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. 2025 Feb 24;15(1):6655.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-90027-x.

Legal, organizational and technical determinants for the use of spatial data in the state fire service in Poland

Karolina Tyrańska-Wizner  1 , Marcin Smolarkiewicz  2
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Legal, organizational and technical determinants for the use of spatial data in the state fire service in Poland

Karolina Tyrańska-Wizner et al. Sci Rep. .

Abstract

This article presents the results of research aimed at determining the feasibility of using spatial data in the Polish State Fire Service. The study explores the legal, organizational, and technical factors influencing this use, based on surveys conducted with fire service officers who use spatial data in their work. The conducted research employed both theoretical (critical document analysis) and empirical methods (diagnostic survey method with questionnaire). Based on statistically significant research results, it was determined that legal and technical conditions do not limit the possibilities of using spatial data. However, in the case of organizational conditions, the greatest barrier to utilizing spatial data is the lack of training for State Fire Service officers in the specified area. In this way, the hypothesis was positively verified, stating that the assessment of the possibilities for using spatial data for the State Fire Service must take into account legal, organizational, and technical conditions.

Keywords: Diagnostic survey; GIS; Spatial data; Spatial information system; State Fire Service (SFS).

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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