Emergency Location Marker Implementation Plan

Randy KnippelGIS Manager, Dakota County

Whitetail Woods Regional Park

Whitetail Woods Regional Park

• 12 Miles of trails

Whitetail Woods Regional Park

• 12 Miles of trails• Adjacent to DNR land

SupportingMaterials

Lebanon HillsRegional Park

• 47 Miles of trails

Lebanon HillsRegional Park

U.S. National Grid

U.S. National Grid

• National standard since 2001• Adopted by federal agencies

– FEMA, DHS, NGA, USGS• Adopted by several states

– Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, others– Minnesota (March 25, 2009)

• Military Grid Referencing System (MGRS)– National Guard– All NATO forces

National Search And Rescue Committee

Federal-level committee formed to coordinate civil search and rescue (SAR)

GeoCam

GridNavMyMGRS

Mobile Apps

Implementation PlanStrategy

• Identify and engage key stakeholders– Park administration– First responders– Dispatchers– General public– GIS technical support

Implementation PlanPhases

• Prototype phase– Whitetail Woods – Fall, 2014 (completed)

• Pilot Phase– Lebanon Hills – Spring, 2015

• Operational Phase– Recommendations and Guidelines to

County and Cities

Implementation PlanObjectives

• Sign placement recommendations• Training for first responders and

dispatchers• Maps & GIS• Public engagement

Domestic Preparedness Committee

• Endorse Implementation Plan• Recommend first responder agency

involvement in achieving related objectives

• Endorse related training• Endorse resulting sign placement

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