Presentation to:

NWAC/Region X RRT

November 18, 2010

Don Pettit, R.G.Emergency Response Planner

Steven JettGIS Coordinator

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Incident Response: A Collaborative Effort

Office of Environmental Public Health

… and numerous other federal, tribal and local governments…

What Is OR-IRIS?

OR-IRIS is…Data

Everything you want to see…and more!

OR-IRIS is…

A platform for data visualization…

Portable and self-contained if you need… …connected for more info if able!

OR-IRIS is…

DEQ Emergency Response Staff• 4 State On-Scene Coordinators• 1 Duty Officer +12 After-Hours Duty Officers (2 on duty)• 1 Emergency Response Planner• 1 Vessel/Facility Contingency Planner• 1 Emergency Response Unit Leader

DEQ Mission Control

What Is OR-IRIS?

• Data layers organized into thematic groups…

• Data layers pre-symbolized, scaled, and labeled to make data more useful…

• Thematic groups organized to allow for analysis…

• Organized within a Geodatabase that allows for easy update and distribution…

• …on multiple viewing platforms based on user skill level, analytical needs, and access to web.

Current Layer Groups

• Transportation/Infrastructure• People at Risk• Water Resources Protection• Potential Toxic Sources• Incident Notification Groups• Emergency Response Resources• Wildlife & Habitat• Natural Resources & Hazards• Public Health• Aerial Imagery & Maps• Mapping Base

Groups and Datasets

• Thematic groups85 datasets (now ~150)+ 1 meter aerial imagery+ USGS Topoquads + NOAA NavCharts

• Final Size: ~90 gigabytes

• Data Sources• BLM, DEQ, ODOT,

USFS, Fire Marshal, DHS, NRCS

• …many, many more

Steps and Challenges

• Time and Budget

• Data layer acquisition

• Data Creation

• Data Integrity

• Cartography

• Size and Complexity

Acquisition and Manipulation

• Datasets usable “as is”– Oregon Geospatial Clearinghouse

• Datasets requiring minor manipulation– OSFM HSIS Data…Geocoding– Booming Strategies in Legacy Formats!

• Datasets requiring major modification or integration with other sources– Airports– Fire Stations

Data Creation

• River Miles• Tribal Notification Areas

(Areas Defined by Tribes)• LEPCs

Integrity

• Complications – 20 + Sources– Varying ages

– Varying standards between agencies

Out-of-date sources

You go to incidents with the data you have…not the data you wish you had. ~ D. Rumsfeld (Paraphrased)

Making It Work

“Emergency Response Cartography is not always pretty”

• Layer Organization • Cartographic Standards

Scale Restrictions

SymbologySymbology

LabelingLabeling

Label Management

DEMO

Future Directions

• Distribution within DEQ

• Distribution to other agencies/governments

• Updates/Data improvement (Stewardship)

• Virtual USA Northwest Pilot

• Launching point for updating Oregon GRPs

• Places of Refuge Tool?

Risk Assessment - Sneak Peek

Sneak Peek

Hazardous Materials Storage Sites and their relationship to HazMat Response Team Bases and Boundaries

Sneak Peek

Sneak Peek

LEPC Development

- Where do we need them first?

- Where do we need them most?

DEQStrong-Arm

Risk Vision!

Team Low-TechEmergency Response

A Joint Venture between…

…and…

This has been a presentation of the Oregon Incident Response Information System

Approved

CartographyNow with…