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Using GIS for Business Continuity
Agenda
 The history of GIS at Lehman Brothers
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2005 Transit Strike
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Hurricane Rita
 Current uses
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2007 Wildfires
 Future Plans
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Automation
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Integration
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The origins of GIS use in BCP at Lehman Brothers
 The impending NYC transit strike in 2005
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Do we have the software?
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Do we have the data?
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Do we have the skill?
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2005 Transit Strike Sample Map
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2005 Transit Strike Sample Map
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2005 Transit Strike Sample Map
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Management “bought into” the use of maps as they relate to incident response.
 MapPoint Issues
– Poor handling of real-time data
– PC – based
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Clumsy
 Requirements for a new tool
– More features and functionality
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Smooth integration with existing corporate databases
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Data to be kept on server-class equipment
– Web integration required
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Additional GIS Projects
 Hurricane Rita, 2005
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~US$11.3 B in damage 1
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4 th most intense Atlantic hurricane ever observed 2
 Our response process became more pro-active
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Mapped all staff and shelters
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Comparison to flood plain map (but not overlaid)
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Contacted staff before the storm.
1 – Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Rita
2 – Ibid.
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2005 Hurricane Rita Sample Map
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2005 Hurricane Rita Sample Map
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2005 Hurricane Rita Sample Map
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 As we become more sophisticated in our incident response process, we need to become more sophisticated in the use of map data. This drives the following additional requirements:
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Layering of public data
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Automated data analysis
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Ability to update data points over the course of the incident
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2007 California Wildfire Sample Map
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 Based on all of our experience thus far with GIS, we have set some goals for how our “ultimate” GIS would be architected:
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Dynamic feeds of data (employees, real estate) from authoritative Lehman systems.
– Layers of public data related to:
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Emergency services (police, fire, hospitals)
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Physical risk factors (fault lines, flood plains)
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Real-time updates (fire locations, post office closings, evacuation shelters
– Interfaces to BCP tools such as our planning software and notification tool.
– Interfaces to external incident reporting sources.
– Web-based, using APIs to integrate into our existing Intranet portal.
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Business-specific “self-service” web page to report on employee status during incidents.
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