Using GIS technology to manage information following a bio-terrorism attack.

Conference · Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2005

OSTI ID:969863

Melton, Brad; Ramsey, Jr, James L; Finley, Patrick

The BROOM system was developed to collect, manage and analyze information from bioterrorist attacks on strategic buildings. GIS features help decision-makers and analysts rapidly assess the current status of contaminated facilities and develop optimized cleanup strategies. BROOM consists of networked server, desktop and PDA components. PDAs are deployed to collect samples of suspected bioagents, such as anthrax. Novel geostatistical methods are used to generate contaminant maps and define optimum locations for subsequent sampling. Efficiency and accuracy gains witnessed in field tests show that GIS technology can play a vital role in visualizing, managing and analyzing data from bioterrorism incidents.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 969863
• Report Number(s): SAND2005-3287C; TRN: US201002%%845
• Resource Relation: Conference: Proposed for presentation at the ESRI Homeland Security GIS Summit held September 12-14, 2005 in Denver, CO.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
ACCURACY
EFFICIENCY
FIELD TESTS
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
SAMPLING
SECURITY
BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENTS