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Copyright 2006 Northrop Grumman Corporation Presentation Contents Sensitive – Intended only for those participating in this project
Dave Jones, StormCenter Communications, Inc.
6021 University Blvd., Suite 140 Ellicott City, MD 21043
Region VI
Envirocast® Vision™ TouchTable:Linking Federal Partners to Collaborate.
Communicate and Visualize the HurricaneThreat to Decision Makers,
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•Gap in amount of information AVAILABLE•Amount of Information NEEDED
Information GapS T O R M C E N T E R C O M M U N I C A T I O N S, I N C.
TODAY - VERY LIMITED COLLABORATIONTODAY - VERY LIMITED COLLABORATION
G A P
WHAT’S AVAILABLE WHAT’S NEEDED
RESEARCH OPERATIONS
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New Emerging TechnologyS T O R M C E N T E R C O M M U N I C A T I O N S, I N C.
TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTIONTECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION
• Through a partnership with NASA & NGC (NGAS)
• StormCenter is developing civil applications from military and intelligence sectors
• Expanding technology for enhanced visualization and collaboration
• Enabling ‘new’ data from NASAto be merged with NOAA and other data for use in decision making
• A potential solution thataddresses AWIPSII requirementsfor visualization and collaboration
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• Currently engaged in 1 year effort (Funded by NASA Applied Sciences Program)
• Introduce new decision support technology for visualization and enhanced collaboration between NWS-FEMA
• Delivered hardware within 3 months• Train NWS SR HQ & FEMA personnel• Assess work environment and operational needs• Identify new NASA data sources that can benefit
decision making• Lay groundwork for enhanced collaboration and
visualization component for AWIPS-II
Description of EffortS T O R M C E N T E R C O M M U N I C A T I O N S, I N C.
Why is this Important ?S T O R M C E N T E R C O M M U N I C A T I O N S, I N C.
DIRECTLY ADDRESSES ASP GOALSDIRECTLY ADDRESSES ASP GOALSSimulated Image
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• Immediate response when highlighting critical information
Example of CollaborationS T O R M C E N T E R C O M M U N I C A T I O N S, I N C.
MILITARY TO CIVIL APPLICATIONSMILITARY TO CIVIL APPLICATIONS
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Public-Private Partnership Yields New Technology For Weather and Emergency Response Operations
NASA Innovations Magazine (Feb 2009)
S T O R M C E N T E R C O M M U N I C A T I O N S, I N C.
LEVERAGING INNOVATION TO ADDRESS NEEDSLEVERAGING INNOVATION TO ADDRESS NEEDS
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• Working to integrate EVTT into NHC operations• Enhanced collab. with FEMA & States• Enhance (and increase) media briefings• NASA/FEMA/OAR/HRD Involvement• Graphics accessible via hand-held devices
Expanding Federal Partnership
IMPROVED MEDIA & EM BRIEFINGSIMPROVED MEDIA & EM BRIEFINGS
S T O R M C E N T E R C O M M U N I C A T I O N S, I N C.
FEMA liaison briefing room, NHCBill Read, Director, NHC briefing media on Hurricane Gustav
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•Multiple levels of briefings & collaborations
EVTT Flexibility to Address NeedsS T O R M C E N T E R C O M M U N I C A T I O N S, I N C.
IMPROVING COMMUNICATION OF HURRICANE THREATIMPROVING COMMUNICATION OF HURRICANE THREAT