Latest Contributions by PaulDoherty2

The Web AppBuilder Team has done a fantastic job of supporting the US National Grid with the Grid Overlay, Grid Reference, Coordinate Conversion, etc. but this is a capability that needs to be pervasive throughout all apps. Audience: All First Responders and Emergency Managers Problem: US National Grid is the official coordinate notation for points and areas for search and rescue and emergency management. Solution: Provide Grid Overlay capabilities in the following apps  - Operations Dashboard Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS‌ - Explorer for ArcGIS Explorer for ArcGIS‌ - Collector for ArcGIS Collector for ArcGIS‌ - Survey123 for ArcGIS Survey123 for ArcGIS‌ ... View more

The Web AppBuilder Team has done a fantastic job of supporting the US National Grid with the Grid Overlay, Grid Reference, Coordinate Conversion, etc. but this is a capability that needs to be pervasive throughout all apps. Audience: All First Responders and Emergency Managers Problem: US National Grid is the official coordinate notation for points and areas for search and rescue and emergency management. Solution: Provide Grid Overlay capabilities in the following apps  - Operations Dashboard Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS‌ - Explorer for ArcGIS Explorer for ArcGIS‌ - Collector for ArcGIS Collector for ArcGIS‌ - Survey123 for ArcGIS Survey123 for ArcGIS‌ ... View more

The Web AppBuilder Team has done a fantastic job of supporting the US National Grid with the Grid Overlay, Grid Reference, Coordinate Conversion, etc. but this is a capability that needs to be pervasive throughout all apps. Audience: All First Responders and Emergency Managers Problem: US National Grid is the official coordinate notation for points and areas for search and rescue and emergency management. Solution: Provide Grid Overlay capabilities in the following apps  - Operations Dashboard Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS‌ - Explorer for ArcGIS Explorer for ArcGIS‌ - Collector for ArcGIS Collector for ArcGIS‌ - Survey123 for ArcGIS Survey123 for ArcGIS‌ ... View more

Lesson: Prepare for Search and Rescue Incidents | Learn ArcGIS  After a few years of teaching how to deploy MapSAR Online, Alix Vezina‌ and I decided it was time to open up the no-cost training to a much wider audience.  In this lesson, you'll create a web map to prepare data for search operations. Your map will contain static base data showing regional boundaries and key features, as well as editable layers that can be changed as an incident develops. Then, you'll use the map to create a web app that even non-GIS professionals can use. Finally, you'll use the app to track a fictional SAR mission. We worked with the Learn ArcGIS team to produce a lesson that walks you through the following steps: Create a map Create and configure a web map with base and incident data. 30 minutes Create an app Create and configure a web app with tools to support search operations. 1 hour 15 minutes Map a search operation Use the app to map a fictitious search and rescue operation as it happens. 1 hour 15 minutes This will give a GIS professional a basic understanding of search and rescue OR a SAR professional a basic overview of how ArcGIS Online works. The app you create is using Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS‌. Here is an older video on how the app works (needs an update but will give you a general idea of the approach) Introduction to MapSAR Online (for SARGIS) - YouTube  We plan to do follow up blog posts on topics: - Integration with ArcGIS Pro (including GitHub - dferguso/MapSAR_Pro: ArcGIS Pro template for Search and Rescue ) - Integration with Survey123 for ArcGIS‌ - Integration with SARTopo - Archiving Incidents  - Spatial Analysis - +More ... View more

Please see New Zealand GIS for Emergency Management Community to the official website of NZGIS4EM. ... View more

Access the Podcast: GIS in Urban Search and Rescue – Mapping Technology in Public Safety  Mapping Tech in Public Safety interviewed Chief John Morrison with the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department and Battalion Chief Ry Kendrick with the Fairfax County Fire Department.  Both are members of the Virginia Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 1 (see bios below).  We discussed practical uses of mapping in public safety and talked about a lot of John’s and Ry’s experience using mapping in USAR from Puerto Rico to Nepal.  Many of the key takeaways from our discussion include: Need access to a lot of data but need to view it in an actionable and focused way Need to have a quick turn around when requesting mapping Keep things simple and portable when possible Drill and train on the GIS and map resources before you use them in real life ... View more

Learn how state and federal USAR teams use GIS and mobile applications to collect real-time data for hurricane response. ... View more

Real-world Problem: In emergency management both internal situational awareness maps and public information maps can be used to provide near real-time information to stakeholders. However, it is a challenge to convey that the map will automatically update and when it will update.  Audience: Emergency Managers, the Public Software: Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS Online Proposed Solution: A countdown timer that will tell you when the map will look for updates.  How would it work?  When I set the refresh interval for my map, it also ticks on a message somewhere in the App header or layer list widget that is a countdown. Alternatively, it could be a new widget tied to the refresh interval. Here is an example using the Australian "Fires Near Me" app Fires Near Me  Of course you could use Operations Dashboard for some maps, but in many cases Web AppBuilder is a better fit, especially the Situational Awareness and Public Information Solution configurations.  ... View more

Real-world Problem: In emergency management both internal situational awareness maps and public information maps can be used to provide near real-time information to stakeholders. However, it is a challenge to convey that the map will automatically update and when it will update.  Audience: Emergency Managers, the Public Software: Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS Online Proposed Solution: A countdown timer that will tell you when the map will look for updates.  How would it work?  When I set the refresh interval for my map, it also ticks on a message somewhere in the App header or layer list widget that is a countdown. Alternatively, it could be a new widget tied to the refresh interval. Here is an example using the Australian "Fires Near Me" app Fires Near Me  Of course you could use Operations Dashboard for some maps, but in many cases Web AppBuilder is a better fit, especially the Situational Awareness and Public Information Solution configurations.  ... View more