Virginia Deploys Web-Based Emergency Mapping System

VIPER has transformed how the Department of Emergency Management prepares and responds to disasters.

Modeling and Mapping Public Safety Arrival Orders

Predict and map the arrival sequence for first responders traveling to an incident from multiple locations.

GIS Scores Big for Super Bowl Security

ESRI teamed up with Digital Sandbox, Inc., to provide a security information system that gave officials up-to-the-minute situational awareness for Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, Florida.

Piecing the Data Together

Eugene (Oregon) Police Department uses GIS technology to secure the Olympic team trials.

When Every Second Counts

Yosemite National Park uses GIS for coordinating search and rescue operations.

Creating a Common Operational Picture with ArcGIS

Now available – View this free live training seminar and examine how a COP system can be created using ESRI's ArcGIS Server technology.

Announcements Public Safety Resource Center Now Live Fire/EMS GIS User Group Meetings Sponsored by NAPSG and ESRI. Register Now

Disaster Assistance Get software and support now. View interactive disaster maps.

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

Public safety agencies face difficult challenges in the twenty-first century. Shrinking budgets, limited resources, and greater mandates for services 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.

• The Mission of Coordinating Safety [PDF]
• GIS Forms Core of Bahrain's Geographic Security System
• GIS Saves Lives, Protects Property [PDF]

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