Digital Quest, Inc.

Course at a glance:
This course is about the application of GIS/RS technology in setting up a public health and safety, or emergency plan, for your campus. The student will compose a written plan which will lay out the procedures and responsibilities of campus personnel in the event of an emergency, and will identify the various responses each of these key personnel will have given each specific emergency. Using their GIS/RS skills and technology, the students will create maps supporting documents to these plans that lay out the location of existing facilities and essential supplies, as well as the response position of students and campus personnel given each specific crisis. The course will end with the student presenting their project findings to the appropriate stakeholders.

The following unit objectives are targeted in this project:: Follow detailed project implementation steps to plan and create a GIS project that deals with campus emergency/disaster plans including: human and materials inventory of campus, water availability, school scheduling, and campus evacuation plans.; Use ArcGIS software and any necessary extension software programs, manipulate the project data and perform any relevant analyses for the project.; Organize findings into a map layout, import this layout into a word processing software program, and summarize these findings in a concise written report.; Communicate project findings via oral presentation to school administrators and any other relevant parties.

During the course you will also learn….

Identifying Risk Areas in your community
Collecting Campus Data
Importing Campus Floor Plan
Using the Sketch Tool
Adding Control Points
Adding Campus Feature Data
Adding Student and Campus Personnel Data
Adding Hyperlinks to Data
Researching Local Emergency Response Services
Geocoding Local Emergency Response Services
Preparing a Campus Risk Assessment
Documenting Areas of Mitigation
Calculating Response Times
Establishing Evacuation Routes
Creating Buffer Zones
Creating Emergency Response Service Routes
Establishing Campus Staging Areas for Emergency Services
Creating a Campus Recovery Plan
Presenting Documentation to Appropriate Parties

Why is this topic important?
Every student needs a safe atmosphere in which to learn. Whether they need to feel safe from natural disasters, gangs, chemical spills or intruders, all campuses need to reevaluate their campus safety procedures from time to time. Having a digital map of their school; complete with items such as locations of fire extinguishers, emergency exits, and stairways is an important tool to have. If properly created, users of these types of maps can pinpoint exactly which students and teachers should be in which class at a certain time. Studying data through the use of a digital campus model allows the school personnel to be ready in terms of risk assessment, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery efforts.

Table of Contents:

Classwide Campus Application using Fundamental & Extended

Project Plan
Risk Assessment Activity
Presentation Notes – Data Collection
Project Implementation – Data Acquisition & Collection
Project Implementation – Data Processing & Analysis
Project Presentation – Written Report
Project Presentation – Oral Report Instructions

Who could use this knowledge?

The topics in this course are not only for Law Enforcement officials. The skills taught can be applied to people in jobs like Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing professional deal with customers (points) and demographics (polygons). They can use these same skills to “Spatially Associate” their customers with demographics. And use that Association to find pockets of potential new customers.

Who are the direct stakeholders?

Police administration, Patrol Officers, Municipal Governments, County Governments, Emergency Response Agencies, Local/County Homeland Security Organizations, Civic Organizations, Businesses, Residence Patrol Groups, Civilian Police Groups.

Skills we assume you have before you take this class:

You must know ArcGIS 9.1, have basic computer skills, including a working knowledge of an office suite (such as PowerPoint, Word Docs, and Spread Sheets) and experience with the Internet.

Software you will need:

ArcGIS 9.1 , an office suite (such as PowerPoint, Word Docs, and Spread Sheets) and an Internet browser.

Hardware you will need:

A networked computer lab with a 1:1 ratio of students to computers, which meets the following minimum specifications: Pentium-III, Celeron, Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon running at 1ghz or equivalent, at least 1GB of RAM memory, Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional, a network server providing at least 500MB of storage per student, and appropriate read/write permissions for both the server and workstations. You will also need Internet access and a suitable means of displaying PowerPoint presentations (LCD projector, large monitor, plasma screen, etc.). You will also need a GPS unit.

Teacher Support…

Detailed, thorough student documentation, Full lesson plans including objectives, materials needed, procedures and assessments, PowerPoint presentations with narratives, Customized assessment and answer keys based on local data

What Data will you use…

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