The National Alliance for Public Safety GIS Foundation's Search and Rescue GIS Working Group is hosting the 7th Annual SARGIS Workshop and Meeting on November 12th - 15th, 2015.

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Cost:
As with all NAPSG events, there is no cost for public safety officials and public sector employees to participate. **Space is limited**

About the Workshop:
The workshop includes 1.5 days of hands-on training with ArcGIS Desktop (MapSAR and MapSAR_Ex) along with GPS field exercises. There will also be a lesson on how to use the free ArcGIS Explorer Desktop app for basic SAR Mapping (SAR Explorer).

About the Meeting:
The meeting will include a keynote address, presentations, and discussion forums. This event will focus primarily on using GIS best practices for missing person search operations, and will also include the following topics:

• Review existing GIS and mapping tools for SAR
• New SARGIS tools (Web GIS, mobile apps, etc.)
• UAS, drones, and GIS
• Cell Phone Analysis GIS
• Remote Collaboration
• Update from the California GISCorps
• Standards for SARGIS symbology, SOGs, training, etc.
• Urban Search and Rescue GIS
• Preventative Search and Rescue GIS

Intended Participants:

• GIS Professionals & Students interested in learning how they can help SAR teams
• Search and Rescue Personnel (paid and unpaid) who want to know more about GIS for SAR
• Public Safety Operators and Decision Makers interested in learning more about applying GIS for SAR operations 

Click Here to access a detailed Agenda with speaker information.