The FIRESCOPE
GIS Specialist Group was established to coordinate geospatial
data, products, tools and services, and related research
and development for California's emergency management community.
Based on ongoing needs analyses, the group will facilitate
development, maintenance, and access to standardized, consistent
spatial databases designed to address various aspects of
emergency management --planning, preparedness, response,
and recovery. To increase the effectiveness of emergency
response and environmental management, the Group will establish
standards addressing scale, format, symbology, terminology,
geospatial analysis techniques and methods including interoperability
and distribution of geospatial products. The Group will
provide recommendations on the training of GIS specialists
and educate management about GIS capabilities. The Group
will provide investigate and recommend methods and products
for increasing organizational effectiveness and timely decision
support. Finally, the Group will assess and meet the needs
of both GIS technical staff and the final end users of GIS
products.
The Group's efforts
will create coordinated GIS solutions to meet emergency
management needs, thus enhancing the ability of member agencies
as well as FIRESCOPE to provide critical services. |
