Crisis Information Management Software (CIMS) Feature Comparison Report

October 2002

This NIJ Special Report compares 10 crisis information management software products currently used by emergency management agencies (EMAs). The products examined were specifically designed to augment EMA responses to crisis situations and enhance emergency management planning and mitigation. The report is accompanied by an Excel-based Feature Comparison Matrix that allows an agency to assess the performance of a product(s)—respective of agency priorities, requirements, and conditions of operation—and use that information for the procurement process.

Full text of the Report:

• ASCII Text File
• Adobe Acrobat File
• Feature Comparison Matrix (Excel-based spreadsheet, 1.28 MB download, 7.4 MB uncompressed)