The implementation of the GIS tools in crisis management

The aim of this article is to present the possibility of the implementation of the GIS (Geographic Information System) tools in crisis management. Crisis management is the management in case of emerging a threat or a crisis situation, regarding public bodies or local government units, as well as private subjects. It is a multi-stage process consisting of preventing and planning, reacting and removing negative effects of a crisis situation. In each of the stages the GIS tools may find their application. They may be used for creating spatial analyses, threat visualisation, gathering and processing numerous pieces of data. The authors describe the possibility of the implementation of the GIS tools in crisis management in the process of planning, threat analysis, alarming about threat, evacuation, taking up protective and rescue operations, and removing negative effects and recreating the original state by losses estimation