13th ICCRTS
“C2 for Complex Endeavors”
Title of Paper:"Netcentric Operations with Hawaii's EmergencyManagementCenter"
Topic(s): 9, 8, 10
Name of Author(s) : M. M. McMahon, Ph.D., E. C. Firkin, G. J. Hagen
Point of Contact: Dr. M. M. McMahon,
Name of Organization: Raytheon Solipsys
Complete Address:Raytheon Solipsys Corporate Headquarters
8170 Maple Lawn Boulevard, Suite 300
Fulton, MD20759
Telephone: 240.554.8100 (e-mail preferred)
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ABSTRACT
Netcentric Operations with Hawaii's EmergencyManagementCenter
This paper describes the Raytheon Solipsys Emergency Management Command System (EMCS) being developed for the Hawaii State Civil Defense's EmergencyManagementCenter. The EMCS fuses airspace, maritime, and natural disaster data to increase situational awareness, and early disaster alert or warning. The EMCS receives air radar data from FAA and military sensors. Maritimedata is obtained from each ship's Automatic Identification System (AIS), which provides the ship's identity, type, position, course, speed, navigational and other safety-related information. Natural disaster data comes from various sources, including the PacificDisasterCenter.
The fusion of data will be done at the Network Application Integration Facillty (NAIF) in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii. A key component of the EMCS fusion engine is the Multi Source Correlator Tracker (MSCT). MSCT synthesizes track, tactical data link, and sensor information from multiple dissimilar sources to precisely construct a single integrated picture. The integrated results will be presented on a modular flexible display system, such as the Tactical Display Framework (TDF) or Google Earth.
The EMCS implements a netcentric approachto a civil defense mission. Critical data can cross military, civilian and state government network boundaries; data can be sharedand fused into information essential for emergency preparation and response.
PROPOSED OUTLINE
TITLE: Netcentric Operations with Hawaii's EmergencyManagementCenter
ABSTRACT
This paper describes the Raytheon Solipsys Emergency Management Command System (EMCS) being developed for the Hawaii State Civil Defense's EmergencyManagementCenter. The EMCS fuses airspace, maritime, and natural disaster data to increase situational awareness, and early disaster alert or warning. The EMCS receives air radar data from FAA and military sensors. Maritimedata is obtained from each ship's Automatic Identification System (AIS), which provides the ship's identity, type, position, course, speed, navigational and other safety-related information. Natural disaster data comes from various sources, including the PacificDisasterCenter.
The fusion of data will be done at the Network Application Integration Facillty (NAIF) in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii. A key component of the EMCS fusion engine is the Multi Source Correlator Tracker (MSCT). MSCT synthesizes track, tactical data link, and sensor information from multiple dissimilar sources to precisely construct a single integrated picture. The integrated results will be presented on a modular flexible display system, such as the Tactical Display Framework (TDF) or Google Earth.
The EMCS implements a netcentric approachto a civil defense mission. Critical data can cross military, civilian and state government network boundaries; data can be sharedand fused into information essential for emergency preparation and response.
INTRODUCTION
Introduces the mission of the EMC is and how they prepare for and respond to disasters, outlining this netcentric approachto a civil defense mission.
BACKGROUND
Descriptions of the components of Emergency Management Command System (EMCS): the Multi Source Correlator Tracker (MSCT), the ATHENA system, the Automatic Identification System (AIS), the Tactical Display Framework (TDF), and Google Earth.
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
This section contains a more detailed description of how the components work together to fuse the data and then how it is presented to users. Also included is a discussion of how the users will interact with the data.
EXAMPLE SCENARIO
An example scenario similar will describe the response to hurricane similar to Iniki that struck Kauai on 11 Sep 1992. The response will be described for the EMCS currently being integrated, and for a potential upgrade of the system. The roles and responsibilities of emergency responders will be discussed in a use case manner, and the data and display requirements for each will presented.
These scenarios will illustrate the netcentric operations involved in the immediate response to a civil disaster.
CURRENT STATUS
The current state of the installation and integration of the key pieces of the EMCS system is given.
FUTURE WORK
Discusses the expansion of the EMCS capabilities to allow more netcentric collaboration between military, civilian and state government emergency management.
REFERENCES (Selected)
"AIS transponders,” International Maritime Organization ( accessed 30 Sep 2007)
"Department of Emergency Management, City and County of Honolulu", ( :accessed 30 Sep 2007)
"HawaiiState Civil Defense", HawaiiEmergencyManagementCenter
( : accessed 9 Oct 2007)
"MSCT Product Information"( accessed 30 Sep 2007)
Prizzia, R. and Helfand G. "Emergency preparedness and disaster management in Hawaii", Disaster Prevention and Management Vol. 10 No. 3, Aug 2001 pp 173 – 182.