ESRI Homeland Security GIS Summit

Join thought leaders and professionals as they share ideas on how GIS supports the homeland security mission.

Better Tools for Today's Firefighters

Orange County Fire Authority builds advanced, enterprise-wide GIS capability to improve planning, analysis, and emergency response.

GIS as an Integration Platform

Genesee county, NY, improves its emergency response using a GIS-based CAD platform.

A Valuable Partner in Fighting Crime

Philadelphia police enlist GIS to unlock the value of their data and use predictive modeling as a crime-fighting asset.

When every second counts...

...GIS responds. Russ Johnson, ESRI Public Safety and Homeland Security director, discusses how GIS improves capabilities for first responders and planners.

Announcements Attend the Sessions and Events for Public Safety [PDF] at the ESRI Homeland Security GIS Summit, July 11-14.

Disaster Assistance Get software and support now.

Tutorial for Homeland Security Learn how GIS is used for homeland security. More books and training courses for public safety.

Public safety agencies face difficult challenges in the 21st century. Shrinking budgets, limited resources, and greater mandates for service make today's operations more complex than ever.

Thousands of public safety organizations deploy GIS to meet their mission requirements. It provides a powerful enterprise platform for complex planning and analysis, and assists in faster, more accurate decision making.

Public safety enterprise GIS solutions [PDF] using ArcGIS provide:

• Access to critical data when needed
• Comprehensive analysis and data modeling
• Specialized tools and techniques for data transformation and decision support
• Data visualization to improve situational awareness

Success Stories

Learn how public safety organizations benefit from the use of geographic analysis and GIS.

• Tallahassee-Leon County GIS Rolls Out First Phase of Incident Management System
• GIS Forms Core of Bahrain's Geographic Security System
• Probationers Monitored and Public Safety Improved with GIS

More case studies, demos, and books and white papers.