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Emergency Management Information Application
This project will develop a web-enabled Emergency Management Information Application (EMIA) to assist emergency-response organizations in northern British Columbia (BC). These organizations will be able to use data supplied through the EMIA to respond faster to enhanced 911 calls, coordinate emergency responses, and reduce duplication of effort across multiple levels of government. These capabilities will better protect residents, property, and infrastructure.
To improve emergency response, the Regional District of Fraser–Fort George
(RDFFG) is setting up an enhanced 911 and disaster-management center that will
cover more than one-third of BC. For such a system to function effectively,
the RDFFG must include both site data (locations of houses, schools, hospitals,
critical infrastructure, etc.) and a broad range of GeoBase data sets (resource
roads, hydrography, orthophotos, administrative boundaries, and the like). Built
on open standards endorsed by the Open Geospatial Consortium and the Canadian
Geospatial Data Infrastructure, the EMIA will create the technical means to
collect, validate, maintain and distribute such data. The project will meet
real and visible needs, while showcasing how different levels of government
can work together to meet a broad range of public safety needs.
Primary Partner:
Regional District of Fraser-Fort George
Prince George,
British Columbia;
Partners: Province of BC–Base Mapping and Geomatic Services; Refractions Research Inc.
Funding From GeoConnections: $150,000.00 ( 33.0 %)
Estimated Inception Date: August, 2006
Estimated Completion Date: March, 2008
Deliverables from this project benefitted the following provinces: British Columbia;