Improving Health & Safety with Access to Real Time Events using GeoEvent Processor

1. May 7, 2014 Improving Health & Safety with Access to Real Time Events using GeoEvent Processor Ryan LaMar Advisor: Jan Oliver Wallgrün

2. Presentation Outline • Project Background • Project Introduction • Objectives • GeoEvent Processor • Work Plan • Static Case • Predictive Case • Project Timeline • Expected Outcomes • Challenges • Potential Conferences

3. Project Background Motivation • Weather and Safety affect everyone • Organizational responsibility1 • Global footprint • Local and remote work sites • Rapidly changing work environments • Costly2 1U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) (n.d.). Workplace Safety & Health. Retrieved April 20, 2014, from http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/safety-health/ 2National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Climatic Data Center (2014). Billion-Dollar Weather / Climate Disasters. Retrieved April 20, 2014 from http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/overview

4. Project Background Motivation • Reduce1 • Risk • Cost • Promote Awareness and Prevent Injury / Illness • Evaluate GIS based Tools • “Real-time” data • FUN!! 1The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) (2002, June 08). White Paper Addressing The Return on Investment for Safety, Health, and Environmental (SH&E) Management Programs. Retrieved April 06, 2014 from http://www.asse.org/practicespecialties/bosc/bosc_article_6.php

5. Project Introduction Objectives • Evaluate the use of ESRI’s GeoEvent Processor as a means for monitoring assets and to develop an effective weather alert system that provides targeted advanced warning of severe weather conditions to the organization. • Examine two potential use cases • Static • Predictive ArcGIS Server GeoEvent Processor Continuous Processing and Analysis

6. Project Introduction GeoEvent Processor • Extension for ArcGIS Server • A GeoEvent1contains information about things that happened and where they happened. • GeoEvent Services1 continually analyze GeoEvents and route the results to the appropriate outputs Applications Mobile Web Desktop ArcGIS Server Features Real-Time Data GeoEvent Processor Text Alerts Continuous Processing and Analysis Output Connectors Input Connectors 1ESRI. (2014) Real-time Data Feeds and Sensors. Retrieved April 21, 2014 from http://pro.arcgis.com/en/share/geoevent-processor/get-started/what-is-geoevent-processor-.htm

7. Project Introduction GeoEvent Processor – Connecting to Data • Input Connectors1receive and interpret events from a data stream ArcGIS Server You can add your own connectors2 Real-Time Data GeoEvent Processor Continuous Processing and Analysis Input Connectors 1ESRI. (2014) Real-time Data Feeds and Sensors. Retrieved April 21, 2014 from http://pro.arcgis.com/en/share/geoevent-processor/get-started/what-is-geoevent-processor-.htm 2ESRI (2014) ArcGIS GeoEvent Processor. Retrieved April 29, 2014 from http://www.arcgis.com/home/group.html?owner=GeoEventTeam&title=ArcGIS%20GeoEvent%20Processor&sortField=title&sortOrder=asc&content=all

8. Project Introduction GeoEvent Processor – Process Data • Filters1 check GeoEvents to see if they meet specified criteria • Processors1 perform actions against GeoEvents • Calculate new fields: GeoTagger, Field Calculator • Modify a GeoEvent: Field Enricher, Field Reducer • Derive a new GeoEvent: Field Mapper, Incident Detector • A GeoFence1 is a virtual boundary used to define areas of interest Spatial Filter • Trimble Input GeoEvent Processor 1ESRI. (2014) Real-time Data Feeds and Sensors. Retrieved April 21, 2014 from http://pro.arcgis.com/en/share/geoevent-processor/get-started/what-is-geoevent-processor-.htm

9. Project Introduction GeoEvent Processor – Process Data GeoEvent Service Designer

10. Project Introduction GeoEvent Processor – Sending Updates and Alerts • Easily send results to those who need it when they need it using an Output Connector1 Real-Time Data ArcGIS Server Features Applications Mobile Web GeoEvent Processor Desktop Alerts Text Input Connectors Output Connectors You can add your own connectors 1ESRI. (2014) Real-time Data Feeds and Sensors. Retrieved April 21, 2014 from http://pro.arcgis.com/en/share/geoevent-processor/get-started/what-is-geoevent-processor-.htm

11. Work Plan GeoFences Weather GeoEventProcessor ArcGIS Server ArcGIS Online / Operations Dashboard, E-mail, Text Text Alerts Feature Updates Alerts Feature Updates ArcGIS Server ArcGIS GeoEevent for Server Workers GeoEvent Services Stakeholders Output Connectors Input Connectors Weather Event Monitoring Auto-Arrival / Auto-Departure

12. Work Plan Static Case Analysis Entry GeoFence Exit • Trimble Input • Update Feature • Add Feature Spatial Filter Field Enricher • Send Email Text Spatial Filter • Send Text Message • Weather Input

13. Work Plan Predictive Case Analysis Entry Buffer GeoFence Exit • Trimble Input • Update Feature Incident Detector • Add Feature Spatial Filter • Send Email Field Enricher Text Spatial Filter • Send Text Message • Weather Input

14. Work Plan Project Timeline May • Acquisition of the project infrastructure – done June / July • Development of a project prototype • Testing July / August • Re-design • Final project deployment September • Project Documentation • Project Presentation

15. Expected Outcomes • Automated and flexible tool • Scalable • Easy to use • Cost effective • Function as described • Describe feasibility of use for such projects • Shareable

16. Challenges • Project • GeoEvent Processor is a new extension • Privacy issues • Distribution • Hardware / Software Requirements

17. Potential Conferences • North American Cartographic Information Society • Pittsburgh, October 8-11 2014 • Online submissions due by May 31st • http://www.nacis.org/index.cfm?x=2 • Central Florida GIS Workshop • Orlando, September 15-16 2014 • Abstract submissions due by July 1st • http://www.cfgisworkshop.org/#

18. Questions?