Facilitating Data Exchange for Community Health Resilience

Stephen Benedict

Design + Construction Strategies

November 30, 2011

Topics

1. Introduction

2. Fragmentation and Complexity In Our Communities

3. Utilizing Existing Systems for Data Exchange and Integration

4. Examples of Successful Data Exchange Networks

5. Health Resilience and the Built Environment - Case Studies

6. Future Opportunities and Conclusion

Design + Construction Strategies

BusinessConsulting

Technology

BuildingProcess

DCS

Sustainable DesignBenchmarks + CriteriaMetrics

System IntegrationSoftware PrototypesMashups

BIM StrategyData Management

Success Depends on Several Factors

Objectives

Processes

Constraints

Capabilities

Collaboration

Information

Facilitating Data Exchange Networks

Utilizing All Available Data

Unstructured Data

Non-Digital Data

No Data

?

Expanding the Digital Domain

Laser Scanning

PhotogrammetryOptical

Character Recognition

ETL – Extract, Transform, and Load

Databases

Excel Files

IFC Files

XML Files

BIM Files

HTML Files

PDF Files

Word Files

RTF Files

Text Files

C#

Ruby

PHP

Visual Basic

Perl

VBScript

API

REST

SOAP

Databases

Excel Files

IFC Files

XML Files

BIM Files

HTML Files

PDF Files

Word Files

RTF Files

Text Files

API

REST

SOAP

STEP

Native Data Format

Near Real Time or Set Intervals

World Wide Web TCP/IP

Networking Protocol (Transport Layer)

WindowsOperating System

DirectXRendering Platform

SATABus Interface

ext4File System

HTMLMarkup Language

Mac OS XOperating System

CoreGraphicsRendering Platform

HTTPNetworking Protocol (App Layer)

EOCP Portal

• Enhances PrepLink with GIS capabilities• Collaborative effort with UPMC, PEMA, and the National Guard

FDNY EAP Tool

• Tool for reviewing Emergency Action Plans (EAP) for Class “E” buildings in NYC

• Desktop and mobile access capabilities

VHA PSSG Planning Tool

• Tool for visualizing vast array of data used in the healthcare planning process • Incorporates population-based data to inform resource identification and allocation

Future Opportunities

• Incorporate a broader array of data sources to gain deeper insights

• Leverage best practices to utilize unstructured and non-digital data

• Visualization is critical to making analysis and decisions accessible

Stephen Benedict

Chief Operating Officer

Design + Construction Strategies

sbenedict@dcstrategies.net

http://www.dcstrategies.net