Common Operational Picture and Interconnected Tools for Disaster Response: The FASTER Toolkit

Konstantinos Konstantoudakis (), Kyriaki Christaki (), Dimitrios Sainidis (), Ivanka Babic (), Dimitrios G. Kogias (), Guillaume Inglese (), Luca Bruno (), Gabriele Giunta (), Charalampos Z. Patrikakis (), Olivier Balet (), Claudio Rossi (), Anastasios Dimou () and Petros Daras ()
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Konstantinos Konstantoudakis: Centre for Research and Technology-Hellas
Kyriaki Christaki: Centre for Research and Technology-Hellas
Dimitrios Sainidis: Centre for Research and Technology-Hellas
Ivanka Babic: Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A.
Dimitrios G. Kogias: University of West Attica
Guillaume Inglese: Defense and Security Business Line, CS Group
Luca Bruno: LINKS Foundation
Gabriele Giunta: Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A.
Charalampos Z. Patrikakis: University of West Attica
Olivier Balet: Defense and Security Business Line, CS Group
Claudio Rossi: LINKS Foundation
Anastasios Dimou: Centre for Research and Technology-Hellas
Petros Daras: Centre for Research and Technology-Hellas

A chapter in Disaster Management and Information Technology, 2023, pp 83-110 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The planning and execution of disaster response missions are complex and multifaceted tasks that need to consider and coordinate personnel and other resources while tracking the progress of the event. Innovative technical tools can both increase situational awareness and provide an interface for information display and mission management. The FASTER project has developed multiple innovative tools for disaster response and integrated them in a common operational picture (COP) aiming to provide a unified dashboard to first responders at multiple levels (commander, team leader, responder, or volunteer). The FASTER COP allows the display of information in easily toggle-able layers and provides a front end to direct both human personnel and unmanned vehicles. Connected tools include wearables for personnel and K9 units for localization, communication, and health tracking; drone applications for automated mapping and emergency supply delivery; AI applications for scene analysis; shared points of interest; a chatbot to collect information from volunteers and citizens; and a mission management module coordinating all of the above. This chapter presents the FASTER COP, its connected tools, the system’s architecture, and its use on the field.

Keywords: Common operational picture; Situational awareness; Augmented reality; Drone; Unmanned aerial vehicle; Artificial intelligence; Smart textiles; Animal wearable; Gesture recognition; Mission management; Mapping; Computer vision; Disaster response (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20939-0_6

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