Metrics of a System for Disaster Relief Lynne Grewe California
State University East Bay [email protected] Presentation
by Funda Erdin
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Disaster Recovery
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Issues Disaster Incident Definition/Protocol Categories of Data
representing Incident Methods of Data Capture Data and Uncertainty
Computer Representation Fusion Processes to Reduce Data Size.
Storage and Data Distribution Needs Personnel Roles and related
Security Needs Data Presentation Communication Needs and
Performance Administration and Incident Control Tools
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Previous Work Currently, mostly disaster relief is performed
without any computer management tools as shown in images mostly
disaster relief is performed without any computer management tools
as shown in images Protocols (NIMS/ICS) Describe human interactions
not as quantifiable as needed Describe human interactions not as
quantifiable as needed Specialized Components Some previous work
concentrates on very specific issues (e.g. ambulance routing) Some
previous work concentrates on very specific issues (e.g. ambulance
routing) C3 related work Command, Control, Communications C3, US
military related work, goals are not disaster relief Command,
Control, Communications C3, US military related work, goals are not
disaster relief
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Our System: DiRecT (Disaster Recovery Tool) Visualization
Uncertainty Visualization Distributed Infrastructure Communications
Application of Mobile Agents Protocol Structure Client Control
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DiRecT Overview
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DiRecT Server EJB components for persistence and business logic
EJB components for persistence and business logic JMS and Mobile
agents for instant- memoing JMS and Mobile agents for instant-
memoing JMS for incident updates JMS for incident updates Oracle
database for persistence Oracle database for persistence
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DiRecT Field & Incident Command Clients create a new
incident manage multiple incidents request resources, personnel and
equipment for a given incident assignment of personnel
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DiRecT Admin Client Activation / Deactivation of incidents
Activation / Deactivation of incidents Creation of new personnel,
equipment and resources. Assigning personnel to incidents
Fulfilling resource requests Purging incidents from the
database
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Incident Tracking of victims, personnel Hazardous materials
Natural hazards response Search-and-rescue missions Fire control
Air, rail, ground, and water transportation accidents Incidents
with multiple casualtiesand others. Planned human events, e.g.,
large crowd gatherings, concerts, etc.
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Incident Creation
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Beginning of Incident
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Incident Data Many kinds of data possible, different operating
units (firefighters, police, etc) may want different kinds of data.
DiRecTs Data Categories BioTargets (victims) BioTargets (victims)
Search Areas Search Areas Equipment Equipment Personnel Personnel
Hazards Hazards Imagery Imagery
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Data and Uncertainty Metric Goals Quickly enter in data Capture
the essence of the underlying data Allow for longer more narrative
(open) forms of data capture optionally. Have quantitative metrics
when possible to make visualization easier and storage efficient.
Have metrics easily understood by all types of possible users. Have
metrics be intuitive when possible.
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BioTarget Data Metrics Capture common data Quantize Capture
uncertainties. Data measured: Identity Identity Location Location
Health Health Safety Safety
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Biotarget Data Capture Identity
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Location
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Health
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Safety / Status
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Search Area Metrics Represent areas of search (or past search)
Typical geometries rectangular, circular Capture uncertainties.
Data measured: Geometry size, shape, location, searching or
searched Geometry size, shape, location, searching or searched
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Search Area Data Capture Give identity through name Give
identity through name Label as searching or searched Give geometry
and associated certainty of this
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Equipment Data Metrics Represents various kinds of equipment
and resources in the field Could be lots of different kinds of
equipment Data measured: Identity, type, location Identity, type,
location
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Equipment Data Capture Give identity through name Give identity
through name Label Category or type in your own if not listed
Location same as biotarget data capture Right screen shows listing
of current equipment in Incident.
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Personnel Data Metrics Represents various personnel in the
field (firefighters, police, etc). Data measured: Identity,
personnel type, location Identity, personnel type, location
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Personnel Data Capture Give identity through name Give identity
through name Type indicates unit personnel belongs to. Location
same as BioTarget data capture
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Hazard Data Metrics Represents hazards in the scene. Many kinds
(fire, water, wind, etc). Data measured: Identity, location
Identity, location
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Hazard Data Capture Give identity through name, type, optional
description, condition and certainty Give identity through name,
type, optional description, condition and certainty Condition scale
of 0 to 100 indicating level of containment & severity. 0 is
contained/low level problem. 0 is contained/low level problem. 100
is not contained/critical 100 is not contained/critical
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Imagery Data Metrics Represents raw imagery type data collected
about incident. Many kinds possible photographic imagery, infra-
red, maps, etc. Data is ALREADY quantified Problem here is to
register the data against our Incident Visualization Grid so it can
be fused. Data measured: File upload, User entered Registration
points File upload, User entered Registration points
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Imagery Data Capture Name of image layer Name of image layer
Activate layer or not Data file Registration information Specified
by user by clicking with mouse on upper- left and lower-left
location of image boundaries. Specified by user by clicking with
mouse on upper- left and lower-left location of image boundaries.
Opacity control Optional description Rotation control
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DiRecT Visualization DiRecT take these data and certainty
metrics and performs visualization
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Some Visualization Cues Opaqueness-TransparencyIcons/Glyphs
Color (pseudo-coloring or color representation)
Brightness/IntensityTexture Atmospheric Effects Adding/Altering
Geometry LayersFocus Pop-up textual information AnimationMorphing
Time Fading Sounds (volume, key, duration, fade)
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Biotarget Visualization IconicColorTransparencyLocationBloom
indicates BioTarget idenity type Indicates combined Health and
Safety w/Certainty indicates identity and presence certainty
indicates location information indicates location certainty
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Biotarget Color CHCH CSCS ALTERED COLORICON 100 Unchanged RED
50100Unchanged RED 75 Some Uncertainty ORANGE 50 Significant
Uncertainty ORANGE YELLOW 00Very Much Uncertain - YELLOW Color of
Icon = F(Health,Saftey, Certainty) Red = Max(ColorSafetyR,
ColorHealthR) Green =Min(ColorSafetyG,ColorHealthG) This
visualization is intuitive. Red alarm/high concern. Green safe
Yellow caution/uncertain.
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Example Visualiztion Image, map, BioTargets, Search Areas,
Equipment, Hazard and Personnel.Image, map, BioTargets, Search
Areas, Equipment, Hazard and Personnel.
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Search Area Visualization Color searching searched searching
searchedShapeTransparencyLocation
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Equipment Visualization Iconic &Color Iconic &Color
Medical Hazard Water Medical Hazard WaterTransparency Location
&Bloom