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Virtual Emergency Management Information System ConceptDuring emergencies when terrestrial telecommunication networks are damaged or severely impaired, alternative and flexible networking arrangements become critically important to ensure ongoing and effective coordination of emergency response and relief efforts. The challenge of a Virtual Emergency Management Information System is to ensure that existing emergency information management and decision making support systems can be integrated through appropriate and robust networking infrastructure.With this in mind, VEMIS is being designed to take advantage of current and new communication and information technology, including services developed through EPIX. The initial prototype incorporates a new wireless Internet system operates at 56 Kbps with a capability to upgrade to a point-to-point system running at 1.5 Mbps and upwardly compatible systems as higher speed capabilities are reached. These facilities are interconnected to the Internet via landline and satellite-based telecommunications links and provide a seamless local-to-international internetworking environment for development of specialized disaster management services. Results from this work are contributing to a broader understanding of how such technology can be used to develop and sustain Virtual Emergency Operations Centres that allow emergency managers to remain in the information loop during emergencies, especially when they are unable to travel to designated operations centres or when their physical presence is not required. The primary test site encompasses the British Columbia Lower Mainland and Southern Vancouver Island regions.
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