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Geospatial Analysis of Threats and Incident
Reports v.3Severe Weather Alerting andPlume
Modeling (SWAPM)
NSGIC Annual Conference 2007 Madison, WI

• Pennsylvania Geospatial Technologies Office
• Jim Knudson
• Stacey White
• Available on FTP site at ftp//ftp.state.pa.us/pu
  b/geospatial

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GATIR Version 3

• Strategic Geospatial Public Safety Vision
• GATIR Evolution
• Analysis of Threats and Incident Reports v.3
• Severe Weather Alerting and Plume Modeling
• AWS WeatherBug Real-Time Weather Data Integration
• Severe Weather Alerting
• Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Hazard
  Prediction and Consequences (HPAC) Plume Modeling
  Architecture/Interface
• GATIR v.3 Screen Shots
• Whats Next
• Q A

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GTO Integration Vision 2006
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GATIR Evolution

• Leverages IRRIS framework DoD 15M Investment
  over 10 years (GeoDecisions) free to
  governments, cost is in customization
• GATIR v.1 Live January 2006 Initial Geospatial
  Portal project, supports PEMA PA Emergency
  Incident Reporting System
• v.1.5 August 2006 Incorporated hospital alert
  status mapping
• v.2 March 2007 Incorporated user enhancements,
  layer templates, routing, etc.
• v.3 SWAPM - Staging Deployment now

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GATIR v.3 SWAPM

• Severe Weather Alerting Plume Modeling Project
• AWS Weatherbug Real-Time Weather Data
• Location-Specific Severe Weather Alerting
• Plume Modeling
• Address the risk of airborne hazardous materials
  from natural causes, accidents or terrorism
• Web-based modeling, Wizard Driven
• DTRA HPAC Plume Modeling Software (CBRN)
• Funding 683K SHSP 2004
• Reference Whats New in GATIR v3.0
• ftp//ftp.state.pa.us/pub/geospatial
• GATIR Guides on website at www.gis.state.pa.us

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GATIR SWAPM Architecture Diagram
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AWS Weatherbug Real-Time Weather Data

• Data updated every 5 minutes, loaded into SDE
• National Weather Service data plus Weatherbug
  surface observations network content
• NEXRAD Radar current conditions, precipitation
  forecast and historical
• Watches, Warnings, Advisories
• Lightning 5, 15, 30, 45 minute
• Storm Cells, Tornadic/Mesocyclonic Signatures
• Wind, Temperature, Pressure, Precip, Light
• Symbolized for GATIR plus mapping services

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AWS Alert Types

• The AWS WeatherBug alerts are
• Heat Index gt 100 F
• Heat Index gt 90 F
• Lightning Strike 10 Miles
• Lightning Strike 6 Miles
• Outdoor Temperature lt 32 F
• Rain Rate 1.0 per Hour
• Wind Chill lt 0 F
• Wind Chill lt 15F
• Wind Chill lt 30 F
• Wind Gust 40 mph / 20 miles
• All National Weather Service Advisories, watches
  and warnings

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Location-Specific Severe Weather Alerting

• Utilizing AWS Weatherbug Alerting Feed grid
  based, web service passes grid id and alert type
• Permanent or event-based alerts
• User selected geography for alerting
• NWS/AWS Alerting Rules
• Notification by email, SMS, website
• Alert Review Website with list of active and
  inactive subscribed alerts, map, weather data
• Notification history

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Plume Server Architecture
GATIR Servers
Plume Web Service
File Servers
HPAC Plume Servers
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Plume Modeling

• Implemented Back-end HPAC Server Architecture
• High Availability, 7 instances per server, two
  servers
• Plume Modeling Web Service talks to HPAC
• Plume properties in Oracle, plume geometries in
  SDE
• Simplified, Wizard Driven Interface for plume
  definition
• Notification engine for when plume completes
• 3 mile buffer zone, population, plume template
• Integrated reporting of at-risk facilities
• Google Search for Material Safety Data Sheet
  (MSDS) for Agent

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GATIR v.3 Screen Shots
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AWS Weather Display, Mapping Svcs
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AWS Weather Dashboards
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HPAC Plume with 3-mile Buffer Rings
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Chlorine Leak, AWS real-time weather
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Plume Features Report
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Google Search for MSDS
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Severe Weather Alerting Review Website
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GATIR Evolution Whats Next

• 800 MHz/Weather Visualization project
• DTN/Meteorlogix weather data will be added to
  GATIR as part of the 800 MHz/Weather
  Visualization project. DTN/Meteorlogix adds some
  additional weather data and forecast information
  that AWS Weatherbug does not offer, and also
  provides a larger coverage area.
• Implement a Weather Center functionality in GATIR
  to provide for more robust weather visualization,
  analysis, and situational awareness capabilities
  weather widgets for radar and local weather
  forecast, slide show for weather data?
• AVL Tracking?

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GATIR Evolution Whats Next

• GATIR Health Project
• Integrates DOHs Total Visibility database and
  application with a new GATIR Health application
  portal that will support Strategic National
  Stockpile deployments and Pandemic Influenza
  planning, exercises, and possible future
  incidents
• New functionality Population Statistics, Data
  Upload Tool, Metadata Tool
• Funding 400K SHSP 2005
• Business and Functional Requirements complete,
  Design complete
• Customization Development began 8/1/2007
• Project Completion Date 3/31/2008

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Q A
Available on FTP site at ftp//ftp.state.pa.us/p
ub/geospatial