalgovernments,makingthem
responsibleforthefollowing:
1. Preparedness:
Prevention
Advisories
Monitoring
2. Response:
Recommendedevacuations
Mandatoryevacuations
3. Recovery:
Search
Rescue
4. Mitigation:
Limithumantoll
Reduceseverityofdamage
*Federalassistanceisnotavailableuntillocalresourcesare
overwhelmedandastateofemergencyisdeclared.
LocalDisasterManagementResponse
Stateandlocalgovernmentmustcoordinateresponse,recovery,and
mitigationeffortsbetweenmanyagencies,including:
Fire-infrastructurepreservation/rescueoperations
Police-communityresponse,crowdcontrol
Hospitals-medicalresponse,facilitycapabilitiesandcapacity
RedCross-humanitarianresponse
Why Worldview GIS?
Worldviews specialized features help local and state governments
Panel 4 develop and implement emergency medical services (EMS) response
systems. In emergencies our system can rapidly analyze data and
identify where workloads should be concentrated.
Data Analysis Analyzes and models data Identify relationships between data
to discover useful sets to predict areas at risk for
information, to make flooding. Access regional
predictions, and support demographic profiles. Generate
decision making. cartographic output (maps), visual
display of up-to-date information,
customization process for
generating presentation quality
visuals. Discover and research
complex geographic systems with
3D modeling.
AVL Tracking AVL provides location Maps and updated route information
and proximity data to a provide EMS workers the
Advanced central facility to provide information they need to get to the
Vehicle Location dispatchers with accurate closest medical facility in the
(AVL) location and field data. shortest amount of time.
Platform x86orx64withSSE2extensions
Memory/RAM 2GBminimum
Displayproperties 24-bitcolordepth
Screenresolution 1024x768recommendedminimumatnormalsize(96dpi)
Diskspace 2.4GB
Video/Graphics 64MBRAMminimum
adaptor 256MBRAMorhigherrecommended
NVIDIA,ATI,andIntelchipsetssupported
24-bitcapablegraphicsaccelerator
OpenGLversion2.0runtimeminimumisrequired,and
ShaderModel3.0orhigherisrecommended
Networking SimpleTCP/IP,NetworkCard,orMicrosoftLoopback
Hardware Adapterisrequiredforthelicensemanager
Software Requirements
Prior to installing Worldview GIS, make sure you have the following:
.NETFramework3.5SP1
Python
MicrosoftInternetExplorer9ornewer
Contact Us Today
For more information or to schedule a demo, please contact our sales
department at 1-800-599-5000 or visit us online at:
www.geosys.com/worldview