The Application and Impact of Data Conversion Research and Analysis Techniques in Support of Homeland Security

Abstract

The aim of this project is to develop a system that integrates comprehensive technical data packages on critical facilities for access and use by first responders and response planners and trainers. During the period of performance we created ERVE, the Emergency Responders Virtual Environment. The system seamlessly integrates 2D and 3D models of facilities, virtual reality, knowledge management, geographic information systems, live camera feeds, chemical plume modeling, emergency text-messaging notification, and intelligent agent technologies. ERVE has the potential to dramatically improve how emergency responders and planners prepare for and respond to disaster across federal, state and local lines. The system enables collaborative management of emergency events, effective mitigation of their impact on critical assets across a geographic area and provides renewable on-demand knowledge about critical facilities. We successfully developed a prototype that was used to model a local high school in a low income community.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 2007
Accession Number
ADA500642

Entities

People

  • Ayman Wasfy
  • Teresa Walker

Organizations

  • Hampton University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detectors
  • Emergency Response
  • Engineering
  • First Responders
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Geographic Regions
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Systems
  • Intelligent Agents
  • Language
  • Mobile Phones
  • Natural Languages
  • Operating Systems
  • Simulations
  • Students
  • Text Messaging
  • Virtual Reality

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics