Gis for Homeland Security (ebook)

Argumento de Gis for Homeland Security (ebook)

GIS for Homeland Security provides general overviews on how GIS is used for gathering and analyzing intelligence; protecting critical infrastructure; responding to complex emergencies; preparing for disease outbreaks and bioterrorism; securing complex events; and simulating disasters. Each chapter spotlights the visionaries who have applied spatial technology in the field to develop model solutions to real threats. A final chapter looks ahead at the growing role of GIS in homeland security. GIS for Homeland Security is a resource for experienced GIS users and decision makers, as well as for those new to spatial technology.0Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Gathering and analyzing intelligence Case study 1: Emergency Management Mapping Application (EMMA) Case study 2: South Carolina Information Exchange (SCIEx) Case study 3: Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center (ACTIC) Chapter 2 Protecting critical infrastructure Case study 1: TriValley GIS Case study 2: Kentucky?s Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (KY CSEPP) Case study 3: PureActiv video surveillance Chapter 3 Responding to complex emergencies Case study 1: Hurricane Katrina Case study 2: Graniteville, South Carolina, train wreck Case study 3: California wildfires GIS Profiles Steven Robinson: Los Angeles City Fire Department helitac Bill Hilling: Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program Ron Langhelm: Federal disaster response Marie Lynn Miranda: Duke University Children?s Environmental Health Initiative Chapter 4 Preparing for disease outbreaks and bioterrorism Case study 1: Kansas cattle tracking Case study 2: Pennsylvania?s West Nile virus surveillance Case study 3: New York City?s syndromic disease surveillance Chapter 5 Securing complex events Case study 1: Salt Lake City Winter Olympics Case study 2: 2004 Democratic National Convention Case study 3: Super Bowl XLI Chapter 6 Looking ahead Acronyms and abbreviations Glossary of homeland security terms