Emergency Management

GIS enables to track accidents or emergency situations and reports about what injuries occur, where, when, and to whom. This ensures better allocation of resources and focus efforts based on fact, not perception.

GIS comes in handy for other emergency departments like the police or anti-violence team. They can map the data temporally and geographically, locating hot spots in the community. Relating the hot spots to other factors, such as vacant housing sites, liquor establishments and schools, helps police focus activities in those areas. The youth violence program uses information about incidents and the youth involved to target demographically appropriate intervention strategies.