Emergency Damages Assessment Tracking

About the Program

Category: Information Technology (Best in Category)

Year: 2014

In an effort to find a way to easily aggregate situational data in real time from a wide range of sources, Fairfax County developed the Emergency Data Gathering Repository (EDGR) system. This tool collects real time damage assessment data during an emergency event or incident which necessitates EOC activation. The purpose of EDGR is to provide a system which is simple, easily accessible to county response personnel which supports a standardized data collection process and captures data in a way that allows users to easily aggregate, manipulate and report data to a broad audience. This system is flexible enough to allow adjustments to data collection requirements as an incident unfolds and conditions change for improved overall situational awareness.