Geocove, Inc. Earns Contract to Provide GIS-Based Technology to Melbourne, Australia Metropolitan Fire Brigade

ORLANDO, Fla., --- Geocove, Inc., the Orlando technology firm that developed the award-winning ARM360 GIS-based disaster assessment system for local, state and regional governments and NGOs worldwide, recently earned a contract to provide its ARM360 technology and training to the Melbourne, Australia Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB). Geocove Founder and Chief Executive Officer Karyn Tareen said Geocove specialists have already begun orientation and training of MFB specialists in Melbourne. Geocove’s proprietary ARM360 disaster assessment software permits disaster response authorities to assess damage from fire, storm or other disasters throughout the area they serve accurately and in real time. Tareen said the system was designed to be user-friendly and intuitive. “Once we deploy the system, orienting field personnel arms them with the fastest and most accurate pictures of disaster effects, impacts and damages they can get,” Tareen explained. Melbourne’s Metropolitan Fire Brigade serves an area that covers more than 1,000 square kilometers---386 square miles, that’s larger than Dallas, Louisville, or San Diego---and includes four million residents, workers and visitors as well as billions of dollars of assets and infrastructure. William Drysdale, Commander of Special Operations and Search and Rescue for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, said Geocove’s ARM360 technology won out over more than a dozen competitors due to its features and ease of use. “We will use Geocove’s ARM360 technology at both small and large emergency events,” Commander Drysdale said. “ARM360 allows responders in the field to gather intelligence simply and easily, and Command Staff can view the scene and plan deployments in real time,” Drysdale added. Tareen said Melbourne’s Metropolitan Fire Brigade is a marquee client. “Geocove is thrilled to have ARM360 selected as the go-to damage assessment system by such a prestigious agency as Melbourne’s MFB,” Tareen said. “It proves that a well built emergency system can support not only the U.S.-based FEMA documentation and emergency requirements but support the Emergency Management community around the world,” she said.