August 23, 2002—Meteorlogix, a commercial weather services provider, has developed MxInsight for Homeland Defense to help the nation’s cities prepare for emergencies such as bioterrorism attacks, airborne chemical plumes and industrial toxin releases.
Meteorlogix has designed MxInsight for Homeland Defense to support metropolitan emergency response decisions involving terrorism, fires or explosions at chemical storage facilities, leaks at industrial plants and railroad or trucking accidents. MxInsight for Homeland Defense assists city officials in pinpointing critical areas of concern and planning timely emergency responses.
Weather-enabled plume modeling tools provide city agencies with the critical information they need to respond appropriately to airborne terrorist and industrial chemical situations. When a disaster occurs, MxInsight for Homeland Defense enables city officials to begin a plume analysis that assesses weather information so they can estimate the aerial dispersion of the plume with accuracy.
The software matches hazardous areas against the distribution of local residents, housing or other data in order to determine the population at risk. City agencies can then determine precisely where to set up roadblocks, when to mobilize the closest public safety resources and what types of medical resources are necessary to manage the incident.
One of the most popular tourist destinations in the United States, Orlando, Fla., chose Meteorlogix to dramatically improve public safety responsiveness to severe weather situations, biohazards and chemical threats.
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