CalGIS 2025

Interactive Emergency Mapping: Using Open-Source and Hard-to-Find Data for Real-World Scenarios
Monday, April 14, 2025 - 1:00 - 5:00 PM

The goal of this workshop is to share knowledge about open-source and secure datasets that could be beneficial throughout the emergency management lifecycle. We will briefly go over the stages of emergency management (i.e., preparation, planning, response, recovery and mitigation) along with examples of real-life GIS applications from Solano County and Dewberry. Next, we will delve into the world of locating open-source data from local, state, and federal data repositories and, for public agencies, how to coordinate with private entities for secure data on critical infrastructure and those with access and functional needs. Lastly, this workshop will end with 2-3 emergency hands-on scenarios where attendees will work together as a team to determine what GIS data and applications they might want to have in a given scenario along with a few injects to “shake things up” along the way.

Disclaimer: Please note that this workshop is not in anyway sponsored nor approved by the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) nor the California Specialized Training Institute (CSTI) for the California Office of Emergency Services' Emergency Operations Center credentialing program.