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Google Earth Industries: Homeland Security

Risk assessment is not an option, it's a must. Yet fewer challenges are greater than sorting through the mountains of disparate government and commercial sources for the right information to complete the assessment task. Google Earth solutions cut through the clutter of geospatial databases, allowing analysts and operatives to get the job done effectively and in record time.

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Google Earth lets you distribute access to more people, providing fast and fluid, interactive earth views streamed over secure networks or the Internet. By fusing imagery, terrain, and GIS data, Google Earth lets the user focus on their task at hand, not their software system. Superior ease of use allows virtually anyone to view, grab, pan, and zoom through earth imagery and GIS data in minutes. Plus a rich suite of tools lets users visually inspect and analyze geographic features.

As the only company to aggregate a national database of contiguous US imagery, geographic features, roads, and business listings, Google Earth provides not only enterprise software but also complete solutions with integrated data.

Google Earth enables Homeland Security teams to:

• Collaborate
  Sharing perspectives is fast and natural, encouraging teamwork in all respects.
• Focus
  Superior ease of use means that attention is paid to the task at hand, not the software system.
• Comprehend
  By placing information into context, Google Earth converts data into understanding.

Homeland Security applications include:

• Critical infrastructure vulnerability assessment and protection
• First responder site familiarization and planning
• Pattern visualization of surveillance data

Google Earth solutions for homeland security include Google Earth Pro and Google Earth Enterprise Solutions.