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EmerGeo Activated in Seattle, Washington

EmerGeo emergency mapping software was used during major water main break, just two weeks after the software was installed.

May 10, 2007

VANCOUVER B.C. – EmerGeo Solutions recently installed its EmerGeo mapping software in the City of Seattle’s Emergency Operation Center.

On May 2, 2007, just two weeks after the software installation and training, a major water main break caused the emergency center to be activated and EmerGeo was put into action to support the response effort. Here is a letter we received from a user:

Mike and Tim,
I just wanted to drop you a note that we used Emergeo operationally for the first time on a big water main break. I have not had the time yet to build links between our existing (WebEOC) boards and Emergeo so most work was done by our analyst directly on the EmerGeo SmartClient. We had to do some quick refresher training about adding layers because we were receiving a lot of ESRI shapefile (map layer) inputs (affected water customers, water quality complaint calls, etc…). We found the best way to incorporate them was to add them as project layers.
The bottom line is that the software worked great. Thanks.
I have attached an EmerGeo situation map I put in a Word document.
TJ

“Our goal is to put GIS mapping into emergency manager’s hands and make it very easy to use, adaptable to customer’s emergency management workflows and capable of supporting dynamic situations. Although EmerGeo has been used by many emergency organizations during real or simulated events, this activation in Seattle was a great test since the software was just installed in the EOC with minimal training and configuration completed. We are very please with this result and will continue to add functionality without sacrificing ease of use and flexibility”, states Mike Morrow    , Director of Business Development.

EmerGeo Solutions, Inc. provides consulting services and fully integrated situation awareness technology solutions to help manage risk in Emergency Management, Environment Health & Safety, Security and Business Resilience for government and industry. Our EmerGeo software application provides all decision-makers with timely access to critical information and the decision-support tools needed before, during and after emergencies and major events.

EmerGeo’s unique managed Common Operating Picture (mCOP™) technology allows information stored in siloed systems to be shared securely and in a controlled way among work groups so that all decision-makers are working from the most up-to-date, accurate and validated information available. Our hosted Learning Management System (eLearning) ensures customers can implement our technology and best practices in a cost-effective manner.

EmerGeo Version 3 Released

Enables plotting of WebEOC data through the EmerGeo browser client.

A detailed description or online demonstration of these new enhancements is available on request.

April 20, 2007

VANCOUVER B.C. – EmerGeo Solutions announced today the immediate availability of EmerGeo 3.0, a significant release of EmerGeo mapping that includes:

  1. Major enhancements to EmerGeo’s WebEOC® crisis management software interface, including ability to plot WebEOC status board data though the EmerGeo Browser Client.
  2. Export of EmerGeo and customer map data to Google Earth® for real-time 3-D visualization of data.
  3. Simplified and enhanced Browser Client functionality.
  4. Modifiable tool bars and buttons to customize and simplify the user interface.
  5. Web client accessible Administration Features, enabling customer’s administrators to control EmerGeo from anywhere.

Our goal continues to be “Advancing emergency mapping technology while reducing the complexities”.



EmerGeo Solutions, Inc. provides consulting services and fully integrated situation awareness technology solutions to help manage risk in Emergency Management, Environment Health & Safety, Security and Business Resilience for government and industry. Our EmerGeo software application provides all decision-makers with timely access to critical information and the decision-support tools needed before, during and after emergencies and major events.

EmerGeo’s unique managed Common Operating Picture (mCOP™) technology allows information stored in siloed systems to be shared securely and in a controlled way among work groups so that all decision-makers are working from the most up-to-date, accurate and validated information available. Our hosted Learning Management System (eLearning) ensures customers can implement our technology and best practices in a cost-effective manner.

Sudbury Selects EmerGeo and WebEOC for New EOC

Crisis management and mapping software to power new state-of-the-art Emergency Operation Centre in Canada.

March 7, 2007

VANCOUVER B.C. – EmerGeo Solutions announced today that the City of Greater Sudbury (Ontario) has selected the EmerGeo and WebEOC software applications for its new Emergency Operation Centre after a formal RFP public tender process.

“We evaluated other emergency management software and suppliers but EmerGeo Solutions Inc. was the clear choice,” stated Tim Beadman, Acting General Manager of Emergency Services. “The WebEOC crisis management and EmerGeo mapping software is a Virtual EOC system that will provide City staff and our partner agencies with real-time status information on emergency events and resources, regardless of whether we are sitting in the EOC or connected by secure wireless internet connection”, states Tim Beadman, Acting General Manager of Emergency Services.

Sudbury engaged the services of ESi, developers of the WebEOC software, to design a state-of-the-art EOC which consists of a Command Room and four (4) Team Rooms. The EOC has integrated phones, radios, computers, cameras, television feed, and centralized display systems. The EOC has emergency backup power capable of operating the heating, lighting, and communication equipment for the entire EOC during a power failure.

“We are very please to add the City of Greater Sudbury to our growing list of clients and expect this emergency management information system implementation will become a benchmark for other government agencies across Canada and the world”, states Michael Morrow, Director of Business Development for EmerGeo Solutions, Inc.

EmerGeo Solutions, Inc. provides consulting services and fully integrated situation awareness technology solutions to help manage risk in Emergency Management, Environment Health & Safety, Security and Business Resilience for government and industry. Our EmerGeo software application provides all decision-makers with timely access to critical information and the decision-support tools needed before, during and after emergencies and major events.

EmerGeo’s unique managed Common Operating Picture (mCOP™) technology allows information stored in siloed systems to be shared securely and in a controlled way among work groups so that all decision-makers are working from the most up-to-date, accurate and validated information available. Our hosted Learning Management System (eLearning) ensures customers can implement our technology and best practices in a cost-effective manner.

EmerGeo Version 2.2 Released

Incorporating the latest .NET technology and responding to customers’ feature requests.

January 4, 2007

VANCOUVER B.C. – EmerGeo Solutions announced today the availability of EmerGeo 2.2, a significant release of EmerGeo mapping that includes:

  1. port to Microsoft .NET 2;
  2. a free Interface to Google Earth for 3-D visualization of your EmerGeo and WebEOC data;
  3. enhanced printing/plotting functionality;
  4. additional controls to customize the user interface;
  5. enhancements to the EmerGeo web client interface, including addition of much anticipated ‘hotlinks’ feature;
  6. enhancements and ease-of-use features related to the Interface to WebEOC® crisis management software; and,
  7. new Administration Features, including updates making EmerGeo server software more robust, flexible and working across multiple server copies easier.

EmerGeo Solutions, Inc. provides consulting services and fully integrated situation awareness technology solutions to help manage risk in Emergency Management, Environment Health & Safety, Security and Business Resilience for government and industry. Our EmerGeo software application provides all decision-makers with timely access to critical information and the decision-support tools needed before, during and after emergencies and major events.

EmerGeo’s unique managed Common Operating Picture (mCOP™) technology allows information stored in siloed systems to be shared securely and in a controlled way among work groups so that all decision-makers are working from the most up-to-date, accurate and validated information available. Our hosted Learning Management System (eLearning) ensures customers can implement our technology and best practices in a cost-effective manner.

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