Public Safety and Security Directions GIAC Web Cast June 09

1. Public Safety and Security DirectionsGIAC Web Cast June 09 Program Advisor, Public Safety and Security Philip Dawe

2. Contents

3. GeoConnections Priorities Public Safety and Security Public Health Environmental & Sustainable Development Matters of Importance to Aboriginal Communities

4. GeoConnections Focus Build applications that serve specifically targeted communities of practice Provide the framework and other thematic data with attributes prioritized by these communities of practice Maintain, operate and expand the core infrastructure and standards, as required by users Support consistent geomatics policy development federally and nationally to reduce duplication and improve use of the CGDI

5. Canadian GeoSpatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) ..

6. Public Safety and Security Focus Public Safety and Security is a priority for GeoConnections due to: Threats that have the potential to undermine security and safety of Canadians There is an increasing need for inter-jurisdictional co-operation and horizontal and vertical sharing of information to deal effectively with public safety and security threats Location-based information is emerging as a key resource for coordinating and assisting agencies in making crucial decisions related to public safety and security Key areas of interest of focus include critical infrastructure identification, situational awareness, and assisting with the management of consequences

7. Potential Projects from the October 2005 AO 7 Public Safety and Security projects selected for Contribution Agreements 1 with a Federal organization, focused on the exchange and integration of location-based information 3 with Provincial Emergency Management Organizations, allowing situational awareness and the management of consequences for significant events 3 at local government/regional levels �involving partnerships with multiple organizations that leverage emergency management programs and focus on incident location mapping, emergency management reports and spatial analysis of affected areas Total project costs of $3.0M, with just over $1M in funding provided directly by GeoConnections

8. Priorities and Initiatives in Public Safety 4 Key Priorities Public Safety and Security Advisory Committee � convened for the first meeting March 16, 2006 & second meeting June 1st, 2006 Outreach and Awareness (conferences and workshops) Project Coordination, funding priorities, connecting CGDI components Developing a �RoadMap� strategy document with advisory committee input on priority areas of focus

9. User Community

10. Incident Management is required across the entire user community Information integration vertically/horizontal in user community; Real-time information sources (imagery, sensor, temporal) Common Requirements

12. Advisory Committee

13. Interim Public Safety & Security Advisory Committee

14. RoadMap for Public Safety and Security 1 Year from Now Web-based applications at the local, regional, provincial and federal level Regional data content being used in applications 2-3 Years from Now Inter-agency integrated Canada wide community of practice Gaps in data content will be more apparent and more awareness on timeliness of data 3-5 Years from Now National situation awareness in real-time including operational information for first responders Warehousing and networking in a secure environment

15. Advisory Committee Feedback Priority Information Exchange architecture to link operational applications to data and facilitate data exchange that also addresses privacy, security and trust

16. Current Situation

17. Concept for GeoInfoExchange

18. Advisory Committee Feedback Priority Data inventory and model that is composed of a data awareness exercise to determine information inventory and to define and agree on a data model for Critical Infrastructure Protection

19. Definition of Critical Infrastructure Protection Critical infrastructure protection can be defined as actions and programs that: identify the critical infrastructure and its specific components (human, physical and cyber) assess vulnerabilities take mitigative or protective measures to reduce vulnerabilities Source: (PSEPC 2006, �Keep Canadians Safe�)

20. Situational awareness of infrastructure interconnections Geospatial based analysis of high risk areas Provides a foundation for information needed in response and recovery

21. Project Directions

23. Environmental Emergencies Management System (E2MS)

24. Dealing with Flooding Floods are the most costly natural disaster in Canada in terms of property damage Saguenay Region of Quebec 1996 $1.5 billion worth of damages Affects hundreds of thousands of Canadians About 40% happens in April and May, which coincides with the snowmelt period throughout much of southern Canada Provincial Emergency Management Organization user community has identified requirements in this area Floods can be costly, in 1996, the Saguenay region of Quebec was the site of the most costly flood in Canadian history, at $1.5 billion worth of damages Floods can be costly, in 1996, the Saguenay region of Quebec was the site of the most costly flood in Canadian history, at $1.5 billion worth of damages

25. Situational Awareness (SA) on disaster effects

26. Emergency Situation Awareness Application for Coordinated Emergency Objective: develop and implement a tool that will improve decision making during emergency incidents, which in turn can reduce the impact of emergency situations on people, property and communities. Approach: The system will provide two way interconnectivity between owners, developers, managers of the information and emergency management groups to enable quicker exchange of and sharing of information vertically through different levels of government and horizontally across each of those layers of government. Assisting with the Management of Consequences

27. National Information Exchange

28. Opportunities

29. Potential Application Opportunities

30. Potential Data Content Opportunities

31. Potential Data Content Opportunities

32. Summary GeoConnections is focused on addressing end-users requirements for decision support Advisory committee/user community are providing valuable feedback to GeoConnections Working towards a data and application framework that will facilitate national information exchange

33. Contact Information Philip Dawe Program Advisor, Public Safety & Security 613.943.4238 philip.dawe@nrcan.gc.ca