MEDS Protect

Boston Marathon Finish Line Critical Infrastructure 

This map shows the location of the ten closest hospitals within a 3 mile radius of the finish line of the Boston Marathon. It includes a 500 ft security buffer zone for the finish line and each hospital. Officials can use this information to preposition personnel in the event of a threat.

Boston Marathon Finish Line Security Checkpoints 

This map shows the 500 ft security buffer zone around the Boston Marathon finish line. The intersect tool was used to create security checkpoints where the 500 ft buffer intersects a local road.

Line of Sight Analysis

This map shows how useful LiDAR can be when planning for surveillance points.The map consists of three data frames; a hillshade image, an overview map and  a viewshed image. A viewshed image is useful in identifying blind spots while the line of sight tool can determine the best location for an observation point in relation to a target.