Abstract
Emergency
events management has become recently a very significant issue. Real-time decision-making based on
spatial analyses and using valid geographical data, is critical. In contrast to hard copy maps, the
geographical information systems (GIS) enables the fusion of various geographical data from different
sources and, thus, using better and more current information. This is quite important to disaster
management in addition to the available automatic and rapid analyses, which lead to better and faster
decision-making.This article presents a National GIS system which was developed to enable
implementation of spatial analyses and activating a-priori defined parameters and scenarios. This
system involves various infrastructure layers from different national authorities, such as: road
network, oil pipelines, electricity networks, residential and other built-up areas, rescue services,
hospitals, digital elevation models, ortho-images and other layers which are required for visual
cartographic representations. The developed GIS system enables a variety of emergency analyses of
different events, such as fire, pipeline explosion, missile attack (conventional and other) and
"suspicious objects" to name a few. Using the GIS system combined with remotely sensed data
enables the visualization of the affected zone (including photo-logging); reporting on the total affected
population and the special activity centers (such as schools, shopping malls, factories and other large
commercial and industrial and civic centers) which fall within different strike-effected ranges;
mobilizing, automatically, the nearby and the relevant rescue centers; identifying potential observation
spots and control posts; etc. The system allows both “real” event managing and in parallel training
and study of possible scenarios for the use of home front and other rescue services trainees and
experts, alike.
events management has become recently a very significant issue. Real-time decision-making based on
spatial analyses and using valid geographical data, is critical. In contrast to hard copy maps, the
geographical information systems (GIS) enables the fusion of various geographical data from different
sources and, thus, using better and more current information. This is quite important to disaster
management in addition to the available automatic and rapid analyses, which lead to better and faster
decision-making.This article presents a National GIS system which was developed to enable
implementation of spatial analyses and activating a-priori defined parameters and scenarios. This
system involves various infrastructure layers from different national authorities, such as: road
network, oil pipelines, electricity networks, residential and other built-up areas, rescue services,
hospitals, digital elevation models, ortho-images and other layers which are required for visual
cartographic representations. The developed GIS system enables a variety of emergency analyses of
different events, such as fire, pipeline explosion, missile attack (conventional and other) and
"suspicious objects" to name a few. Using the GIS system combined with remotely sensed data
enables the visualization of the affected zone (including photo-logging); reporting on the total affected
population and the special activity centers (such as schools, shopping malls, factories and other large
commercial and industrial and civic centers) which fall within different strike-effected ranges;
mobilizing, automatically, the nearby and the relevant rescue centers; identifying potential observation
spots and control posts; etc. The system allows both “real” event managing and in parallel training
and study of possible scenarios for the use of home front and other rescue services trainees and
experts, alike.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of 31st International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment |
| Subtitle of host publication | global monitoring for sustainability and security |
| State | Published - 2005 |