126 safety. These seasoned GIS users trust and know how to use the data, maps, and dashboards as location intelligence. These trained users then became the trainers as more personnel were added during the playoff run. For the 2021 World Series games, the number of police officers roughly doubled that of a typical game to handle larger crowds and longer hours. Officers were organized in three main groups: inside the stadium, traffic and operations, and overall campus security. The groups relied on GIS for real-time information and communication. “We normally see 40,000 people in the stadium and another 5,000 people in The Battery,” Lorens said. “For the World Series games, we had 100,000 people on a 100-acre footprint, and we saw traffic start at 11 a.m. for a 7 p.m. game.” Location is also critical for the county’s AI system used to analyze foot traffic from the video feeds. GIS and AI technologies combine to inform changes in traffic light sequences to keep people and vehicles flowing. “We have 50 different datasets on the map from the footprint of the stadium, all the businesses, the lights and cameras, the traffic data feed, 911 calls, traffic from Uber and Lyft rideshare, and the location of Cobb County vehicles,” Lana said. “We have built that awareness over time, so we didn’t have to change much for the World Series, but there were modifications.” Lorens has learned that each game has a distinct traffic pattern, and he developed specific maps for day versus night games or weekday versus weekend games. When it came to the playoffs though, he could not count on prior predictability. “Once you get to a championship series, it doesn’t matter what day the game falls on, because everyone takes off work,” Lorens said. “You go to the most robust map you have, and you use that.” Dashboards and Real-time Tracking Having a well-provisioned stadium security setup has helped Cobb County deal with the unanticipated nature of professional baseball planning. As the team worked its way The operations center office featured a view of the field. The public safety dashboard combined feeds from camera and traffic centers for the security of the World Series Games at Truist Park in Cobb County, Georgia, in 2021.
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