Navigating your GIS journey
The GIS Resource Center for emergency management includes how-to guides, tips for emergency management practitioners, products and solutions, and articles to help expand your GIS experience.
GIS Resource Center for Emergency Management
Resources for every GIS user
Whether you are new to GIS or a seasoned expert, these resources are designed to help expand your use of GIS in emergency management. Select your level of GIS experience below.
- New to GIS
- Moderate GIS experience
- GIS advanced users
New to GIS
If you're just starting your GIS journey, these resources will help you implement GIS and the geographic approach in your emergency management program.
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Quickly access ArcGIS throughout an emergency
Discover how to quickly access ArcGIS before, during, and after an emergency if your agency doesn’t have a GIS analyst on staff. -
Getting started with Esri training
Start your GIS learning with ArcGIS fundamentals and basic training courses. -
Grant programs to fund GIS initiatives
Discover grant programs that can be leveraged to build your GIS capability. -
How to access ArcGIS licenses
Discover the key questions to ask when another organization manages and controls ArcGIS licenses. -
Requesting access from a partner organization
Explore sample justification language to use when requesting ArcGIS licenses from another organization.
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Taking your GIS capabilities to the next level
If you're already familiar with the power of GIS, these resources will help you understand your risks, assess your vulnerabilities, and build resilience with tools to help you progress with ArcGIS.
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ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World
A collection of geographic information from around the globe, including maps, apps, and data layers to support your work. -
FEMA Geospatial Resource Center
This resource gives everyone access to powerful data and GIS mapping to promote understanding of their communities. -
FEMA’s Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool
A resource with community profile data to help people understand risk and vulnerability in their areas. -
Trainings to elevate your GIS capabilities
Continue your GIS learning with ArcGIS training courses. -
Grant programs to fund GIS initiatives
Discover which grant programs can be leveraged to build your GIS capability. -
Using ArcGIS as a force multiplier
Explore creative ways to increase your GIS output.
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GIS advanced users
Dive into technical resources that require GIS expertise. Access ready-to-deploy emergency management solutions.
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Selecting an ArcGIS product or solution
Solutions and products for the most common emergency management workflows -
Apply GIS across your emergency management program
Key questions to ask your GIS professional to get the most out of your investment -
ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World
A collection of geographic information from around the globe, including maps, apps, and data layers to support your work -
FEMA’s Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool
A resource with community profile data to help people understand risk and vulnerability in their neighborhoods -
Esri Emergency Management Operations solution
A solution to help you maintain situational awareness and share essential information during an emergency -
Esri’s Watch Center solution
Actionable intelligence for quicker emergency response and faster recovery
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Emergency management & GIS video series
Discover key themes, trends, and best practices in emergency management and learn how GIS is shaping the industry.
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ArcGIS Survey123 Assistant: An Overview
Use generative AI to improve data collection and create fully functional surveys in minutes.
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ArcGIS Solutions and Emergency Management
Use the preconfigured Emergency Management Operations solution to assess risk, threats, and damage in a variety of situations.
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