POSSIBLE USE OF A GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM WITHIN CRISIS MANAGEMENT SIMULATIONS

Michaela Jánošíková,Maroš Lacinák,Jozef Ristvej

doi:10.12955/cbup.v6.1159

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Abstract

In this paper we deal with Global Information Systems (GIS) used within simulations of crisis management through the phases of the Crisis Management Cycle. In the first part of this paper we point out the short description of the phases and the possible use of GIS within these phases and in simulations within crisis management. In the second part we introduce the GIS in the Slovak Republic with focuses on use in crisis management. The third part is giving possibilities of the interconnections among simulation technologies and GIS within crisis management with a focus on the newly built Laboratory of Modelling and Simulation of Crisis Phenomena in Transport and in different environments. Within conclusions we would like to point out the possibilities for further discussions and directions within this interesting and important topic.

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Crisis management is an interdisciplinary scientific field which deals with management as a purposefully oriented activity of people and its mission is to create a management methodology with an emphasis on achieving the effectiveness of this activity in relation to the target stated, i.e. the protection of mankind, the material values and the environment against the effects of crisis phenomena during the time we are overcoming them
When viewing the use of Global Information Systems (GIS) in each of the phases of the Crisis Management Model and Cycle in the Slovak Republic, we will proceed from a modified model of the Crisis Management cycle
Activities carried out as a part of the prevention of crisis phenomena are focused on minimization, perhaps even for the complete elimination of the probability of such events. Their effectiveness is driven by the availability of information on the possibilities of emergence of crisis phenomena, their consequences and possible measures. During this phase it is possible to use GIS in particular for: training of personnel involved in resolving crisis situations, development and testing of early warning and alert systems, public information, creation of possible scenarios and exercises, proposal for connection with simulation, analyzing reports from exercises

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Crisis management is an interdisciplinary scientific field which deals with management as a purposefully oriented activity of people and its mission is to create a management methodology with an emphasis on achieving the effectiveness of this activity in relation to the target stated, i.e. the protection of mankind, the material values and the environment against the effects of crisis phenomena during the time we are overcoming them. The Model consists of 4 main phases: Prevention, Preparedness and Crisis Planning, Reaction, Recovery (including reconstruction). In the modified model of the Crisis Management cycle, Ristvej, et al (2015) transformed this basic model into a cycle (Figure 1), consisting of six phases: prevention, mitigation, preparedness (including planning), rescue and relief, recovery and rehabilitation and reconstruction.

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