CATS

CATS is a powerful analysis system for Natural and Technological disasters.   CATS includes hazard prediction, data creation, data management and analysis models for data fusion analysis that supports disaster and other emergency management.
 

BEFORE disaster strikes

• Create realistic scenarios for training and planning.
• Create contingency plans with CATS comprehensive population and infrastructure data.
• Track forecast hurricane and storm surge damage.

WHEN disaster strikes

• Assess the affected population quickly and accurately.
• Assess hurricane and storm surge damage from current NHC reports.
• Assess damage from earthquake, tidal surge, explosive device, industrial agent release, or weapons of mass destruction.
• Reduce response timelines.
• Determine roadblock locations and exclusion zones for safe routing of responders and victims.

AFTER disaster strikes

• Assess needs and locate resources for a sustained response.
• Obtain information for reporting, damage assessment, and lessons learned.
• Obtain support for remediation and compensation.

CATS Features

The Consequences Assessment Tool Set (CATS) provides a comprehensive package of hazard prediction models (natural hazards and technological hazards) and casualty and damage assessment tools. CATS also accepts real-time data from local meteorological stations.

Run CATS out of the box, using a wide variety of databases and map layers.  CATS controls access to multiple data sources, leveraging data in personal and enterprise-level geodatabases.  Search for data on your own terms with user-provided, custom metadata to manage large data resources.  Create custom data quickly with CATS tools to respond to unique and rapidly changing situations.  Create custom consequence reports that support your SOP.  Provide course of action support, including placement of roadblocks.  Share analysis results with other CATS users and with web applications, such as Incident Management Systems.

Developed for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), CATS is now available to Federal, State, and local government emergency response organizations nationwide.