2010 National Radiological Emergency Preparedness (NREP) Conference Session 26

The REP EPZ Sector Diagram

Aaron Weier (WI DHS)Dr. Perry Manor (WI DHS)

RASCAL Sector DiagramDesign focus is nuclear power plants (NPP)Associated with fixed sites at NPPsFixed scales of 2, 10, 25 and 50 milesFamiliar to and used by many emergency response organizations that deal with NPPsApply concept to other non-NPP incidencesCreate a transportable sector diagramAdd scalability to the distance of interestAble to show underlying demographics

ContentsTechnical DescriptionHigh Level Code ReviewPotential Future Enhancements Call for AssistanceScreenshotsContact Information

Technical DescriptionVB.NET.NET 3.5Visual Studio 2008ESRI ArcGIS Desktop 9.3.1ShapefilesBased on Map Coordinate System

High Level Code ReviewCreate New ShapefileCapture Origin PointIterate through Sector Grid Ring Loop based on user inputCreate Lines and ArcsAdd Lines and Arcs to Ring CollectionAdd Ring Collection to Polygon Geometry

Potential Future EnhancementsSelect Coordinate System on formEnter Coords in a Lat / Long formatDegrees Minutes SecondsDecimal DegreesChange unitsUse SDE, personal, or file GDB

Call For AssistanceFriendly call for NREP Community to help develop code and enhance toolCode as is, no formal DHS supportLooking for Federal Custodian

ScreenshotsThe Form

Example Map DocumentSector Grid Button on Toolbar

Example Form with Data

Map Document with Sector Grid immediately after creationSector Grid added as Layer

Symbolized Sector Grid with labels

Select By Location will test true polygonal topology

Select By Location Dialog Box

Map Document showing selected features of Streets and City, Town, Village layers based on intersecting Sector Grid Features

Contact InformationAaron Weier, GIS AnalystAaron.Weier@wisconsin.govPhone: (608) 267-2360Perry J. Manor, REP PlannerPerry.Manor@wisconsin.govPhone (608) 267-4794