1. Ardent Management Consulting, Inc.
…...Managing Complexity
Developing Frameworks for
Emergency Management GIS
Applications
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2. Enterprise GIS Technical
& Program Support
• GIS Technical Expertise
– Multi Product: Microsoft , ESRI, Google
– Systems Engineering/ O&M
– Data Management, Search & Discovery
– Web Services Integration
– Security C&A
• GIS Program Support
– Program Management
– Requirements & Governance gii.dhs.gov
– Outreach and Training icav.dhs.gov
gis.dhs.gov
Firewall Load Balancer Load Balancer
OS: Windows 2008, 64bit, R2
SW: MS IIS
Apps: GII Services, including OneView
OS: Windows 2003, 32bit
SW: Apache, TomCat
Apps: iCAV, DHS Earth
200 201 209 [TBD]
Web Node1 Web Node1 Web Node3 Web Node4
Firewall Load Balancer Load Balancer
OS: Windows 2003, 32bit
N1 N2 SW: TomCat, AGS 9.3.1-Java
OS: Windows 2008, 64bit, R2
204 205 202 203 SW: AGS 9.3.1-.Java, SDE 9.3.1 SP2
AGS AGS AGS AGS
SOM/SOC SOM/SOC SOM/SOC SOM/SOC
Firewall
OS: Windows 2008, 64bit, R2
SW: Oracle 11g, ver 11.2.0.1
Apps: SDE 9.3.1 SP2
206 208
Associated
Primary dB Back Up dB
SAN
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3. GIS Interoperability &
Integration
Achieving Interoperability
• Standards based services implementation
– OGC
• WMS
• WFS
• KML
– REST & JSON
– SOAP & XML
– GeoRSS
• Loosely Couple Architecture
– Event Driven Architecture
– Pub/Sub Mechanisms
– Abstracted API Development
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4. GIS Interoperability &
Integration
Common Integration Points
• Security
– Active Directory
– Federated Identity Stores
– Local User Management
• Data Management
– Standards based layers
– Search & Discovery Mechanisms
• Feature Implementation
– Geocoding Capabilities
• Address Matching
• Batch Geocoding
• Reverse Geocoding
• Place Finding
– Geoprocessing Tasks
• Imagery & Basemap Development
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5. The Geospatial Information
Infrastructure (GII) – What is it?
Geospatial Information Infrastructure (GII)
GMO backed
Enterprise
Services
• Dynamic Feeds
• Imagery Services
• Geo-Processing
• Visualization
• Enabling Hardware &
Software
GII Services
To enhance
partner Virtual
Alabama
NOC FEMA NGA
Capability GATOR VIPER NRCC NICC
NPPD USCG DOJ NOAA
CBP USGS
• S&L Customers State and DHS Other
• DHS Ops Local DHS Ops Missions Federal
• DHS Mission Systems
• Other Fed Partners GII User Community
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6. Geospatial
Applications
• Multi Application Expertise
– ESRI Silverlight, Flex, JS, Mobile
– MS Bing Maps
– Google Earth/Fusion Server
• Geo-Fencing Applications
– Publish & Subscribe Capability
– Geospatial and Event Type Filtering
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7. SSA
Security Oversight Command &
Control System
SOCCS Capabilities
• Visualization of SSA facilities
nation-wide
– HQ Campus, Floor plans, etc.
• Standard map controls pan,
zoom, layer control, printing,
bookmarks
• HSIP Data and Imagery layers
• Identify map features and
view underlying data
• Real time weather and NOAA
watches
• Able to add additional data
layers dynamically
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8. SSA
SOCCS
Key Software
Considerations
• Integration with ESRI’s
Silverlight API
• Reuse of existing data
service endpoints
• Common security API
for Active Directory
integration
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9. DHS Common Operating
Picture (DHS COP)
• Key Implementation
Strategies
– Common Application Framework
for Department-wide use
- Standards Based Web Services for
Department-wide Information
Sharing
- Geospatial Services (WMS, Rest,
etc.)
- Reporting Services
- UDOP Sharing
- Common security API to leverage
existing HSIN IDM services
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10. GeoSentry Concept
Using NPPD relevant news feeds, GeoSentry determines when incidents
occur in user defined boundaries and sends timely notifications.
• Leverages existing DHS investments and capabilities
– DHS Infrastructure Asset List (IAL) data set
– DHS OneView Map Tools
– HSIN credentialing for authentication
• Provides mechanism to ingest data as relevant categories
– (i.e. Event Type, Sectors, Owner, Facilities, etc.)
• User Driven - Customers “subscribe” to alerts based on their geography, facility
locations, and type of information they are interested in receiving
Benefits
 Provides a more relevant and location based method to collect and maintain
situational awareness
 Improves DHS information sharing and service offerings
 Shortens the incident triage cycle
 Compliments decision making and other DHS operational missions; NOC COP
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11. GeoSentry Overview
A “Publish and Subscribe” capability that lets the user define what they want
to be alerted on and when.
• Location - What areas of the country are your concerned about? Gulf Coast;
• Asset Types - Who are you and what is your role? Nuclear Plant Owner/ Operator;
• Incident Types - What types of incidents are you interested in? SAR near my facilities…
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12. GeoSentry Capabilities
• HSIN Credentialing
• User Profile Settings – customizable
map layer settings based on sector preference
• User Specified Proximity Watches
And Alerts
– By news type;
– By location (static and user defined)
• State, FEMA, PSA, & CONUS
• E-mail message alerts
– Yourself and/or others
• Subscribe to other Users’ Watches
• Graphical Dashboard Interface
• Create Watch Wizard
• NPPD Related News Feeds/Map Layers
(geospatial location)
– HSIP (FY10 IAL), Public News, Global Incident Feeds, NICC SAR
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13. DHS Enterprise GIS
Program Support
• Stakeholder
Governance
– Meeting
Facilitation
– Requirements &
Governance
– Marketing &
Outreach
– Research and
Case Studies
– Policy and DHS Proven Methodologies for
Strategic Planning
managing disparate stakeholder needs
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14. Benefits of Focus on
Common GIS Framework
Increased Focus on Common
Frameworks has led to:
• Rapid Development of New Applications
• Less investment in ‘Basic’ Capabilities and more time
for mission-enabling functionality
• Common presentation across the enterprise
• Fewer bugs; improved software hardening
• Increased Satisfaction from Customers and Developers
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