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Migration to and Advantages of Web Map Implementation at the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Desiree Kocis, GIS Coordinator, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) Plenary Presentation

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Migration to and Advantages of Web Map Implementation at the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Desiree Kocis, GIS Coordinator, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)

Plenary Presentation

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DESIREE KOCIS GIS Coordinator

Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency

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PROJECTS AND NEEDS

• Severe Weather Preparation - Hurricanes, Flooding, etc • Nuclear Power Plants • Major Events - Boston Marathon, 4th of July Parade • Cross-Agency Data and Map Sharing • Public Outreach and Information

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ONLINE MIGRATION

• Data can be automated and dynamic (updating in Real-Time)

• Interactive Capabilities

• Track movement of resources (vehicles, etc.)

• Easily Shared

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PREVIOUS PRODUCT

PAPER & PDF MAPS • Able to be shared through email or WebEOC • But… rapidly changing situation means rapidly updating maps over and over again!!

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NUCLEAR PLANNING – Impact Assessment

• Grab quick population info for impacted EPZs • Previously would have to hunt down census data

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NUCLEAR PLANNING – Real Time

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PREVIOUS PRODUCT • Safety and evacuation information

hidden in back of calendar • Most people throw it away! • Other source of information was on

Plant’s website – not easy to find

• GOAL: Design and promote a more useful public information tool that’s

- Easy to find on website - Can be linked to on our social media (Facebook, Twitter), during actual event

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NUCLEAR PLANNING – Public Info

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NUCLEAR PLANNING – Public Info PHONE ACCESS

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MAJOR EVENTS – Previous Product

• Paper and pdf maps • Printing and taping maps up around EOC • No easy way to share map or data updates outside of the facility (or even in the facility!)

• GOAL: - Dynamic, interactive maps - Easily shared - Real time monitoring - Able to be projected up on EOC screen

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MAJOR EVENTS – Real Time

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WEATHER RESOURCES – Previous Product

• Multiple websites or webpages to get full picture on weather events

• Limited space on EOC screen

• GOAL: One stop shop for… – Radar & Satellite Imagery – Wind and temperature – Precipitation projection – Hurricane paths – Flooding Status

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WEATHER RESOURCES - Public

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WEATHER RESOURCES - EOC

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CROSS-AGENCY SHARING – Previous Product

• Calling, emailing and physically transporting data to each other

• Difficulty assessing who had what data, or who had produced what maps – led to overlap and duplication of efforts

• Inability to share live, dynamic mapping resources during active disasters or events

Needed a better way!

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CROSS-AGENCY SHARING • FEMA, National Guard, City of Boston, etc • AGOL Groups for sharing data and map resources

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DESIREE KOCIS GIS Coordinator

Massachusetts Emergency

Management Agency

[email protected]

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Questions?