Performance of Municipal Crisis Management Teams - The Impact of GPS in a C4ISTAR Mission Environment

Abstract

This research investigates the impact of a geographical positioning system (GPS) on two different participant groups, university students and municipal crisis management teams. The goal is to identify differences in the work processes of teams that have access to a GPS in their command posts, compared to teams that use paper maps. A total of 132 students and 108 professionals, forming 40 teams, where tested in a simulated C4ISTAR mission environment. The identified differences was mapped to the corresponding C4ISTAR notions, indicating an influence on decision quality and performance, not only for military use but also for control and communication systems, designed to support municipal crisis management teams in Sweden.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA547117

Entities

People

  • Helena Granlund
  • Nils Dahlback
  • Rego Granlund

Organizations

  • Swedish Defence Research Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Networks
  • Communication Systems
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Crisis Management
  • Digital Maps
  • Environment
  • Fire Fighting
  • Forest Fires
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Information Transfer
  • Simulations
  • Students
  • Target Acquisition
  • Text Messaging

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • STEM Education
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Space