Geographic Information System
Visualize Vulnerabilities
In large enterprises, having the ability to analyze risks and dependencies across geographic boundaries can greatly enhance a BCM program and provide valuable information in a disruption.
eBRP Suite's Geographic Information System (GIS) integrates hardware, software, and data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information.
Unlike a GPS system (which locates your position on the earth and plots directions on a map to any other point) GIS allows you to view, understand, question, interpret, and visualize data in many ways that reveal relationships, patterns, and trends in the form of maps and reports.
GIS enables you to plot all of your organization's locations, and view them on local, regional, national, international and worldwide maps. GIS then allows you to overlay mapping information from other sources and extrapolate the operational ramifications of various incidents.
Overly data such as:
- Earthquake zones from the USGS
- Hurricane paths from NOAA
- Wildfire maps from GEOMAC
- Flood zones from FEMA
GIS also interfaces with commercially available mapping systems like Google Maps to enable visualization of an organization's assets (facilities, people, processes, technology and suppliers) across any geographical area.
Pull Data From Any Geographic Area
eBRP's GIS integration allows you to analyze the impact of a risk to any geographic area. Draw a polygon over any geographic area and see what assets within your organization are affected. Not only can you view the potential impact on a map, but you can also generate reports to grasp the impact within the mapped locations to the people, processes and IT infrastructure that may be at risk.
Interactive GIS provides leading edge tools to aid both proactive planning and Incident Management. It gives you the ability to
see and understand the interdependencies within your organization from more than just a single location, or from an artificial regional construct.
Use GIS For Planning and Incident Management
GIS is ideal for seeing the impact of various scenarios and for responding to an incident. Example uses for Geographic Information Systems include:
- Which locations are in the potential path of a hurricane?
- Which locations are in earthquake zones and might benefit from dual-processing, replication or other mitigation efforts?
- What might be affected by a one-time event (a political convention, WTO meeting or international sporting event)?
- What is the impact of a road closure or bridge collapse on your employees' ability to get to work?
GIS allows you to see immediate impact results from mapped incapacitated areas. The level of interactive planning is unmatched in the BCM and Risk Management industries.