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This paper highlights application challenges for GIS interoperability for emergency management with emphasis on critical infrastructure sectors. In the first part, this paper provides a comparative analysis of emergency management operations in the City of Vancouver; the City of Toronto, the Kitchener Waterloo Region, and the Dufferin County. A variety of qualitative research methods were employed for gathering information from key decision-makers involved with emergency management. The second part of this paper presents a scenario-based case study, which aims to provide a demonstration of the utility of GIS interoperability, for disaster management. This paper also discusses the strengths and weaknesses of leveraging GIS interoperability for disaster management.
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- Geographic Information System
- Emergency Management
- Disaster Management
- Open Geospatial Consortium
- Geographic Information System Data
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Abdalla, R., Tao, C.V., Li, J. (2007). Challenges for the Application of GIS Interoperability in Emergency Management. In: Li, J., Zlatanova, S., Fabbri, A.G. (eds) Geomatics Solutions for Disaster Management. Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72108-6_25
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