CATS Features

CATS provides a comprehensive package of hazard prediction models, casualty and damage assessment tools, and population and infrastructure data for a wide range of response applications. Remote databases can be accessed for custom analysis.

CATS is supplied with more than 150 databases/map layers including hazards, infrastructure objects and facilities (communications, electric power, oil and gas, emergency services, government, transportation, water supply), and population breakouts.

ArcGIS Spatial Analyst was used to create the following screen shots based on possible scenarios requiring immediate and effective emergency response.

Scenario 1: 4,000-Pound Truck Bomb Hits the Federal Buildings in Washington, D.C.

Officials use GIS technology to quickly assess the probability of injuries in and around the incident and direct field teams accordingly. ArcGIS StreetMap data is displayed with USGS high-resolution orthophotography basemap data overlaid with CATS-supplied building polygons for Washington, D.C.

Scenario 2: Toxic Spill in Central Florida

A map of the spill zone allows response teams to quickly determine initial isolation and protective action zones around the accident. ArcGIS StreetMap provided the needed basemap.

Scenario 3: Storm Surge Damage in Florida

A model of the potential storm surge damage across the southern tip of Florida is shown in ArcGIS StreetMap using basemap street data combined with a CATS Hurricane Andrew file.