Press Release - June 30 2006
The use of mapping systems and products to support emergency
management has increased rapidly over the last few years.
Invariably, a range of cartographic styles and standards are
used to represent features relevant to emergency managers.
Understanding maps becomes increasingly difficult if symbology
varies with each application and the response time of an emergency
service may increase as a result. The Intergovernmental Committee
on Surveying and Mapping (ICSM) recognizes the need develop
a nationally consistent approach to emergency management symbology
and has engaged Spatial Vision to facilitate a process to
develop a nationally consistent Incident Management/Command
System symbology catalogue.
The project has been sponsored by the ICSM and ANZLIC and
is supported by the Emergency Management Spatial Information
Network Australia (EMSINA). The project requirements have
been identified as the development of a consistent symbol
set across Australia and New Zealand that preferably links
to international standards. The symbol set needs to be scale
dependant as well as hierarchical. The symbols need to be
part of a broader classification of all-hazards. The symbol
set needs to cover all stages of an event from planning through
to recovery.
In undertaking the project, Spatial Vision is conducting
a national audit to define the major categories of incident
management mapping symbols used and required by the Emergency
Management community. Spatial Vision will also run a national
series of workshops to review the incident management symbology
and identify the current use of all hazards symbols.
As an outcome of the project, Spatial Vision will deliver
a catalogue of recommended Incident Management System symbology
definitions and documented governance and custodianship arrangements.
Graeme Martin and Michael Black from Spatial Vision are
undertaking this challenging project.
For further information please contact :
Graeme Martin
Ph: (03) 9691 3000
email info@spatialvision.com.au
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