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The Technology Innovation for Preparedness and Operations Flood Hub is now live!

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

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Open Community Forum: COVID-19 Technology & GIS Hot Wash (Part 1)

Webinar Recording Slide Deck Call to Action: COVID-19 AAR Questionnaire On June 23rd, 2020, NAPSG Foundation, NSGIC, and URISA conducted the first in a series of Open Community Forums, COVID-19 Technology & GIS Hot Wash. This series is designed for you to actively engage, providing the opportunity to learn and exchange ideas with our public

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Future First Responder: Accelerating Public Safety Communications Research

Webinar Recording Slide Deck PSCR Location-based Services On April 16th, 2020, NAPSG Foundation co-hosted a virtual PrepTech Talk titled “Future First Responder: Accelerating Public Safety Communications Research” in partnership with the NIST Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Division to discuss the latest research on first responder communication technologies and upcoming funding opportunities.  NIST PSCR accelerates

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Intelligence-Driven Resource Management & Mutual Aid Planning

Webinar Recording Slide Deck Feedback Questionnaire On March 31st, 2020, NAPSG Foundation hosted a virtual PrepTech Talk titled “Intelligence-Driven Resource Management & Mutual Aid Planning,” which introduced a new risk analysis-based resource planning tool that supports the following: Equips leaders and resource planners with critical information to make better resource management decisions during preparedness and

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Situational Awareness for the Living Room

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

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Learn the Latest in Preparedness Technology & Tools

Webinar Recording Slide Deck FEMA’s Preparedness Toolkit On September 19, 2019, NAPSG Foundation held its fourth Preparedness Technology Talk, “Learn the Latest in Preparedness Technology & Tools.” This PrepTech Talk provided participants the opportunity to learn from a panel of experts from local, state, and Federal agencies on how they are using the latest available

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Geo-enable Search & Rescue in Disasters

Webinar Recording Slide Deck SAR & First Responder Toolkit On June 26th, 2019, NAPSG Foundation launched the new Virtual Seminar Series called Preparedness Technology Talks – PrepTech Talks. The first seminar in the PrepTech Talk series, “Geo-Enable Search & Rescue in Disasters,” provided participants the opportunity to train and gain access to a standardized suite of

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NAPSG Featured Content

This is an interactive gallery that allows GIS Staff to quickly search NAPSG Foundation resources hosted in ArcGIS Online.

2018 Disaster Innovation Talks

The inaugural series of NAPSG Disaster Innovation Talks were delivered as part of the 2018 National Geospatial Preparedness Summit on December 3-4 at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Provided below are the video recordings. For all other NGPS Materials, visit: https://www.napsgfoundation.org/resources/materials-2018-ngps/. Smart to Wise: One City’s Journey in Overcoming Preparedness Challenges with Technology Mike Chard,

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