GTSC's National Preparedness Month Symposium Presentation: How Can We Leverage Technology to Improve Performance? Presenter: Dr. Kevin Delin, CEO, SensorWare Systems Description: Technological advances are allowing FEMA to integrate people, processes and information better than ever before. Social media apps and tools are transforming the way people communicate before, during and after a disaster. These technologies afford FEMA unique opportunities to analyze and crowd share data, communicate alerts and information about disasters and increase FEMA's situational awareness on the ground faster and more efficiently.

1. The Sensor Web:
Embedded Situational Awareness
Dr. Kevin Delin
SensorWare Systems Inc.
GTSC National Preparedness Symposium
September 30, 2014

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Problem: Situational Awareness
 What’s in my area?
(Environmental Forensics)
• Safety (public, workers…)
• Compliance
• Security
• Predictive Analysis
 Where’s my stuff?
(Asset Management)
• Cargo
• Personnel
• Resources (water, air)
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3. Sensor Web
Mobile
Access
Field
Access
The Sensor Web is a
Distributed Instrument that
Database Internet Access creates Knowledge from Data.
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Server

4. Basic Example
Pod 4
• Distributed sensing: Pods monitor atmosphere
• Distributed control: All pods alarm if any pod trips
• Sensor Web provides total situational awareness
Pod 0
(outside)
Pod 6
Pod 5
Pod 2
Pod 1
Pod 7
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5. Case Study: Decon Ops
Temperature
Humidity
ClO2
NOelwd Technollogy
Sensor Web GUI Interface
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Sensor Web
GUI Interface
ClO2 Introduced
Through Flexible,
Temporary Duct ing
Sensor Webs Can
Also Be Deployed
In Non-Continguous,
and Outdoor Areas.
Because Monitoring is
Done Remotely Via
Internet, Personnel Can
Monitor From A Safe
Location And From
Multiple Sites
Sensor Web Used to Remotely Monitor Decontamination Operations
ClO2
Humidity
Temperature

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Over 30 Real-World Deployments
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