On June 9, 2015, the National Alliance for Public Safety GIS Foundation co-hosted a virtual training session with the District of Columbia’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer (DC OCTO) that highlighted innovations in applying open data and GIS to enhance community resilience and public safety. Through this training participants were able to:
- Learn how DC OCTO is leading the path in creating and contributing to open source platforms that allow GIS professionals, public safety, and citizens to build and strengthen civic resilience.
- Learn about best practices in applying the concept of Open Data to make tangible and measurable improvements at the community level.
- Develop ideas for using Open Data, GIS and citizens to engage the public and enable community-level public safety and preparedness.
Provided below is the link to the slide deck used during the training and a recording of the full training session:
