This paper discusses GIS and disaster preparedness and management by a public safety agency at the scale of a small metropolitan area or jurisdiction within a larger metropolitan area. After briefly reviewing the local, South Florida, context, the paper focuses first on the agencies experiences with mostly Federal GIS programs - ALOHA, CATS/JACE and HAZUS-MH - geared to managing natural and man-made disasters. The next portion of the paper focuses on an evolving enterprise GIS within the public safety agency that has included projects related to: use of GIS technology for critical incident response; homeland security; and incorporating and anticipating wireless technology in data collection, and distribution. The paper concludes with lessons learned and recommendations in terms of both technology and organizational imperatives. © 2005 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
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Burton, S., Behn, P., & Prosperi, D. C. (2005). GIS solutions in public safety: A case study of the Broward County Sheriff. In Geo-information for Disaster Management (pp. 965–978). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27468-5_68
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