EMERG 135 - Mapping and Data Analysis Tools

3.0 Credits
Mapping tools provide a series of visual maps including modeling or a simulation of disaster effects on a specific community. Introduces students to mapping tools and desktop applications for mapping to conduct emergency planning, data analysis, and resource management for emergency management.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Demonstrate a clear and confident use of the features of a mapping software, Depiction, as an application in planning analysis for emergency management.
Use mapping software to identify potential impacts/vulnerabilities and allocate resources under various emergency/disaster scenarios.
Collaborate with others to maintain a real-time Common Operating Picture during a simulated incident/emergency exercise or real event.
Deliver a Community/Neighborhood Disaster Preparedness visual presentation in the class.
Research FEMA HAZUS-MH Geographic Information System (GIS) and specific community hazard vulnerability.
Build a library of maps pre-populated with data and elements appropriate for responding to the most likely emergency management scenarios in a community.
Use mapping software as a platform for building and executing a table-top exercise.

Course Typically Offered
FALL