Most of the best practices identified by NAPSG and our partners are available through our Capabilities and Readiness Assessment Tool (CARAT). This section of the Resource Library also contains additional resources on best practices from public safety agencies that we have documented and make available.
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May 16th, 2022 The National Alliance for Public Safety GIS (NAPSG) Foundation is pleased to release the second version of the i-Axis Best Practices Guide to Indoor Mapping, Tracking, and Navigation. The purpose of this guide is to accelerate the adoption of Location-Based Services (LBS) by providing first responders with a resource to start or
April 4, 2022 The National Alliance for Public Safety GIS (NAPSG) Foundation is pleased to announce that the Technology Innovation for Preparedness and Operations Flood Hub is now live. This hub provides curated resources that have been developed since 2019 and includes guidelines, applications, geospatial resources, best practices, and success stories from the community. Access
Call to Action! Contribute to this study and help inform national guidance by sharing your agency’s resource management practices. Access the Questionnaire Resource management is the cornerstone of preparing for and responding to incidents that require mutual aid among agencies and jurisdictions. Currently, the adoption and use of standardized resource management policies, practices, and technology
February 22, 2021 The National Alliance for Public Safety GIS (NAPSG) Foundation is pleased to release the first version of the i-Axis Best Practices Guide to Indoor Mapping, Tracking, and Navigation. The purpose of this guide is to accelerate the adoption of Location-Based Services (LBS) by providing first responders with a resource to start or
September 30, 2020 The National Alliance for Public Safety GIS (NAPSG) Foundation is pleased to release the second version of the Implementation Guidance: Information Sharing Standards for Crisis Management Mutual Aid Technology. The purpose of this guidance is to serve as a simple guide on choosing the appropriate information sharing standard for the intended use,
Goal: Assist the emergency management/public safety community in quickly understanding: which indices are available the data and methodologies behind them their relevance for use in preparedness and response Access the Guidance One-Pager on the Guidance Understanding a community’s risk, resilience, and vulnerability is vital for effective disaster management and resource planning. In recent years, there
June 16, 2020 Updated September 23, 2020 Due to the increasing need for technology in support of emergency operations, NAPSG Foundation launched a research study in January 2020 to explore the current state of technology-related roles and functions. The goal of the research was to form a baseline understanding of how information technology, cyber security,
March 31, 2020 NAPSG Foundation is pleased to announce that the Resource Management Planning Tool (RMPT) has been launched publicly and is available to the community at no cost. The Resource Management Planning Tool was launched to provide all local agencies with a basic capability for intelligence-driven resource management planning. RMPT was developed based on
Webinar Recording Slide Deck Tech Innovation Website (prototype) On December 10th, 2019, NAPSG Foundation held its fifth PrepTech Talk titled “Situational Awareness for the Living Room: Cracking the Code on Public Information Maps.” This virtual seminar provided participants the opportunity to hear from Sonoma County, CA, on the development of their Public Information Map Game
NAPSG Foundation is pleased to share two new technology-focused toolkits that were recently launched and are available to the community today, as a part of NAPSG’s Safe & Resilient Toolkit. Each of the toolkits provides public safety leaders, emergency managers, and first responders with consistent guidance and resources for building and enabling the use of
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