Advanced tech saves
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US military taps advanced technology to save lives.
The U.S. Southern Command’s Science, Technology and Experimentation division showed off GeoSHAPE. This tool would have been invaluable in the 2010 Haiti earthquake or the 2004 Thailand tsunami. GeoSHAPE allows international organizations, militaries and local first responders to create, edit and share disaster-related data on an integrated dynamic map.
In near real time, it can provide critical data on damage and available resources. As soon as a connection is established, the map is synchronized.
What sort of data can the GeoSHAPE map provide? In addition to the information provided by a physical map, such as the location of hospitals and roads, it can also show up-to-date data on the current capacity of hospitals and the condition of roads.
It can also show helicopter landing zones, food, water, and medical supplies, as well as the movements of support personnel.
The map can be updated and seen by authorized users from anywhere in the world.
Arbiter, GeoSHAPE’s mobile app, lets response personnel capture data and photos in the field and upload them to the map.
Synchronized mapping helps different responder teams better coordinate and provide a more effective, faster, response.
