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1 As airspace and aircraft surface management demands increase, emergency management (EM) responsibilities and requirements become more complex and demanding.
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2 Guidebook on Integrating GIS in Emergency Management at Airports Figure S-1. Changes in EM at airports.
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Guidebook on Integrating GIS in Emergency Management at Airports 3 • Improve effective communications through the use of GIS maps and interactive functionality, • Improve EM operational processes by investigating historical, automatically archived, incident information, • Enhance planning and preparedness by identifying and monitoring natural hazards electronically in real time, • Improve responsiveness through the effective and timely automatic dispatch of response personnel, and • Better prepare for emergencies by simulating evacuations. Although airport operators have begun to recognize the benefits of GIS and EM integration, many of these installations have not been accomplished without significant challenges, including costs.
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4 Guidebook on Integrating GIS in Emergency Management at Airports • Preformatted Model GIS-EM Integration Plan, containing all the necessary tools and worksheets that can be tailored to an airport-specific project plan; • A set of these tools on an accompanying CD; • Glossary of terms and acronyms; • Annotated bibliography and resource guide; • Detailed discussions of various GIS-EM integrations at airports, including benefits, opportunities, and best practices; • Complete case study reports; and • Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
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