Facilitating a Dialog between the NSDI and

Utility Companies J. Peter GomezJ. Peter Gomez

Manager, Information Requirements, Manager, Information Requirements, Xcel EnergyXcel Energy

GIS for Critical Infrastructure Protection

Protecting critical infrastructure depends on rapid discovery and access to disparate internal and external spatial information sources. GIS has the innate ability to rapidly access and process spatially enabled infrastructure data to help infrastructure management organizations make informed and timely critical infrastructure protection decisions while planning for and responding to a man made or natural event.

GIS for Critical Infrastructure Protection

Delivers timely, accurate information

Is easily accessed Shared by:

Government Utilities Industry

Including critical infrastructure protection decisions

Enables planning for/responding to man made or natural events

TelecommunicationsTransportation

Electric PowerOil and Gas

Banking and Finance

WaterEmergency Services

Continuity of Govt

GIS Supports All Aspects Of Protecting Critical Infrastructure

Assessment

Detection

Recovery

Preparedness

Response

Prevention

Assessment and Preparedness

Detection is accomplished using video motion detectors, infrared, vibration, closed-circuit television, proximity sensors, and modeling tools. Selecting the right combination of detection devices and modeling tools depend on an organization’s specific needs. GIS uses include: Emergency Management Planning Mapping Critical Asset Locations Infrastructure Inventory Modeling Events

Emergency Management Planning

Modeling Events

Oil Refinery

Reservoir Dam

Response and Recovery

The use of GIS in emergency response has been used for many years. GIS applications can answer questions such as who, where, and how long it will take to respond and recover to loss of critical infrastructure. It can be used to create a common operational view during an event. GIS uses include: Customer Reliability Emergency Vehicle Dispatch

and Tracking System Restoration Monitoring Damage Assessment

Government Center

TheatreFarm Chemicals

Hospital

Chemical Factory

TelephoneSwitching

Mapping Critical Assets

Detection and Prevention

The ability to delay an adversary from gaining access to critical infrastructure such as Pumping Stations , Substations, Regulator Stations, Switching Centers is paramount.

Equipment or technology to delay entry or access is based on its spatial relationship to the critical facility or infrastructure. GIS uses include: Perimeter Management Barrier Management

Detection and PreventionGround Sensors

Airport Security View shed

Sentry Placement

Response and Recovery

The use of GIS in emergency response has been used for many years. GIS applications can answer questions such as who, where, and how long it will take to respond to potential loss of critical infrastructure. It can be used to create a common operational view during an event. GIS uses include: Switching/Valve Procedures Map Creation, Dissemination

and Sharing Tracking Response Service Restoration Coordination

Field Access to GIS Data

Coordinating Outages

Power Outage

Telephone Outage

Outage Coordination

Lessons Learned Data sharing agreements critical Remote sensing technology is vital to incident

management, have advance contracts for data collection

Be prepared to share data with the media Have mobile mapping capabilities Have a mechanism to bring your data together and

distribute it Quickly establish map production capabilities, have a

list of GIS and other technical personnel and vendors

GIS for Critical Infrastructure Protection

Data integration is essential Must have organized data

Single, georeferenced database (e.g., buildings, subways, utilities, street addresses)

Predefined database model for emergency response Metadata standards

Coordination of map production across agencies (Federal, State, City, private organizations)

Coordination of multiple agencies collecting the same data (e.g., environmental monitoring, building inspections)

Lessons Learned

GIS for Critical Infrastructure Protection

Natural Emergencies

Homeland SecurityTerrorist Attacks

Damage PreventionCritical Infrastructure Protection

In Summary—Utilities Possess Key Infrastructure Data to Support:

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