RIGID: A Workspace-Based Geospatial System for Multi-Hazard Crisis Coordination

Abstract

Crisis management increasingly relies on geospatial information systems that integrate diverse datasets and support coordination across multiple agencies operating under time pressure. However, fragmentation across existing platforms continues to limit cross-hazard analysis and coordinated decision-making. This paper introduces the Rapid Intelligent Geospatial Integrated Disaster Management (RIGID) platform, a web-based geospatial environment that brings together multi-hazard forecast indicators and regional and municipality-level operational data within persistent, role-sensitive workspaces. The platform was evaluated through a structured workshop with civil protection stakeholders, focusing on usability and perceived operational value. The findings provide exploratory indications that participants perceived the platform as helping to reduce data fragmentation, supporting shared situational awareness, and facilitating coordinated interpretation across governance levels. By emphasising operational workspaces as shared reference points, the study highlights how integrated geospatial platforms may contribute to collaborative decision-making in complex emergency management contexts.