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At the Project Innovation Kickoff on August 10th, 2005, the regional stakeholders, especially those involved in operations, were asked to complete a data interest survey. The instructions were to put a check by any data-related capability that would be valuable in accomplishing their job without worrying about how feasible it was to actually get the data. The purpose of the survey was to learn more about which data sharing might be of the most value in the future. The survey was for informational purposes only.

39 data interest surveys were completed with representatives from education (2), emergency management (10), healthcare (10), government (5), law enforcement (9) and NCTCOG (3). There were 54 data items that could be checked on the surveys. The survey takers were also asked to identify any other data-related capabilities that they thought would be of value.

Key observations from the data:
  1. There was a great deal of interest in sharing data as evidenced by an average of 34 data items checked on each survey.
  2. The data-related capabilities on the survey were a good first cut as evidenced by no area getting less than 14 checks.
  3. 39% of those surveyed made additional suggestions for data-related capabilities.
  4. All of the data items were of interest to multiple disciplines. All of the disciplines expressed an interest in data from other disciplines.
  5. The top 10 data areas of interest were checked by 100% of the emergency responders and law enforcement responders as well as over 80% of other stakeholders with only one exception. The top ten areas were:
    1. Access to GIS maps and data of the region
    2. Receive daily fusion report providing overview of threats and incidents in law enforcement, transportation, public health, weather, etc.
    3. Use secure chat to communicate between Emergency Operations Centers , Incident Command Centers , Mobile Incident Command Centers and other stakeholders.
    4. Be able to upload your data to the Fusion Center to analyze it in context with other data using advanced analysis tools
    5. Use video conferencing with other organizations
    6. Send secure email between emergency responders and stakeholders
    7. Access and view National Weather Service data
    8. Get GIS display of government offices, schools, and other facilities in the region with pop-ups to addresses
    9. Access on-line incident management displays to get the latest status of emergency response teams.

For more information see the table below. The data capabilities are listed in order from the most requested to the least requested overall. The color coding indicates the level of interest indicated in six major disciplines.

Ed = Education, EM = Emergency Management, G = Government, PH = Public Health, LE = Law Enforcement, COG = North Central Texas Council of Governments  

Red            75 to 100% of respondents in this category checked this item

Blue           50 to 75% of respondents in this category checked this item

Yellow        25 to 50% of respondents in this category checked this item

White         0 to 25% of respondents in this category checked this item

 

 

Data Capability

Ed

EM

G

PH

LE

COG

1

Access to GIS maps and data of the region

 

  

  

 

 

 

2

Receive daily fusion report providing overview of threats and incidents in law enforcement, transportation, public health, weather, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Use secure chat to communicate between EOC, Incident Command Centers and Mobile Incident Command Centers & other stakeholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Be able to upload your data to the Fusion Center to analyze it in context with other data using advanced analysis tools

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Use video conferencing with other organizations

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

Send secure email between emergency responders and stakeholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

Access hyperlinked lists of emergency contacts numbers and regional officials and stakeholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

Access and view National Weather Service data

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

Get GIS display of government offices, schools, and other facilities in the region with pop-ups to addresses

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

Access on-line incident management displays to get latest status of emergency response teams

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

Access or use plume models (e.g., for hazardous material fires)

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

View status locations of Emergency Response vehicles, equipment and personnel

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

View highway and road traffic conditions showing congested areas and intersections

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

Query procedures for law enforcement, fire, emergency response & public health to rapidly find applicable procedures for an incident type

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

Receive information on reported health cases both confirmed and suspected

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

Query or receive a summary of Reportable Conditions (major infectious diseases) reported to Health Departments

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

Access or view Doppler Radar data

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

Query historical fusion reports, alerts and warnings in the Fusion Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

Get information on hazardous waste sites in the region (e.q., E-PLAN)

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

View Intelligent Transportation camera data in real time

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

Use GIS to determine most efficient route to hospitals

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

Query 911 dispatch data from cities and counties

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

Use Intelligent Transportation System and GIS maps to set up emergency response routes into incidents

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

Track mass casualty patients using on-scene bar codes tagging the patient and their belongings

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

Display tagged hazardous payloads traveling through the region with ID of materials, hazard and response procedures if there is a spill

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

Query and view Federal and State reports, books and bulletins

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

Utilize and share spectral sensor data to determine chemical compositions of plumes such as the recent chemical fire in Fort Worth

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

Access stereo aerial imagery to measure distances (pictometry) such as building heights

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

Access to telemedicine support for mass casualties or unique conditions

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

Access to 3D fly-thru and viewing from any angle of dense city areas w access to data such as # people, contact #s, and structural details

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

Access building drawings and information about contents and construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

View 3D relief of urban areas from any direction

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

View status and locations of law enforcement equipment and personnel

 

 

 

 

 

 

34

Provide on-line library management tools so stakeholders can inquire about data holdings at a specific site on the regional sharing network

 

 

 

 

 

 

35

Query or view Medical Examiner’s autopsy reports

 

 

 

 

 

 

36

Receive reports about arson incidents

 

 

 

 

 

 

37

Query hospital resources such as # of available beds, physicians, & specialized equipment to hand mass casualties, burns or CBRNE effects

 

 

 

 

 

 

38

Display real-time, continuous monitoring of water supplies to search for pollutants intention-ally injected or seeping from industrial runoff

 

 

 

 

 

 

39

Receive syndromic surveillance data from area hospitals via RODS and Redbat

 

 

 

 

 

 

40

Query or view Medical Examiner Cause of Death Sheets

 

 

 

 

 

 

41

Query or view Appraisal District data

 

 

 

 

 

 

42

Query law enforcement investigation data

 

 

 

 

 

 

43

Query historical Medical Examiner’s autopsy reports

 

 

 

 

 

 

44

Query and view historical weather for specific geographic locations

 

 

 

 

 

 

45

Query flood records

 

 

 

 

 

 

46

Get locations of visiting foreigners in the region

 

 

 

 

 

 

47

Input data to and display link diagrams showing relationships between criminals, crimes, jails, residences, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

48

Query historical medical records such as the Texas Medicaid data for normalcy conditions

 

 

 

 

 

 

49

Query jail management data from all jurisdictions in the region

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

Query Municipal Court records

 

 

 

 

 

 

51

Query historical law enforcement records

 

 

 

 

 

 

52

Query historical jail management records

 

 

 

 

 

 

53

View hierarchical layout of procedural documents

 

 

 

 

 

 

54

Query jail records for the nation