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Public safety specialists show how geographical information system (GIS) technology supports emergency management officials at all levels and suggest how to configure and implement a GIS taking into consideration technology trends, workflow complexities, and specific operations. They cover data management, planning and analysis, field operation, situational awareness, and implementation guide. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Enabling Comprehensive Situational Awareness explains how and why an integrated emergency management common operating platform can help save lives and mitigate loss during crises and disasters. A geographic information system (GIS) embedded in this platform is the key tool used by emergency management professionals to analyze extensive spatial data collections, as well as immediate field-level data. This book explains how this platform gives decision makers the overview necessary to coordinate efforts across agencies and jurisdictions and develop collaborative mitigation and recovery plans. An implementation guide for building a GIS in a common operating platform is included.
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