Abstract

Disaster management being a key part of emergency management encompasses wide range activities. Emergency management programme are developed and implemented through the analysis and information. The majority of information is spatial and can be mapped. GIS allows emergency management to identify onset of any disaster. For this data has to be gathered organized and displayed logically to determine the size and scope of emergency management so that appropriate steps can be taken in case any disaster.

Introduction

Disaster management activities in case of a disaster are focused on three primary objects like protecting life, property and environment. Disaster is of two types –

۱) Natural and 2) Man- made.

Earthquakes, flood, storm, Hurricane, Tornado, Cyclone, Forest fires etc. are the natural disaster where collapses of high rise buildings, plane crush, fire in building or mal functioning of nuclear facility are the man- made disaster which throw a challenge to the public emergency services for mitigating such disaster efficiently and co-ordinate manner. The optimal provision of information concerning the situation is an essential pre-requisite. Since co-ordination requires current information both from the occurring place and the management groups within a reasonable time which require an integrated communication and information system for disaster management that provides efficient, reliable, secure exchange and processing relevant information.