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Critical Infrastructure Protection
Protecting the nation’s critical infrastructure requires good analysis and planning. GIS provides functionality to accurately pinpoint the physical location of critical assets as well as to identify and model potential risks and vulnerabilities associated with natural or man-made disasters. GIS can also model the effects of damaged or lost assets critical to the continuity of infrastructure operations. Understanding the geographic relationship between vulnerabilities and potential risks or threats enables authorities to develop mitigation and protection strategies and plans such as expanding security buffer zones around vital areas or strategically deploying resources for increased protection. GIS can integrate with other technologies to monitor key assets and prevent/respond to threats/intrusions into sensitive areas. These include
GIS provides precise location of cameras and sensors. It can also display alerts when they are triggered. GIS also enables point-and-click control of video cameras so security personnel can easily control camera movement such as pan, tilt, and zoom on a map. GIS-enabled surveillance provides security or law enforcement personnel with live data feeds (video, sensor data, etc.) as well as the spatial knowledge to best respond to any threat. GIS is essential for critical infrastructure protection and provides program support by
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