{"id":710052,"date":"2024-10-29T19:59:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T02:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=arcnews&p=710052"},"modified":"2024-10-28T15:05:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T22:05:01","slug":"award-winning-government-agencies-deliver-results-for-residents","status":"publish","type":"arcnews","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcnews\/award-winning-government-agencies-deliver-results-for-residents","title":{"rendered":"Award-Winning Government Agencies Deliver Results for Residents"},"author":5752,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","castos_file_data":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[791,401,10992],"tags":[23402,164992,290122,30072,35392],"arcnews_issues":[490712],"class_list":["post-710052","arcnews","type-arcnews","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-digital-transformation","category-government","category-managing-gis","tag-automation","tag-city-government","tag-emergency-operations","tag-emergency-response","tag-enterprise-gis","arcnews_issues-fall-2024","arcnews_sections-gis-people"],"acf":{"short_description":"The cities of Frisco and Rockwall in Texas developed GIS-based systems to aid emergency response and share health inspection scores.","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) has recognized government agencies\u2019 outstanding achievements in the use of geospatial information technology since 1981, when it first presented the Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards. Award winners are effective at applying geospatial technology and data to improve the delivery of government services and increase benefits for residents. The competition is international and open to all public agencies at the local, regional, state and provincial, and federal levels."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":710072,"image_position":"left","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Government agencies can compete for the ESIG Awards in one of two categories: enterprise systems, which are used by multiple agencies, and single-process systems, which are used by one agency. Submissions are evaluated on system design and implementation, the impact the system has on the organization, and the resources used to create the system.\r\n\r\nThe enterprise systems winner for 2024 was the City of Frisco, Texas, which developed a digital twin to give emergency responders rapid access to building information. The single-process systems winner this year was the City of Rockwall, Texas, which developed a dashboard that made it easy to share restaurant health inspection scores with the public."},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

An Enterprise-Level View of Emergencies<\/h2>\r\nThe enterprise system that the City of Frisco developed is called Situational Awareness for Emergency Response, or SAFER. The map-based system\u2014which features aerial maps, floor plans, hazards, and contact information for schools\u2014enables first responders to start planning their operations before they arrive on-site at an emergency."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":710082,"image_position":"right","orientation":"vertical","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The project leveraged strong partnerships among fire, dispatch, police, transportation engineering, and IT departments, along with a local school district. In developing an in-house geospatial platform, the City of Frisco realized its vision to enhance situational awareness during emergency response.\r\n\r\nSince its implementation, the SAFER platform has gone through a series of transformations, evolving into a public safety digital twin that incorporates more than 30 integrations and 240 GIS data layers. These systems include preplanning resources such as building floor plans and geospatial details related to a variety of resources, including the following:\r\n