EMMA and MEGINNew Geospatial Tools for Emergency Management

Project Partners

Copyright © 2005 Towson University Center for Geographic Information Sciences

John M. Morgan, III, Ph.D. and Matthew S. FeltonTowson University Center for Geographic Information Sciences

Towson University Center for GIS

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Maryland Model For Data Sharing

Regional/State

WebEOCBlue 292 RamSafe

Local National

JREIS

Data

County GIS

Health

Transit

Public Works

Law Enforcement

Fire/ EMS

Transportation Weather

Planning

EmergencyManagement

Licensing

MedicalNatural

Resources

State Police Environmental

EPA

USGS

DHS

Interoperability

Tools

Turning Data Into Information

Turning Information Into Knowledge

Turning Knowledge Into Coordinated Action

Federal Applications (HSIN / DMIS)

Interoperability Backbone

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What is EMMA©?

• Tool that adds a spatial component to the incident management process• “Where is it?”• “What’s nearby?”• “What information can I learn

about that location?”• “Thin Client” software built

upon ArcIMS (ESRI)• Web-based Geographic

Information System (GIS) • Provides the ability to create

dynamic maps• Access and assemble data

from multiple sources including real-time

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• Identifying an incident location– By coordinates– By address– By map click

• Standard homeland security symbolization

• Turns data into information– Map visualization– Location analysis– Report generation– View all events– Share a location report– Share an EMMA map in MapTac

• EMMA – Alerting– Automatically receive CAP alerts

via EDXL

How does EMMA© relate to Incident Management Software?

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EMMA© Functionality

• Identify an incident location• Field to EOC communication

• Generate a location report• EOC to field communication

• Visualize an incident location• Integrate multiple data sets into one view

• Analyze an incident location• Analyze an impacted area

• Coordinate resources• Real time, resource tracking

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Linking to Real Time Data (examples)

• Hospital status (MIEMSS)• Stream flow (USGS)• Weather (AWS)• Properties (SDAT)• Traffic (SHA)

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Enterprise Architecture

VisualizeMaps

AnalyzeIncident

GenerateReport

LocateIncident

Knowledge

GISDatabase

Maps

Information

Integration withIncident Management Tools

DecisionsRemote InteroperabilityConnector Kit (RICK) ©

Real-TimeData

Public / PrivateDatabases

Web Pages

Data

RemoteMap Servers

Sh

ared M

aps

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*MEGIN Diagram*

City 1

City 2

City n

County n

County 2

County 1

RegionalCouncil

WebService

WebService

WebService

WebService

MetadataServer/Explorer

DataWarehouse

HotBack-up

State Agency 1

State Agency 2

State Agency n

WebService

WebService

Federal Data Sets

County EOCEOC

SEOC

MarylandSecure Intranet

GOS

EMMA(Geospatial Tools)

WebEOC(Incident

Management Tools)

EmergencyResponse

Community

Maryland Emergency Geographic Information Network

EDXL / HSIN

(InteroperabilityTechnology)

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What is MEGIN?

• A new kind of GIS clearinghouse– Access to relevant information during emergencies– Automatic, controlled access to data– Allows backup to a secure off-site location

• Secure, intranet environment– Multiple tiers of security– Controlled access

• Optimized for first responders– Easy to use– Familiar language / terminology– Support collaborative decision-making and conversation across

communities

•Delivering the right data, at the right time, to the right person

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Sharing Data Between Agencies

Shared Map Shared MapWebEOC

Web Server

WebEOCIncident

Database

IncidentInformation

WebEOC

Web Server

WebEOCIncident

Database

IncidentInformation

Agency 1 Agency 2

Custom(i.e. “scraping”)

EMMA

Web Server

Inte

rna

l Ma

p

RICK

ConversionTo GIS Format

RemoteData

RemoteData

RemoteData

GML XML

Relate

IncidentMaps

RemoteData

FeatureIngestion

ScheduledHarvesting

Agency 3 Agency 4 Agency n

MEGINMEGIN

Secure GIS PortalSecure GIS Portal

EMMA Software

ESRI Software

ESi Software

Existing Infrastructure

Data

EMMA

Web ServerIn

tern

al M

ap

Relate

IncidentMaps

RICK

ConversionTo GIS Format

GMLXMLCustom(i.e. “scraping”)

RemoteData

RemoteData

RemoteData

RemoteData

ScheduledHarvesting

ArcIMS

Spatial Server

Database Connection

ArcSDEGIS

Database Server

GISData

ArcIMS

Spatial Server

ArcSDEGIS

Database Server

Database Connection

GISData

Share

d M

apOracle

SecurityComponent

Shared Map

Shared Map

Shared Map

OracleSecurity

Component

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MEGIN Components

• Metadata repository with publisher and explorer– Modification of Maryland Mapping Resource Guide

(MMRG) data input application– GIS Portal Toolkit (ESRI)

• Map Services– Identification and documentation of existing web services– Creation of selected new web services

• Map Viewer and Data Integrator– Emergency Management Mapping Application (EMMA)

• Rights Management– Oracle Identity Management (formerly Oblix CoreID)– Oracle Web Services Manager (formerly Oblix CoreSV)

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Metadata Repository

Public Internet

MMRGRepository

GeospatialResources

PublicAccess

Post Search

NSDIMMRG Survey

MMRGRepository

SensitiveGeospatialResources

Search Post

EmergencyAccess

EmergencyPersonnel MEGIN Survey

MEGINRepository

Secure Intranet

Firewall

Harvesting

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Sharing Information About Your Data

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MEGIN Domain

Rights Management

UserDirectory

Authentication Engine

Authorization Engine

User

Web Client

Client Domain

PortalHome

LoginScreen

Digital Certificate

User NamePasswordDigital Certificate

Authenticated

Search for Data

Authorized

MetadataTables

MetadataSecurityTables

Web Service Security

MapService

Session Token

SearchResults

PublishData

Monitoring

Policy Manager

Remote Data Provider Domain

User NamePasswordDigital Certificate

Connection Information

IPSEC

IPSEC

Audit Logs

Data Sharing Policies

User NamePasswordDigital Certificate

SSL

SSL

Version 1.0.1March 15, 2004

MEGIN Security Concept

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MEGIN Portal

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Summary

Improving the decision making process before, during, and after emergencies

• Access– Providing emergency personnel with the information they need,

when they need it most

• Coordination– Bridging multiple disciplines across jurisdictional boundaries at

all levels of government

• Security– Protecting sensitive information for those who need to know

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Questions?

Matthew S. FeltonAssociate Director, Center for GIS

Towson University410-704-5292

mfelton@towson.edu

John M. Morgan, III, Ph.D.Director, Center for GIS

Towson University 410-704-2964

jmorgan@towson.edu

Maryland Mapping Resource Guidehttp://www.MarylandGIS.net/interoperability

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