The Use of Geomatics Tools in Critical Infrastructure Management

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to characterize crisis management, including the main stages of the activities of anti-crisis headquarters. The paper presents extensive examples of critical infrastructure and develops sample maps in QGIS software, which can be important tools in conducting the activities of crisis management services. It presents A Free and OpenSource Geographic Information System QGIS software for identifying selected critical infrastructure objects based on available GIS Open data from the Malaysian region and Poland. The analysis presents selected geoprocessing tools for generating areas with a set distance from identified critical infrastructure objects called buffers. Buffer layers are areas, visible on the generated maps, that can be used as a tool to visualize potential actions for emergency management services. Identifying these buffer zones makes it possible to build strategies for implementing adequate prevention or rescue actions during an emergency. Risk classification in specific buffer zones is presented, which can be used to optimize the actions taken by crisis management services. A wide range of functionality of geographic spatial information systems is demonstrated, which increases the efficiency of operations and optimization of decision-making in crisis management. The publication can provide a valuable example of the use of available information systems in crisis management.