Deploying a new system for recording and managing information during an emergency to aid decision making

Annette Senior and Richard Copley

Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, 2008, vol. 2, issue 3, 267-280

Abstract: The management of the huge amount of information generated during an emergency is an important tool for effective response and short-term recovery. A key part of that management is the ability to make the information accessible to everyone responding to and affected by the emergency. This paper describes an IT-based emergency planning information management system developed by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council in partnership with BT, which allows for the logging, actioning and dissemination of information generated during an emergency. A key component of the management system is its geographical information system capability and how this can be used to enhance emergency response. Furthermore, a description of how the system is used during emergency response is also included.

Keywords: emergency planning; information management; GIS; t-government; SQL database (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 M10 M12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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