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

摘要

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.