Automatic Real-Time Mapping System (ARMS)
Automatic Real-Time Mapping System (ARMS) : Disaster Management. A computer-based system that superimposes grid reference data from a global positioning system onto a mapping system to facilitate the plotting of the perimeter of a fire or other phenomena requiring the plotting of a perimeter or path. The data can be transmitted via radio to a control room to provide an accurate real time picture of the extent of a situation