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When the events of September 11, 2001, took
place, the GTAC staff turned its focus to Domestic Preparedness and
Homeland Security. As the research and training curriculum had
already been developed and the model utilized many companies and
experts as a “networked staff”, the datasets and tools that the GTAC
staff had developed in the city management and agriculture seminars
were easily adapted to this new focus.
Much work had already been done through GTAC in
preparation for conducting training in this field. For example,
staff had met many times with personnel from the Anniston Center for
Domestic Preparedness in an effort to have GIS training included in
a national plan. Meetings with the former FEMA director, James Lee
Witt and staff indicated that a GIS element with training was
vitally needed for a complete Homeland Security plan for the
country.
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