1Florida Division of Emergency Management

Richard Butgereitrichard.butgereit@em.myflorida.com GIS Administrator850-413-9907

SERT Geospatial Assessment Tool for Operations and Response

http://map.floridadisaster.org/GATOR

Geospatial Assessment Tool for Operations and Response

• web mapping application• real-time data like weather radar, watches,

storm reports• base map, event, and post-event data

GATOR

• 11/08 – installed ArcGIS Server, the engine behind GATOR• 02/09 – Virtual USA Regional Operational Platform Pilot project begun• 07/09 – started running development GATOR, based upon VIPER• 09/09 – started serving KML network links for Google Earth users• 11/04/09 – GATOR deployed for ROPP capstone exercise • 11/10/09 – first real-world use of GATOR directly following exercise with Tropical

Storm Ida• 01/10 – GATOR used with both hard freezes in early January and with Operation

Haiti Relief throughout the month• 05/10 – 09/10 GATOR used heavily for Deepwater Horizon Response• 10/10 – focus on integrating additional data sources into GATOR• 05/11 – SERT GATOR created, secured for State Emergency Response Team • 07/11 – SWO GATOR created, integrating State Watch Office daily incidents

Timeline

• SERT GATOR– Specifically for members of the SERT, embedded access through EM Constellation and EMC Test– All hazards data (NWS, USGS) , traffic information (DOT/Florida 511)– Operational data (Mission and information messages from EMC, full SERT RECON reports,

Logistics)

• SWO GATOR– Specifically for members of the SERT, embedded access through SWO Incident Tracker– All hazards data (NWS, USGS) , traffic information (DOT/Florida 511)– Incident from the SWO Incident Tracker

• FloridaDisaster.org GATOR– Open access– All hazards data (NWS, USGS) , traffic information (DOT/Florida 511)– Less operational data

Different Versions of GATOR

GATOR and the DeepwaterHorizon Response

• SERT RECON Report application

RECON Reports

- Existing application for the SERT RECON Team

- Built primarily for hurricanes and floods

- Teams trained in use, reports triaged by RECON liaisons

- For this response, used to track reports of tar balls, recoverable product, shoreline and boom conditions

RECON Reports in GATOR

RECON Reports in GATOR

Vessel Tracking

Geotagged Photos

https://seoc.floridadisaster.org/SWO

• modernized system– improved incident reporting and tracking– SWO GATOR (visualize incidents)

• upcoming tasks– migrate archived data from old system– Integration with new notification system

SWO Incident Tracker