NAPSG Foundation hosts webinars and a series of regional and national in-person workshops each year at no cost to the public sector. The workshops are uniquely designed to include skill-building training, hands-on simulations, policy forums, and exercises. The materials developed and used during the workshops are valuable tools for nationwide use by local and state agencies.
| Date | Location | Event | Resources |
| April 10, 2024 | Webinar | Fighting Fire with Data – The National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS) |
Available |
| March 13, 2024 | Webinar | Locating Justice – The Power of GIS in Law Enforcement | Available |
| Nov. 16 & 17, 2023 | Charlotte, NC |  |
Resources Event Page |
| June 5, 2023 | Webinar | From State to National: Damage Assessment Collection and Coordination | Available |
| Mar. 2, 2023 | Webinar | Innovations in Multi-Modal AI Technology for Emergency Management | Available |
| Nov. 9, 2022 | Webinar | The Future is Now: Building Robust, Effective, and Sustainable Data Practices and Partnerships for the Next Generation of the HIFLD Community | Available |
| Oct. 25-26, 2022 | Stillwater, OK | |
Available |
| July 27, 2022 | Webinar | Hacking for Homeland Security: Lean Innovation Training | Available |
| May 12, 2022 | Webinar | Disaster Ready GIS – Small Shop, Big Impact | Available |
| Mar. 10, 2022 | Webinar | US&R Maps, Apps, and Collabs: A 2021 Year-in-Review | Available |
| Dec. 9, 2021 | Webinar | NAPSG Foundation: Delivering Solutions Today, Innovating for Tomorrow | Available |
| Aug. 4, 2021 | Webinar | GIS for Search and Rescue: A Caribbean and International Perspective | Available |
| July 22, 2021 | Webinar | Innovations in Resource Management & Mutual Aid Technology | Available |
| Apr. 14, 2021 | Webinar | National Resource Management Summit | Available |
| Apr. 6-8, 2021 | Webinar | |
Available |
| Nov. 17, 2020 | Webinar |
Decrypting Risk, Resilience, Social Vulnerability Data & Indices
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Available |
| Oct. 27, 2020 | Webinar |
EM Geo Forum: Earthquake Readiness & Resources
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Available |
| Aug. 27, 2020 | Webinar | EM Geo Forum: Wildfire Workflows & Considerations for Emergency Management | Available |
| Aug. 25, 2020 | Webinar | Open Community Forum: COVID-19 Technology & GIS Hot Wash Series (Part 2) | Available |
| Aug. 13, 2020 | Webinar | The Indoor Frontier: Exploring Emerging Technologies for First Responders in the Indoor Environment | Available |
| July 28, 2020 | Webinar | Applying Drones & Imagery for Disaster Management | Available |
| June 30, 2020 | Webinar | EM Geo Forum: Get Tech Ready! Technology-Related Guidance & Tools for Hurricane Readiness | Available |
| June 23, 2020 | Webinar | Open Community Forum: COVID-19 Technology & GIS Hot Wash (Part 1) | Available |
| May 28, 2020 | Webinar | EM Geo Forum: Tornado Readiness and Resources | Available |
| May 27, 2020 | Webinar | The Innovative PIO: Tools and Best Practices for Technology-Enabling Public Information | Available |
| Apr. 16, 2020 | Webinar | Future First Responder: Accelerating Public Safety Communications Research | Available |
| Mar. 31, 2020 | Webinar | Intelligence-Driven Resource Management and Mutual Aid Planning | Available |
| Mar. 26, 2020 | Webinar | EM Geo Forum: Flood Modeling Needs & Products |
Available |
| Jan. 30, 2020 | Webinar | EM Geo Forum: Geospatial Tools for Search & Rescue and First Responders |
Available |
| Dec. 10, 2019 | Webinar |
Situational Awareness for the Living Room: Cracking the Code on Public Information Maps |
Available |
| Nov. 12-14, 2019 | Galveston, Texas | |
Resources Event Page |
| Sep. 19, 2019 |
Webinar |
Learn the Latest in Preparedness Technology and Tools | Available |
| Sep. 5, 2019 | Webinar |
Get Smart on Information Sharing Standards for Crisis Management |
Available |
| Aug. 21 & 22, 2019 | Webinar | National Mutual Aid Technology Exercise (NMATE) | Available |
| Aug. 16, 2019 | Webinar | Technology & Innovation for Flood Preparedness & Operations Workshop: Southeast Region | Available |
| July 31, 2019 |
Webinar |
Aligning & Standardizing Response Map Products to Community Lifelines | Available |
| June 26, 2019 |
Webinar |
Geo-Enable Search & Rescue in Disasters | Available |
| May 16, 2019 | Webinar | Technology & Innovation for Flood Preparedness & Operations Workshop | Available |
| Dec. 3 & 4, 2018 | Boulder, CO | 4th National Geospatial Preparedness Summit (NGPS) | Available |
| Oct. 23-25, 2018 | Saratoga, CA | 10th Annual Search & Rescue GIS Workshop (SARGIS10) | Available |
| Nov. 6-8, 2017 | Broomfield, CO | 9th Annual Search & Rescue GIS Workshop (SARGIS9) | Available |
| Nov. 3, 2017 | Winter Park, FL | Hurricane Irma Search & Rescue GIS Hot Wash and Workshop | Available |
| Oct. 26, 2017 | Webinar | Enhancing Mission-Critical Decision Making with Core Information | Available |
| Oct. 10, 2017 | Webinar | HIFLD Open is on the Move: What You Need to Know | Available |
| Sep. 18, 2017 | Webinar | Implementing Standard Incident-LevelSymbology | Available |
| Aug. 7-9, 2017 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 2017 National Geospatial Preparedness Summit | Materials Event Page |
| May 31, 2017 | Webinar | Preparing Smart & Safe Communities for the Unknown | Available |
| Nov. 17, 2016 | Webinar | 2016 NAPSG Foundation Year-in-Review: Tools and Resources for Your Agency | Available |
| Nov. 14-16, 2016 | Reston, VA | 8th Annual Search and Rescue GIS Workshop | Available |
| Sep. 13 & 14, 2016 | Washington, DC | 2016 National Geospatial Preparedness Summit | Available |
NAPSG Foundation provides geospatial coordination efforts during large-scale incidents. Provided below is an archive of the events and incidents supported and links to associated resource pages.
| Incident | Resource |
| Seneca, SC Tornado AAR – 2020 | Summary Report |
| Hurricane Dorian Report – 2019 | Summary Report |
| Hurricane Michael Resources – 2018 | GIS Tools Summary Report |
| Hurricane Florence Resources – 2018 | GIS Tools Summary Report |
| Hurricane Maria GIS Resources – 2017 | Incident Map Crowdsourcing Photo App |
| Hurricane Irma GIS Resources – 2017 | GIS Tools & Data |
| Hurricane Harvey GIS Resources – 2017 | GIS Tools & Data |
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
Webinar Recording Slide Deck Build Your Geospatial Game Plan (Prototype) On May 27th, 2020, NAPSG Foundation hosted the virtual PrepTech Talk titled “The Innovative PIO: Tools & Best Practices for Technology-Enabling Public Information” in partnership with the City of Nashua (NH) EOC and the Douglas County (CO) EOC to discuss the latest innovative tools and
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
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
March 15, 2020 Last Updated: 1:45pm EDT 04/21/2020 NAPSG Foundation is compiling publicly accessible COVID-19 geospatial and situational awareness resources from a variety of sources for the purpose of providing a clearinghouse of resources that may be helpful to the public safety and GIS/technology community in responding to COVID-19. This page will be updated as
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
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
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
This is an interactive gallery that allows GIS Staff to quickly search NAPSG Foundation resources hosted in ArcGIS Online.
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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