Department of Military Affairs & Public
Safety
WV Office of Emergency Services
Primary GIS Missions:
Support Emergency Operations
Partner with GIS Data Producers
Collect Homeland Security GIS Data
Establish a Geospatial Chain-of-Command
Implement GIS Solutions with DMAPS Agencies
Emergency Operations
Major Flooding
Large Scale Fires
HazMat Incidents
Counter-Terrorism
Partner with GIS Data Producers
WVU GIS Technical Center
Army & Air National Guard
Emergency Medical Services
Dept. Environmental Protection
Dept. Health & Human Resources
Homeland Security GIS Data
•Electric Power Facilities
•Communication Hubs
•Water & Sewer Treatment
•Hazadous Materials Facilities
•Schools, Hospitals, and Government buildings
•EMS & Law Enforcement Resources
•Transportation (Bridges, Ports,Locks)
Emergency Services GIS Goals
•Production of on-demand situation maps for emergency mgmt.
•Plume modeling in ArcView 8.3 using SAIC’s CATs/Jace software
•Produce historical GIS data for Flood Mitigation programs.
• Support large scale forest fire modeling capabilities for response
efforts, and resource management.
•Support state and federal agencies with GIS products and solutions.
•Secure federal funding for data generation & maintenance.
DMAPS GIS Initiatives
DHS/NGA – Establish “chain-of-command” for GIS data.
WVU Tech Center – Partnered with OES for improved “critical
infrastructure” data sets.
State Police – Have criminal incident data that is GIS ready.
Fire Marshal – Are acquiring a mapping extension for fire incidents.
Army Guard – Implementing GIS for counter-drug and counterterrorism programs that tie into DHS initiatives.
County OES – Have critical GIS layers accessible via E-Team
software for state-wide emergency response.
National Weather Service – Model flooding incidents based upon
stream and rain gauge reporting to permit a real-time model.