The Epicenter Deployment Support Unit (EDSU) is an extension of Epicenter Media & Training that enhances the technological capabilities of public- and private-sector organizations during critical events and emerging incidents. This info deck showcases the major capabilities of EDSU (digital media monitoring, weather decision support, unmanned aerial systems, mapping & geographic info systems, just-in-time training, and more).

2. The Epicenter Deployment Support Unit (EDSU) is an extension of Epicenter
Media & Training that enhances the technological capabilities of public- and
private-sector organizations during critical events and emerging incidents.
With subject matter experts and trusted technologists with a wide variety of skills
and expertise, the EDSU can deploy together as a task-force to perform mission-
critical functions or as a single resource to augment the capabilities of an existing
incident structure.
Because EDSU is a small, flexible solution to event technological needs, there are a
variety of ways our team can support your operations – both in-person & virtually.
What is EDSU?

3. EDSU Capabilities
 Social & Traditional Media Monitoring
 Public Information Management
 Communications Strategy, Policy & Procedural
Development
 Incident Photography/Videography
 Just-In-Time Training
 UAV/UAS (Drone Operations)
 Public Safety GIS/Mapping
 Hazardous Weather Monitoring
 After Action Reporting
 Post-Incident Evaluation
 Decision Support Services
 Virtual Operations Support

4.  Traditional media monitoring
 Social Media & Open-Source
Intelligence (SM / OSINT)
 Geo-targeted, location-based
information gathering
 Real-time keyword targeting &
data mining
 Sentiment & Conversation tracking
 Media reporting & trend analysis
Media Monitoring

5.  Technology Training
 PIO/Spokesperson Training
& Coaching
 Social Media Management
 SMART Programs
 Platform-specific Training
 UAV/UAS Management
 GIS/Mapping
Just-In-Time Training

6.  Trained meteorologists with all-
seasons, all-hazard experience
 Pre-event analyses and planning
 Weather monitoring & custom
alerting thresholds
 Hazard briefings and/or hour-by-
hour forecasting
 On-call surge support (on-site and
remote)
Weather Decision Support

7. Operations Support
 Aerial Assessment &
UAV/UAS Imagery
 GIS/Mapping
 Field Observation &
Reconnaissance
 EOC Support & Design
 Plan Writing & Review
 All-Hazards & Crisis
Management

8. Deployments
Training &
Exercises
Planned Events Natural Disasters
Weather Events
Organizational
Crises
Virtual Operations
Support
The Epicenter Deployment
Support Unit has deployed to
a multitude of planned events
and emergency/disaster
incidents ranging from large
festivals and events with
millions of attendees to
Federal Disaster Declarations
impacting numerous regions.

9. www.epicentermediatraining.com/EDSU
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