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Region VI

Envirocast® Vision™ TouchTable:Linking Federal Partners to Collaborate.

Communicate and Visualize the HurricaneThreat to Decision Makers,

Emergency Managers and the Public

Interdepartmental Hurricane ConferenceSt. Petersburg, FL

March 5, 2009

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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 COLLABORATION

G A P

WHAT’S AVAILABLE WHAT’S NEEDED

RESEARCH OPERATIONS


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 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


• 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.

NWS SUPPORTING DECISION MAKERS


• Implement EVTT at NWS SR HQ & FEMA Reg VI

• Enabling ‘new’ data from NASAto be merged with NOAA data for use in decision making

• A potential solution thataddresses AWIPSII requirementsfor visualization and collaboration

• Engage additional players on research side of NOAA (AOML, HRD)

• Already new uses being developed atFEMA Region VI

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 EVOLUTION


Accomplishments to date:• Installed Envirocast® Vision™ TouchTables:

• NWS Southern Region HQ (Ft. Worth, TX)• FEMA Region 6 HQ (Denton, TX)

• Display select NOAA NWS products on EVTT• Display NASA/NOAA merged data on EVTT • Collaboration exercises

New Emerging Technology

DELIVERING NASA DATA TO NWS & FEMA

NWS SR HQ FEMA Reg VI HQ

COLLABORATION


FEMA Region VI RRCC

Data Visualization and Collaboration

Regional Response Coordination Center


•Within 2 days of installation•FEMA Region VI and NWS SR HQ Collaborating remotely

Linking Federal PartnersS 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.

IMMEDIATE COLLABORATION

National Weather Service Southern Region HQ FEMA Region VI HQ


• Introduces EVTT as a key visualization and collaboration component (future role in AWIPS II?)

• Simultaneously introduces NASA data sources to key government decision makers (FEMA & NWS)

• Lowers cost of acquisition and development to NWS• Syncs perfectly with NWS Emergency Management

meteorologist ‘concept’• Enhances use of NWS and NASA data with emergency

managers & decision makers• Allows for future rapid deployment (local decision makers)

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 GOALSSimulated Image


• 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 APPLICATIONS


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 NEEDS


• 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 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


•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 THREAT

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