SILVER BULLETS: HOW INTEROPERABLE DATA WILL REVOLUTIONIZE INFORMATION SHARING Pete O’Dell Founder/Director Swan Island Networks [email_address]

Introduction, bias & rules Introduction: Biz and technical guy Lots of experience (AKA made many mistakes) Writing a book, building a company Bias: Action – do something, fix it, repeat Standards – do it predictably once it works Rules/request for this presentation: Critical feedback appreciated via email Any case studies considered for publication

Introduction:

Biz and technical guy

Lots of experience (AKA made many mistakes)

Writing a book, building a company

Bias:

Action – do something, fix it, repeat

Standards – do it predictably once it works

Rules/request for this presentation:

Critical feedback appreciated via email

Any case studies considered for publication

Note on the Silver Bullets “ Silver Bullet” has always been a mythical element – one thing that will solve a host of problems with a single shot. Still doesn’t exist – no panacea Interoperable data transactions in large numbers ( Silver Bullets ) can create a huge organizational solution to a massive problem (e.g. information sharing) – much like sand being added to a beach, it’s the sheer cumulative numbers of grains that have impact

“ Silver Bullet” has always been a mythical element – one thing that will solve a host of problems with a single shot.

Still doesn’t exist – no panacea

Interoperable data transactions in large numbers ( Silver Bullets ) can create a huge organizational solution to a massive problem (e.g. information sharing) – much like sand being added to a beach, it’s the sheer cumulative numbers of grains that have impact

Bottom line up front Interoperable data important Moving toward critical mass globally Massive increase in structured feeds: Sensors, systems (CAP), publishers (RSS) Disparate examples of all types Govt taking active interest - NIEM 3 choices for those impacted: Make it happen Watch it happen Wonder what happened

Interoperable data important

Moving toward critical mass globally

Massive increase in structured feeds:

Sensors, systems (CAP), publishers (RSS)

Disparate examples of all types

Govt taking active interest - NIEM

3 choices for those impacted:

Make it happen

Watch it happen

Wonder what happened

Standards – reaching back in time Great Wall of China – 3 generations Eli Whitney and interchangeable parts Railroad tracks 7.62mm ammunition (real bullets) Shipping containers Manual load/pack/unload - longshoremen 1950’s – first container shipments Ports rose and fell based on adoption 8,000x productivity increase over 40 years World trade enabled

Great Wall of China – 3 generations

Eli Whitney and interchangeable parts

Railroad tracks

7.62mm ammunition (real bullets)

Shipping containers

Manual load/pack/unload - longshoremen

1950’s – first container shipments

Ports rose and fell based on adoption

8,000x productivity increase over 40 years

World trade enabled

Technology standards - our lifetime…. COBOL – Grace Hopper - Arlington Credit Cards – early standard data Uniform Product Codes IBM PC – normalized many other types TCP/IP – trumped several competitors World Wide Web (HTML) – When? Who? SGML/XML – structure for other machines instead of pages for people

COBOL – Grace Hopper - Arlington

Credit Cards – early standard data

Uniform Product Codes

IBM PC – normalized many other types

TCP/IP – trumped several competitors

World Wide Web (HTML) – When? Who?

SGML/XML – structure for other machines instead of pages for people

Information Sharing – what it is? Traits: Cross organizational (FSLTIPP – Federal, State, Local, Tribal, International, Public and Private) Comprehensible (sent/received) Trusted (publisher/recipient) Re-purposeable Where it failed: 9/11 – dots failed to connect (2001) Indonesian Tsunami (2004) Katrina – incredible lack of comms (2005) Recent Australia fires (2009) Are we much improved today? No.

Traits:

Cross organizational (FSLTIPP – Federal, State, Local, Tribal, International, Public and Private)

Comprehensible (sent/received)

Trusted (publisher/recipient)

Re-purposeable

Where it failed:

9/11 – dots failed to connect (2001)

Indonesian Tsunami (2004)

Katrina – incredible lack of comms (2005)

Recent Australia fires (2009)

Are we much improved today? No.

Common Alerting Protocol Art Botterell – California, Contra Costa Disparate & proprietary systems Emergency Interoperability Committee OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) Versions 1.1 – Now in NIEM Adopters: NOAA, USGS – weather, tsunami, quakes Comcare Alliance FEMA – IPAWS WMO – World weather

Art Botterell – California, Contra Costa

Disparate & proprietary systems

Emergency Interoperability Committee

OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards)

Versions 1.1 – Now in NIEM

Adopters:

NOAA, USGS – weather, tsunami, quakes

Comcare Alliance

FEMA – IPAWS

WMO – World weather

Key CAP Design Principals Simple Interoperable Complete Multi-use Familiarity Interdisciplinary International

Simple

Interoperable

Complete

Multi-use

Familiarity

Interdisciplinary

International

Some CAP uses today NOAA (US Weather) WMO (global weather) USGS Earthquake Tsunami Warning Sensor alerts 9-1-1 feeds Geo-political alerts Transportation Ships (AIS) Health Alerts Snow load (WM) LE Events (raid) Financial events Incident mgmt – WEB EOC, ETEAM FEMA-IPAWS

NOAA (US Weather)

WMO (global weather)

USGS Earthquake

Tsunami Warning

Sensor alerts

9-1-1 feeds

Geo-political alerts

Transportation

Ships (AIS)

Health Alerts

Snow load (WM)

LE Events (raid)

Financial events

Incident mgmt – WEB EOC, ETEAM

FEMA-IPAWS

TIES – Trusted Information Exchange System Bias – My product Visual - Dashboards Easy to use – little to no training Trusted Communities - authorized Built around CAP and other standards Targeting & filtering Common and User Defined Operating Picture Real time, real easy

Bias – My product

Visual - Dashboards

Easy to use – little to no training

Trusted Communities - authorized

Built around CAP and other standards

Targeting & filtering

Common and User Defined Operating Picture

Real time, real easy

TIES’ Unique Distribution Platform

TIES Architecture

Demonstration or slideshow

Futures – Interoperable data underpins all of them NIEM advances and adoption Internet ProtocolV6 Billions of cheap sensors The “internet of things” Implantable Google? (read only)

NIEM advances and adoption

Internet ProtocolV6

Billions of cheap sensors

The “internet of things”

Implantable Google? (read only)

Wrapup Questions and potentially answers Critical feedback appreciated Looking for a P/T book editor [email_address] 202-460-9207

Questions and potentially answers

Critical feedback appreciated

Looking for a P/T book editor

[email_address]

202-460-9207

TIES DEMONSTRATION

Track incidents around the globe

Personalized dashboards deliver timely and relevant information (add maps, points of interest, camera and RSS feeds, etc.)

Filtering increases ‘signal to noise’ Filter for content sources, time/expiration, locations, alert type and key words

Drive information to the ‘edge’ with TIES Mobile integration

Track key employees from standard browser-based device (filter alerts based on device location)

Locate key employees and monitor events/incidents in local vicinity

The TIES Common Operating Picture

Alerting and Notification with Points of Interest