In the wake of catastrophic events such as the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and Hurricane Katrina, much attention has been focused on learning from national tragedies. GIS Tutorial for Homeland Security is the perfect start to building and examining different strategies of defense. Public safety officers, government officials, and students in the fields of criminal justice and public administration will find the lessons in the tutorial particularly useful.

Chapters include tutorials on preparing a Minimum Essential Data Set (MEDS) database; information sharing and collaboration; disseminating indications and warnings; critical infrastructure protection program; citizen protection; search and rescue; restoration of lifelines; structural damage assessment and mitigation; and more. GIS Tutorial for Homeland Security presents a key ingredient to the recovery and improvement of national security with exercises that integrate the best practices of GIS and public safety to safeguard the nation in times of deliberate attacks and natural disasters.

This book includes:

• A step-by-step tutorial that teaches emergency responders how to develop maps and integrate data
• A fully functioning 180-day trial version of ArcView 9.3 software on DVD and a DVD of data for working through the exercises
• Detailed course outlines, lesson plans, and additional instructor resources

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