Ryan Lanclos

Ryan Lanclos is the Director of Public Safety Solutions at Esri where he is responsible for strategic initiatives across public safety and national security. He serves as Esri’s subject matter expert on GIS for emergency management and humanitarian response, and he leads Esri’s Disaster Response Program (DRP) that provides 24x7 GIS support to organizations during disasters. Previously Ryan served as Missouri’s first state geographic information officer (GIO) and GIS advisor for the Governor’s Homeland Security Advisory Council, and participated as an innovation team and expert group member for the United Nations on various initiatives. He most recently served as the director of state and local government at the nonprofit National Alliance for Public Safety GIS (NAPSG) Foundation.

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How Technology and GIS Students Aided Response to the Great Flood of 2019

Students from Western Illinois University gained hands-on experiences using GIS technologies to monitor and respond to record flooding in 2019.

Needs Map in Turkey Connects Earthquake Victims with Critical Aid, Care

Needs Map connected displaced earthquake victims in need of housing and goods with people eager to help after the Izmir earthquake.

Location Intelligence Empowers Aid Organizations to Act as One

The shared context of a situation, including a view of current actions, helps all participants and partners to act together.

South Carolina National Guard Ramps Up Vaccine Support after a Year of COVID-19

South Carolina has gained greater awareness of COVID-19 from spatial analysts at its National Guard who have created maps, apps, and dashboards.

American Red Cross and Partners Work from One Map to Reach People in Crisis

The American Red Cross shares tools with partners, applying location intelligence to see needs and coordinate actions.

UN’s Urban Search and Rescue Network Gains New Awareness After the Beirut Blast

The United Nations’ International Search and Rescue Advisory Group put a new system into practice, unlocking an up-to-the-moment awareness.

World Food Programme Guides Operations in Afghanistan with Online GIS Apps

The World Food Programme uses maps, apps, and dashboards to gather and convey context and plan every mission in Afghanistan.

COVID-19: How Direct Relief Solves Medical Supply Chain Problems

Direct Relief uses GIS to create distribution maps to solve medical supply chain problems in times of crisis.

How the FDA Safeguards the Global Supply of Food and Drugs

GIS helps the FDA visualize manufacturing sites, monitor impacts of disasters, and safeguard investigators while they're in the field.

GISCorps Builds an Authoritative Map of COVID-19 Testing Sites

GISCorps rallied its expert mapping members to address a critical COVID-19 data gap: the sites of testing facilities across the nation.

COVID-19: Dedicated Scientist in Florida Made Quick Moves to Map the Disease

Public health and emergency managers rally around data and models to guide Florida through the COVID-19 crisis.

Smart Maps Guide COVID-19 Investigations and Actions, and Monitor Effectiveness

Location intelligence helps investigators trace COVID-19 infection routes, implement control measures, and gauge their effectiveness.

Remnants of War: Smart Maps Help Teams Locate and Remove Land Mines

Norwegian People’s Aid uses field apps, dogs, drones and detailed 3D maps to eliminate mines in post-conflict zones.

Relief Workers Rely on Drone Imagery to Help Bangladesh Refugee Camp

Daily drone flights have helped improve safety and services to the Rohingya refugees forced from Myanmar.

How Drone Imagery Helps Texas 9-1-1 Agency Stay Crisis-Ready Despite Growth

The 9-1-1 agency serving counties around the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex uses drones to create an up-to-date map for accurate emergency routing.

Lebanese Red Cross Use Location Intelligence to Deliver Aid and Build Trust

The Lebanese Red Cross use GIS to guide 1 million humanitarian aid actions per year, delivering context to build in-country capacity.

US Border Patrol Finds New Ways to Rescue Stranded Migrants

The US Border Patrol’s Missing Migrant Program works to locate and assist lost migrants who face a harrowing journey in harsh conditions.

Mapping the Needs of People Impacted by Deadly Tornadoes

Lee County, Alabama used GIS to gather the needs of individuals and deliver what was needed following a deadly tornado disaster.

Authorities Map and Model Damage from Deadly Alabama Tornadoes

Federal agencies aided the response to devastating tornadoes in Lee County, Alabama, using maps and models to prioritize actions.

Virginia’s Historic Steeplechase Horse Race Gets Real-Time GIS for Safety

Real-time GIS provided an important input to improve event security in a rural area to manage a big and complex event.

Hawaii Volcano: Scientists, Emergency Responders Put Drones to Work

While drones have been used previously to map volcanoes, CRASAR’s fleet was the first to use them to officially aid disaster response.

How San Antonio Beefed Up Security for NCAA Final Four

San Antonio deployed real-time location intelligence to combat fears and enhance public safety during the NCAA Final Four events.

Toronto Police Use Maps and Apps to Strengthen Community-Based Policing

Mapping apps deliver targeted information to police officers in the field that improve their community connections.

Real-time Map Helps Bergen Deliver a World-Class Cycling Race

Real-time awareness helped Bergen deliver a well-coordinated nine-day bicycle race, leading to a new public safety approach for all of Norway.

Key West Collects Comprehensive Assessments After Hurricane Irma Hits

Data collection on a map allowed Key West to quickly, efficiently, and flexibly capture damage details even when communications were lost.

Chicago Adds Real-time Awareness to Manage the Marathon

Connecting Chicago’s Emergency Operations Center to real-time runner locations on the course helps the Chicago Marathon run smoothly.