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<br />FY05 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM - VERSION 2.0. 12-22-2004 <br /> <br />exchange of information to support DHS efforts in the prevention, preparedness, and <br />response to threats or acts of terrorism, <br /> <br />To support homeland security, public safety, and justice information sharing, ODP <br />requires all grantees to use the Global Justice Data Model specifications and guidelines <br />regarding the use of XML for all HSGP awards, The grantee shall make available <br />without restriction all schemas (extensions, constraint, proxy) generated as a result of <br />this grant, as specified in the guidelines, The Global Justice XML Data Model (GJXDM) <br />is intended to be a data reference model for the exchange of information within the <br />homeland security, justice, and public safety communities. GJXDM is a product of the <br />Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative's (Global) Infrastructure and Standards <br />Working Group (GISWG). It was developed by the GISWG's XML Structure Task Force <br />(XSTF). The Global Justice Data Model specifications and guidelines include the use of <br />XML to support the exchange of information within the homeland security, public safety, <br />and justice communities. <br /> <br />Most major software vendors fully support the general XML standard, and major <br />database vendors and their database applications provide software development "tools" <br />to assist homeland security technical staff to develop and use XML more efficiently and <br />productively within agency applications. The general XML standard is designed to be <br />independent of vendor, operating system, source application, destination application, <br />storage medium (database), and/or transport protocol. <br /> <br />Additionally, the use of XML allows homeland security personnel to share vital <br />information which no longer entails purchasing new systems or compromising one's <br />business practices. XML allows systems already in use and those being developed to <br />communicate with each other and paves the way for future expanded collaboration <br />between agencies, Further information about the required use of XML and Global <br />Justice Data Model specifications and guidelines is available at <br />httD:/ /www.it.oiD.qOv/qixdm. <br /> <br />Geospatial Guidance. Geospatial technologies capture, store, analyze, transmit, <br />and/or display location-based information (i.e., information that can be linked to a <br />latitude and longitude). In geospatial systems, this location information is often paired <br />with detailed information about the location such as the following: purpose/use, status, <br />capacity, engineering schematics, operational characteristics, environmental and <br />situational awareness. <br /> <br />State and local emergency organizations will increasingly incorporate geospatial <br />technologies and data to prepare, prevent, respond and recover from terrorist activity. <br />In the preparedness phase, emergency planners and responders need current, <br />accurate, and easily accessible information to ensure the readiness of teams to <br />respond. It is also an important component in strategy development, the mapping and <br />analysis of critical infrastructure vulnerabilities, and public health surveillance <br />capabilities. Geospatial information can provide a means to prevent terrorist activity by <br />detecting and analyzing patterns of threats and possible attacks, and sharing that <br />intelligence. During response and recovery, geospatial information is used to provide a <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECUR(TY I OFFICE FOR DOMEST(C PREPAREDNESS <br /> <br />42 <br /> <br />