The document presents the educational and training infrastructure developed by the RESISTANT project. It includes the RESISTANT Training Platform, which has sections for training first responders and educational programs for civilians. It also describes the Virtual School infrastructure, Virtual Control Room, and COncORDE emergency management platform. These components provide virtual reality, augmented reality, and simulation-based training to first responders, as well as educational tools and programs to raise disaster awareness among the public. The infrastructure aims to establish a European network of trainers and support cross-border cooperation in disaster prevention, preparedness and response.
The document provides RESISTANT's dissemination plan. It aims to ensure project outputs and outcomes are widely disseminated to appropriate audiences. The plan outlines the project description, target groups, key messages, dissemination tools and channels, visual identity, and a timeline of activities. It establishes guidelines for partners to follow to maximize the impact and uptake of project results.
D2.1 First Report on RESISTANT's observatory_v1 .pdfresistantproject
This document presents an analysis of 20 European and national research projects related to emergency and crisis management. It identifies the key objectives, approaches and outcomes of each project. It also develops a word cloud of the top 10 interconnected key indicators for emergency management, including evacuation plans, volunteer management, and improving communication. The analysis aims to identify innovative technologies, tactics and recommendations that could help develop new guidelines and procedures for emergency response. It is the first of three reports that will be produced by the RESISTANT project every six months to share lessons learned and good practices in disaster prevention, preparedness and response.
D3.1 RESISTANT Use case guidelines and User's Handbook_v1_.pdfresistantproject
This document presents guidelines for four pilot use cases to be implemented as part of the RESISTANT project. The RESISTANT project aims to build a European crisis training platform for first responders. The four pilot use cases include: 1) educational seminars for students and citizens on disaster preparedness; 2) developing an emergency management framework; 3) a full-scale exercise simulating a flood response; and 4) a tabletop exercise simulating an earthquake response during COVID-19. Guidelines are provided for organizing each use case and evaluating their impact through monitoring and data collection. The document also outlines a calendar of activities for implementing the use cases and introduces evaluation instruments to assess the pilot cases.
We are pleased to announce the launch of the 1st issue of the RESISTANT project newsletter in our website and it is available to read here
This issues covers the following topics:
RESISTANT project at a glance
The RESISTANT Project partners
RESISTANT objectives
Timetable & Milestones
A brief description about the “Union Civil Protection Mechanism Knowledge Network: Network Partnership”
Project news & Events
Interesting news & reading material
The next issues of the Newsletter are planned to be published in the following months: June 2021, September 2021, January 2022, March 2022, May 2022, July 2022
D4.3 - Website and Online dissemination and communication infrastructure-v1.0...resistantproject
This document summarizes the RESISTANT project website that was developed to disseminate information about the project. The website aims to provide transparency about the project's goals, activities, partners and outputs in an accessible manner. It outlines the structure and content of the homepage, about page, partners page, project content page, news/events page, media library, social media page and contact page. The document also notes that the website will be regularly updated throughout the project and serve as an online reference point for experts in disaster preparedness and response.
RESISTANT project will support new and consolidate existing partnerships in civil
protection and disaster risk management that enhance cooperation and synergies in
prevention, preparedness and response. One of its objectives is to establish a European
network of trainers for first and second responders with an initial focus on Southern
Eastern Europe.
D2.2 Second Report on RESISTANT's observatory_v1.0.pdfresistantproject
This document presents a comparative analysis of emergency response operations and approaches to improving citizen resilience in Croatia, Greece, and North Macedonia based on past incidents. It examines national experiences with natural disasters like floods, earthquakes, and wildfires. Key areas of comparison include evacuation plans, volunteer management, and resilience-building strategies. The document also provides an inventory and analysis of 16 relevant research projects in emergency and crisis management, outlining their objectives, approaches, and results. Overall, the report aims to identify lessons learned and recommendations to support the RESISTANT project's goals.
The document provides an overview of the assessment process for atmospheric research services developed as part of the NEANIAS project. User assessments were conducted for three releases of four atmospheric services (A1-A4) through defined use cases and user feedback forms. The assessments aimed to evaluate the services from the user perspective and collect feedback to further improve the services. Over 100 end users participated in the assessments through webinars, workshops and by completing online forms. Overall, the user feedback was positive and helped advance the maturity of the atmospheric services.
The document provides RESISTANT's dissemination plan. It aims to ensure project outputs and outcomes are widely disseminated to appropriate audiences. The plan outlines the project description, target groups, key messages, dissemination tools and channels, visual identity, and a timeline of activities. It establishes guidelines for partners to follow to maximize the impact and uptake of project results.
D2.1 First Report on RESISTANT's observatory_v1 .pdfresistantproject
This document presents an analysis of 20 European and national research projects related to emergency and crisis management. It identifies the key objectives, approaches and outcomes of each project. It also develops a word cloud of the top 10 interconnected key indicators for emergency management, including evacuation plans, volunteer management, and improving communication. The analysis aims to identify innovative technologies, tactics and recommendations that could help develop new guidelines and procedures for emergency response. It is the first of three reports that will be produced by the RESISTANT project every six months to share lessons learned and good practices in disaster prevention, preparedness and response.
D3.1 RESISTANT Use case guidelines and User's Handbook_v1_.pdfresistantproject
This document presents guidelines for four pilot use cases to be implemented as part of the RESISTANT project. The RESISTANT project aims to build a European crisis training platform for first responders. The four pilot use cases include: 1) educational seminars for students and citizens on disaster preparedness; 2) developing an emergency management framework; 3) a full-scale exercise simulating a flood response; and 4) a tabletop exercise simulating an earthquake response during COVID-19. Guidelines are provided for organizing each use case and evaluating their impact through monitoring and data collection. The document also outlines a calendar of activities for implementing the use cases and introduces evaluation instruments to assess the pilot cases.
We are pleased to announce the launch of the 1st issue of the RESISTANT project newsletter in our website and it is available to read here
This issues covers the following topics:
RESISTANT project at a glance
The RESISTANT Project partners
RESISTANT objectives
Timetable & Milestones
A brief description about the “Union Civil Protection Mechanism Knowledge Network: Network Partnership”
Project news & Events
Interesting news & reading material
The next issues of the Newsletter are planned to be published in the following months: June 2021, September 2021, January 2022, March 2022, May 2022, July 2022
D4.3 - Website and Online dissemination and communication infrastructure-v1.0...resistantproject
This document summarizes the RESISTANT project website that was developed to disseminate information about the project. The website aims to provide transparency about the project's goals, activities, partners and outputs in an accessible manner. It outlines the structure and content of the homepage, about page, partners page, project content page, news/events page, media library, social media page and contact page. The document also notes that the website will be regularly updated throughout the project and serve as an online reference point for experts in disaster preparedness and response.
RESISTANT project will support new and consolidate existing partnerships in civil
protection and disaster risk management that enhance cooperation and synergies in
prevention, preparedness and response. One of its objectives is to establish a European
network of trainers for first and second responders with an initial focus on Southern
Eastern Europe.
D2.2 Second Report on RESISTANT's observatory_v1.0.pdfresistantproject
This document presents a comparative analysis of emergency response operations and approaches to improving citizen resilience in Croatia, Greece, and North Macedonia based on past incidents. It examines national experiences with natural disasters like floods, earthquakes, and wildfires. Key areas of comparison include evacuation plans, volunteer management, and resilience-building strategies. The document also provides an inventory and analysis of 16 relevant research projects in emergency and crisis management, outlining their objectives, approaches, and results. Overall, the report aims to identify lessons learned and recommendations to support the RESISTANT project's goals.
The document provides an overview of the assessment process for atmospheric research services developed as part of the NEANIAS project. User assessments were conducted for three releases of four atmospheric services (A1-A4) through defined use cases and user feedback forms. The assessments aimed to evaluate the services from the user perspective and collect feedback to further improve the services. Over 100 end users participated in the assessments through webinars, workshops and by completing online forms. Overall, the user feedback was positive and helped advance the maturity of the atmospheric services.
MAGHRENOV deliverable 3.8 Investments opportunities report on research infras...Maghrenov
This document summarizes the current state of research infrastructures in Europe, Morocco, and Tunisia related to renewable energy and energy efficiency. It finds that while Europe has a rich and dynamic research infrastructure landscape guided by a coherent strategy, infrastructure in Morocco and Tunisia is more dispersed across various projects and laboratories. It then outlines major funding programs and opportunities for research infrastructure development in the region, including the European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures, the Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership, and Horizon 2020. Key principles for effective research infrastructure investment are discussed. Finally, recommendations are provided to improve research infrastructures across macro, meso, and micro levels.
The newsletter covers the following topics:
1) RESISTANT project news
2) Interesting events to participate
The next issues of the Newsletter are planned to be published in the following months: January 2022, March 2022, May 2022, July 2022
The Picardie Region has invested some 20 Meuros/yr. since 2008 for research activities, as part of the regional programme for development
of higher education and research. With the regional universities, UTC and UPJV (Picardie Jules Verne) as the key institutions, the programme
is designed to bolster basic ‘sky blue’ research for the purpose of creating long term links between HE establishments and other regional
economic actors.
The current deliverable is a report of the activities made within Task 7.2 “Workshops Coordination” in regards to the organization of the first ANDROMEDA workshop that was held virtually on the 28th and 29th September 2020. These activities include the creation of event’s programme (Agenda), the invitations sent to potential attendees, the digital promotional material created and the announcements made via social media for raising the visibility of the event. It should be stressed that the physical workshop would have taken place in Tres Cantos (Spain) in early September of 2020 and preparatory activities towards its realization were made. After the outbreak of COVID-19, the ANDROMEDA consortium following the guidelines of national authorities, decided to turn the event from physical into a virtual one. Nevertheless, the core part of this document is dedicated in presenting the topics elaborated by the speakers and the discussions made.
Project's Website: www.andromeda-project.eu
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 833881.
Civil Protection Forum 2015: Draft programMario Robusti
The European Civil Protection Forum is organised by the European Commission, Directorate General Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (DG ECHO) every two years.
This report reviews literature on flood damage assessment approaches and models. It discusses methods for estimating tangible and intangible flood impacts, including direct property damage, indirect economic losses, and health impacts. The report also summarizes work done to assess damages from past floods in the CORFU case study cities of Barcelona, Hamburg, Nice, Taipei, Mumbai, Dhaka, and Beijing. It concludes by suggesting a flexible framework for comprehensive flood impact assessment.
Deliverable 7.2, Phase III, Policy Impact Briefing Document 2Dominique Lyons
This document summarizes the proceedings of a policy workshop hosted by the Ecodesign Centre in Brussels in December 2014. The workshop brought together stakeholders from government, industry and academia to discuss how European policy could better support the uptake of simplified life cycle assessments (LCAs) by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Europe. The workshop built on the findings of the four-year FP7-funded LCA to Go project, which developed sector-specific LCA tools to make the process more accessible for SMEs. Through training 99 SMEs on lifecycle thinking and the tools, the project was successful in overcoming barriers to LCA adoption. The workshop focused on examining strengths and weaknesses of LCA
This deliverable presents all the dissemination and communication material produced by the ANDROMEDA consortium within the second period of the project, i.e. September 2020 – July 2021. Particularly, it outlines the material created for the promotion of the first workshop (Sept. 2020) as well as the final one (Jun. 2021) of ANDROMEDA. Also, other materials created within the aforementioned period are described. It should be noted that the material produced within the first period of the project has been reported in deliverable D7.2 Initial Dissemination Materials.
D.7.3 is a public deliverable of this project, part of WP7 and additionally includes information about the project and a short description of WP7 in order to ensure that no prior knowledge related to the project, the DoA and the other WP7 deliverables is requested from the reader. Overall, it is based on, and is consistent with the DoA and the GA, but is not a substitute for reading these documents.
Lastly, it should be mentioned that the project has received a six-month extension of its lifecycle due to the COVID-19 impact on project’s activities and thus the submission date of this deliverable has been altered from M15 (Nov. 2020) as it was foreseen in DoA to M23 (Jul. 2021).
Project's Website: www.andromeda-project.eu
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 833881.
D2.1 Requirements for boosting community resilience in crisis situationCOMRADES project
COMRADES (Collective Platform for Community Resilience and Social Innovation during Crises, www.comrades-project.eu) aims to empower communities with intelligent socio-technical solutions to help them reconnect, respond to, and recover from crisis situations.
This deliverable reviews theories, conceptual frameworks, standards (e.g., BS 11200 and ISO 22320-2011) and indicators of community resilience. It analyses relevant use cases and reports of resilience around various type of crises.
These assessments enable the project team to present a definition of community resilience that is tailored specifically to the needs and aims of the COMRADES project, which focuses on the role of information and technology as a driver of community resilience.
The project’s stance to improve resilience can therefore be summarized by:
Continuously enhancing community resilience through ICT, instead of focusing on specific shocks or disruptive events.
Enabling a broad range of actors to acquire a relevant, consistent and coherent understanding of a stressing situation.
Empower decision makers and trigger community engagement on response and recovery efforts, including long-term mitigation and preparation.
The deliverable uses this definition and the project’s overall understanding of community resilience, as presented in the review sections, to specify initial design and functional requirements for adopting and integrating resilience procedures and methodologies into the COMRADES collective resilience platform. At the same time, we develop an evaluation framework that enables us to measure the contribution of the COMRADES resilience platform to building community resilience.
Finally, we outline three prototypical crisis scenarios that will enable the project development, test and evaluation. As such, the deliverable informs the design of the community workshops and interviews planned that will be conducted in T2.2 and T2.3, as well as the work of technology development, particularly in WP5.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 687847
The document provides information about the European Civil Protection Training Programme, which aims to prepare experts for international civil protection assistance interventions. It describes 12 training courses that cover topics such as the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, operational management, security, information management, and international coordination. The courses include theory, practical exercises, and networking opportunities. Candidates are encouraged to follow a basic order of courses and may need a certificate from a distance preparation tool to gain admission to some courses.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 687847. This material reflects only the author's view and the European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.
The potential of Learning 2.0 to drive pedagogical innovation in education was discussed. Key points included:
1) Social computing fosters new forms of collaboration like peer and community learning.
2) It enables the creation of interest groups and practice communities that extend beyond courses.
3) Networking tools support new interactive processes and expand learning contexts beyond classrooms.
4) Trends suggest Learning 2.0 may lead to more blended, personalized learning and engaged learners.
However, challenges around quality of user-generated content need addressing.
This document summarizes a workshop on the impact of Web 2.0 technologies on education and training in Europe. Key points discussed include:
1) Social computing is transforming learning through opportunities for self-directed, collaborative, and lifelong learning.
2) Use of social computing for learning originating outside schools is impacting formal education through pedagogical, organizational, and technological innovation that can modernize education.
3) Learning 2.0 challenges current education models by transforming teaching and learning, requiring new management approaches, and developing new tools to promote more inclusive learning opportunities.
Independent report on a successful experience of e-prescrining in Andalusia region, Spain. This tool is currently available for all the 8.5 million people living in Andalusia, running in all the 3,500 pharmacies across the region, linking the EHR data with the pharmacist's computers, and saving 15 to 20% of the GP's time. The total amount of net benefits at 2010 exceeds € 60 Million. It is a case of the EHR Impact study commisioned by the DG INFSO and Media of the European Commision
Slándáil | Empowering Emergency Services through Social Media
Slándáil is a European project that is investigating the use of digital media in times of natural disaster and is equipping disaster management personnel with software services for harnessing social media for better disaster response.
We are in four countries, namely: Ireland, Northern Ireland (UK), Germany, and Italy. The aim is for the project to help increase the security of citizens and groups living in areas affected by natural disasters through increasing the effectiveness and response time of disaster management teams.
http://slandail.eu/
info@slandail.eu
https://www.facebook.com/slandail
https://twitter.com/slandailfp7
Slándáil is a three-year project, funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme under grant agreement No. 607691 (“Slandail”)
The current deliverable reports the activities performed within Task 7.2 “Workshops Coordination” towards the organization of the second ANDROMEDA workshop that was held virtually on the 23rd June 2021. In conjunction with the workshop the consortium also organized online the Demonstration Event, the day after. These activities include the creation of both events’ programme (Agenda), the invitations sent to potential attendees, the digital promotional material created, the creation of the registration link and the information sheet for participation and data processing, the announcements made via the project’s website and social media for raising their visibility. Nevertheless, the core part of this document is dedicated in presenting the topics elaborated by the speakers, the discussions made and the results produced from both events.
Lastly, it should be noted that the ANDROMEDA project team decided to organize these events virtually as the vaccination programme across EU member states was under deployment and the risk for spreading the COVID-19 virus to partners, speakers and attendees was still valid.
Project's Website: www.andromeda-project.eu
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 833881.
1. The workshop aims to discuss damage assessments of industrial sectors and lifelines from disasters to enhance cost-benefit analyses of risk mitigation measures.
2. The IDEA project seeks to develop standardized damage data collection procedures and an information system to facilitate multi-purpose data analysis following disasters.
3. The workshop will focus on businesses/insurance and infrastructure sectors, where knowledge is less structured. It will explore physical damage costs, business interruption impacts, and the need for fast recovery support of firms.
MAGHRENOV deliverable 3.8 Investments opportunities report on research infras...Maghrenov
This document summarizes the current state of research infrastructures in Europe, Morocco, and Tunisia related to renewable energy and energy efficiency. It finds that while Europe has a rich and dynamic research infrastructure landscape guided by a coherent strategy, infrastructure in Morocco and Tunisia is more dispersed across various projects and laboratories. It then outlines major funding programs and opportunities for research infrastructure development in the region, including the European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures, the Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership, and Horizon 2020. Key principles for effective research infrastructure investment are discussed. Finally, recommendations are provided to improve research infrastructures across macro, meso, and micro levels.
The newsletter covers the following topics:
1) RESISTANT project news
2) Interesting events to participate
The next issues of the Newsletter are planned to be published in the following months: January 2022, March 2022, May 2022, July 2022
The Picardie Region has invested some 20 Meuros/yr. since 2008 for research activities, as part of the regional programme for development
of higher education and research. With the regional universities, UTC and UPJV (Picardie Jules Verne) as the key institutions, the programme
is designed to bolster basic ‘sky blue’ research for the purpose of creating long term links between HE establishments and other regional
economic actors.
The current deliverable is a report of the activities made within Task 7.2 “Workshops Coordination” in regards to the organization of the first ANDROMEDA workshop that was held virtually on the 28th and 29th September 2020. These activities include the creation of event’s programme (Agenda), the invitations sent to potential attendees, the digital promotional material created and the announcements made via social media for raising the visibility of the event. It should be stressed that the physical workshop would have taken place in Tres Cantos (Spain) in early September of 2020 and preparatory activities towards its realization were made. After the outbreak of COVID-19, the ANDROMEDA consortium following the guidelines of national authorities, decided to turn the event from physical into a virtual one. Nevertheless, the core part of this document is dedicated in presenting the topics elaborated by the speakers and the discussions made.
Project's Website: www.andromeda-project.eu
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 833881.
Civil Protection Forum 2015: Draft programMario Robusti
The European Civil Protection Forum is organised by the European Commission, Directorate General Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (DG ECHO) every two years.
This report reviews literature on flood damage assessment approaches and models. It discusses methods for estimating tangible and intangible flood impacts, including direct property damage, indirect economic losses, and health impacts. The report also summarizes work done to assess damages from past floods in the CORFU case study cities of Barcelona, Hamburg, Nice, Taipei, Mumbai, Dhaka, and Beijing. It concludes by suggesting a flexible framework for comprehensive flood impact assessment.
Deliverable 7.2, Phase III, Policy Impact Briefing Document 2Dominique Lyons
This document summarizes the proceedings of a policy workshop hosted by the Ecodesign Centre in Brussels in December 2014. The workshop brought together stakeholders from government, industry and academia to discuss how European policy could better support the uptake of simplified life cycle assessments (LCAs) by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Europe. The workshop built on the findings of the four-year FP7-funded LCA to Go project, which developed sector-specific LCA tools to make the process more accessible for SMEs. Through training 99 SMEs on lifecycle thinking and the tools, the project was successful in overcoming barriers to LCA adoption. The workshop focused on examining strengths and weaknesses of LCA
This deliverable presents all the dissemination and communication material produced by the ANDROMEDA consortium within the second period of the project, i.e. September 2020 – July 2021. Particularly, it outlines the material created for the promotion of the first workshop (Sept. 2020) as well as the final one (Jun. 2021) of ANDROMEDA. Also, other materials created within the aforementioned period are described. It should be noted that the material produced within the first period of the project has been reported in deliverable D7.2 Initial Dissemination Materials.
D.7.3 is a public deliverable of this project, part of WP7 and additionally includes information about the project and a short description of WP7 in order to ensure that no prior knowledge related to the project, the DoA and the other WP7 deliverables is requested from the reader. Overall, it is based on, and is consistent with the DoA and the GA, but is not a substitute for reading these documents.
Lastly, it should be mentioned that the project has received a six-month extension of its lifecycle due to the COVID-19 impact on project’s activities and thus the submission date of this deliverable has been altered from M15 (Nov. 2020) as it was foreseen in DoA to M23 (Jul. 2021).
Project's Website: www.andromeda-project.eu
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 833881.
D2.1 Requirements for boosting community resilience in crisis situationCOMRADES project
COMRADES (Collective Platform for Community Resilience and Social Innovation during Crises, www.comrades-project.eu) aims to empower communities with intelligent socio-technical solutions to help them reconnect, respond to, and recover from crisis situations.
This deliverable reviews theories, conceptual frameworks, standards (e.g., BS 11200 and ISO 22320-2011) and indicators of community resilience. It analyses relevant use cases and reports of resilience around various type of crises.
These assessments enable the project team to present a definition of community resilience that is tailored specifically to the needs and aims of the COMRADES project, which focuses on the role of information and technology as a driver of community resilience.
The project’s stance to improve resilience can therefore be summarized by:
Continuously enhancing community resilience through ICT, instead of focusing on specific shocks or disruptive events.
Enabling a broad range of actors to acquire a relevant, consistent and coherent understanding of a stressing situation.
Empower decision makers and trigger community engagement on response and recovery efforts, including long-term mitigation and preparation.
The deliverable uses this definition and the project’s overall understanding of community resilience, as presented in the review sections, to specify initial design and functional requirements for adopting and integrating resilience procedures and methodologies into the COMRADES collective resilience platform. At the same time, we develop an evaluation framework that enables us to measure the contribution of the COMRADES resilience platform to building community resilience.
Finally, we outline three prototypical crisis scenarios that will enable the project development, test and evaluation. As such, the deliverable informs the design of the community workshops and interviews planned that will be conducted in T2.2 and T2.3, as well as the work of technology development, particularly in WP5.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 687847
The document provides information about the European Civil Protection Training Programme, which aims to prepare experts for international civil protection assistance interventions. It describes 12 training courses that cover topics such as the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, operational management, security, information management, and international coordination. The courses include theory, practical exercises, and networking opportunities. Candidates are encouraged to follow a basic order of courses and may need a certificate from a distance preparation tool to gain admission to some courses.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 687847. This material reflects only the author's view and the European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.
The potential of Learning 2.0 to drive pedagogical innovation in education was discussed. Key points included:
1) Social computing fosters new forms of collaboration like peer and community learning.
2) It enables the creation of interest groups and practice communities that extend beyond courses.
3) Networking tools support new interactive processes and expand learning contexts beyond classrooms.
4) Trends suggest Learning 2.0 may lead to more blended, personalized learning and engaged learners.
However, challenges around quality of user-generated content need addressing.
This document summarizes a workshop on the impact of Web 2.0 technologies on education and training in Europe. Key points discussed include:
1) Social computing is transforming learning through opportunities for self-directed, collaborative, and lifelong learning.
2) Use of social computing for learning originating outside schools is impacting formal education through pedagogical, organizational, and technological innovation that can modernize education.
3) Learning 2.0 challenges current education models by transforming teaching and learning, requiring new management approaches, and developing new tools to promote more inclusive learning opportunities.
Independent report on a successful experience of e-prescrining in Andalusia region, Spain. This tool is currently available for all the 8.5 million people living in Andalusia, running in all the 3,500 pharmacies across the region, linking the EHR data with the pharmacist's computers, and saving 15 to 20% of the GP's time. The total amount of net benefits at 2010 exceeds € 60 Million. It is a case of the EHR Impact study commisioned by the DG INFSO and Media of the European Commision
Slándáil | Empowering Emergency Services through Social Media
Slándáil is a European project that is investigating the use of digital media in times of natural disaster and is equipping disaster management personnel with software services for harnessing social media for better disaster response.
We are in four countries, namely: Ireland, Northern Ireland (UK), Germany, and Italy. The aim is for the project to help increase the security of citizens and groups living in areas affected by natural disasters through increasing the effectiveness and response time of disaster management teams.
http://slandail.eu/
info@slandail.eu
https://www.facebook.com/slandail
https://twitter.com/slandailfp7
Slándáil is a three-year project, funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme under grant agreement No. 607691 (“Slandail”)
The current deliverable reports the activities performed within Task 7.2 “Workshops Coordination” towards the organization of the second ANDROMEDA workshop that was held virtually on the 23rd June 2021. In conjunction with the workshop the consortium also organized online the Demonstration Event, the day after. These activities include the creation of both events’ programme (Agenda), the invitations sent to potential attendees, the digital promotional material created, the creation of the registration link and the information sheet for participation and data processing, the announcements made via the project’s website and social media for raising their visibility. Nevertheless, the core part of this document is dedicated in presenting the topics elaborated by the speakers, the discussions made and the results produced from both events.
Lastly, it should be noted that the ANDROMEDA project team decided to organize these events virtually as the vaccination programme across EU member states was under deployment and the risk for spreading the COVID-19 virus to partners, speakers and attendees was still valid.
Project's Website: www.andromeda-project.eu
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 833881.
1. The workshop aims to discuss damage assessments of industrial sectors and lifelines from disasters to enhance cost-benefit analyses of risk mitigation measures.
2. The IDEA project seeks to develop standardized damage data collection procedures and an information system to facilitate multi-purpose data analysis following disasters.
3. The workshop will focus on businesses/insurance and infrastructure sectors, where knowledge is less structured. It will explore physical damage costs, business interruption impacts, and the need for fast recovery support of firms.
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D2.4 RESISTANT's educational and training infrastructure_v1.pdf
1. EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
(ECHO) Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Knowledge Network and Evidence-Based
Policy
B.03 – Knowledge Network and Evidence-Based Policy
Training and Knowledge Sharing Platform for First Responders and Educational Tools for
students’ and citizens’ awareness and preparedness against Natural and Manmade
Disasters and Risks
D2.4 RESISTANT’s educational and training infrastructure
Disclaimer:
The content of this document was issued within the frame of the RESISTANT project and represents the views of the authors only and is his/her sole
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Workpackage:
WP2 – Observatory of existing initiatives and training
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Authors: Konnekt-able Technologies Ltd.- Greek Branch [KTGR]
Status: Final
Due Date: 30/06/2021
Version: 1.0
Submission Date: 15/06/2021
Dissemination Level: PU
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RESISTANT Project Profile
Grant Agreement No.: 101017819
Acronym: RESISTANT
Title:
Training and Knowledge Sharing Platform for First Responders and
Educational Tools for students’ and citizens’ awareness and
preparedness against Natural and Manmade Disasters and Risks
URL: http://www.RESISTANTproject.eu/
Start Date: 01/01/2021
Duration: 18 months
Partners
DIETHNES PANEPISTIMIO ELLADOS (IHU) Greece
ENOSI PTYCHIOYCHON AXIOMATIKON YPAXIOMATIKON
PYROSVESTIKOY SOMATEIO (EPAYPS)
Greece
KONNEKT-ABLE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (KT) Ireland
UNIVERSITY GOCE DELCEV-STIP, MILITARY ACADEMY
GENERAL MIHAILO APOSTOLSKI-SKOPJE, ASSOCIATE
MEMBER (MAGMA)
Republic
of North
Macedonia
HRVATSKA UDRUGA KRIZNOG MENADZMENTA UDRUGA
ZA PROMICANJE I RAZVOJ UPRAVLJANJA KRIZAMA I
PRUZANJA POMOCI UKATASTROFAMA (CCMA)
Croatia
OMADA DIASOSIS EVOIAS SAR 312 (S.A.R 312) Greece
OMADA DIASOSIS DELTA (RTD) Greece
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Document History
Version Date Author (Partner) Remarks/Changes
0.1 28/02/2021 Manuela Titorencu (KTGR) Table of Contents
0.2 10/03/2021 Manuela Titorencu (KTGR)
1st
Draft ready for internal review by
IHU
0.3 09/04/2021
Prof. D. Emmanouloudis (IHU),
Prof. N. Kokkinos (IHU)
First round of inputs
0.4 06/05/2021 Manuela Titorencu (KTGR) 2nd Draft for internal review by IHU
0.5 20/05/2021
Prof. D. Emmanouloudis (IHU)
Prof. N. Kokkinos (IHU), Prof.
A. Tsinakos (IHU)
Second round of inputs
0.6 31/05/2021 Manuela Titorencu (KTGR)
Consolidated version sent for quality
control
0.7 15/06/2021 Kalliopi Angelaki (KTGR) Quality Control
1.0 15/06/2021 Manuela Titorencu (KTGR)
Final Review, FINAL VERSION TO BE
SUBMITTED
Abbreviations and acronyms
Operational Objectives OO
Strategic Objectives SO
Expected Outcomes EO
Virtual Control Room VCR
Control Room Operations and Emergency Responses CRO & ER
Emergency Shut Down ESD
Emergency Management Services EMS
Decision Support System DSS
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Executive Summary
RESISTANT is an 18 month duration project co-funded by the Union Civil Protection Mechanism
Programme (UCPM-2020) under grant agreement no. 101017819.
The overarching objective of the RESISTANT project is to build the first European Crisis Training
Platform to train first responders through threefold comprehensive training: educational training with
the state-of-the-art knowledge in safety, including tools for characterisation of hazards and associated
risks, operational training on mock-up real scale transport, and innovative virtual reality training
reproducing the entire accident scenarios, intervention strategies and tactics, including the whole chain
of command and communications between all members of the first responders team, facility managers,
and public (e.g. volunteer fire fighters, school children, citizens with disabilities). RESISTANT will also
put in place a virtual ‘agora’ for first and second responders, academia, market practitioners, volunteers
and other civil protection stakeholders to share knowledge and exchange best practices, especially in
cross-border crisis management. The ‘agora’ will facilitate discussion and contribute towards the
development of a common prevention and protection culture.
The main purpose of this document is to present the RESISTANT’s educational and training
infrastructure that mobilise the existing emergency management infrastructure of the International
Hellenic University (IHU) enriched with Konnekt-able Technologies Limited, Greek Branch’s (KTGR)
COncORDE emergency management platform.
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List of Figures
Figure 1. The section of Training Platform..................................................................................12
Figure 2. The section of the Training for first responders.............................................................13
Figure 3. The section with the target audience ...........................................................................14
Figure 4. The ARTutor augmented reality application ..................................................................16
Figure 5. School model ............................................................................................................17
Figure 6. Implementation of Virtual School methodology in primary schools...................................17
Figure 7. The VCR trainee room................................................................................................18
Figure 8. The VCR trainer room ................................................................................................19
Figure 9. A typical L1 training seminar.......................................................................................20
Figure 10. DCS overview of the O&G production platform............................................................22
Figure 11. DCS overview of the refinery plant.............................................................................23
Figure 12. DCS overview of the advanced chemical reactor..........................................................24
Figure 13. DCS overview of the LNG plant..................................................................................24
Figure 14. Several pop-up faceplates associated with industrial devices.........................................25
Figure 15. Alarm screen with alarms sorted by priority, status and time ........................................25
Figure 16. Emergency Shut Down (ESD) Cause and Effect Matrix .................................................26
Figure 17. Trends display of selected sensors.............................................................................26
Figure 18. Patient Management Tool accessed through a tablet....................................................28
Figure 19. The patient’s triage with injuring score.......................................................................29
Figure 20. Medical Parameters regarding the situation of the patient ............................................29
Figure 21. The interactive map with the incident’s geolocation .....................................................30
Figure 22. Emergency Prediction Tool........................................................................................31
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Table of Contents
List of Figures ................................................................................ 5
1 Introduction ............................................................................ 7
1.1 About the project..........................................................................................7
1.2 Purpose of the document..............................................................................8
1.3 Work Package Objective...............................................................................8
1.4 Relation to other deliverable/Work Package ...............................................9
1.5 Intended audience........................................................................................9
1.6 Structure of the document............................................................................9
2 Scope of the RESISTANT’s educational and training
infrastructure ........................................................................11
3 Components of the RESISTANT’s educational and training
infrastructure ........................................................................12
3.1 RESISTANT Training Platform ....................................................................12
3.1.1 “Training of first responders” section......................................................13
3.1.2 “Educational and awareness programs for civilians” section ......................13
3.2 Virtual School infrastructure and technology.............................................14
3.3 Virtual Control Room (VCR)........................................................................18
3.4 COncORDE emergency management platform...........................................27
4 First responders’ needs concerning their training and the
software technologies they use in their work....................... 33
Annex I: Questionnaire for First Responders on COncORDe
Platform Training ..................................................................36
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1 Introduction
1.1 About the project
RESISTANT (Training and Knowledge Sharing Platform For First Responders and Educational Tools for
students’ and citizens’ awareness and preparedness against Natural and Manmade Disasters and Risks)
is an 18 months project that has been started on 01/01/2021 and is implemented by a consortium led
by the International Hellenic University – IHU (Greece) in cooperation with the Association of officers
and sub-officers with university degrees of Hellenic Fire Corps -E.P.A.Y.P.S. (Greece), Konnekt-able
Technologies Limited, Greek Branch – KTGR (Ireland), Military academy „General Mihailo Apostolski“,
Skopje – MAGMA (North Macedonia), Croatian Crisis Management Association – CCMA (Croatia), Evia
Rescue Team – S.A.R. 312 (Greece) and Rescue Team DELTA – RTD (Greece). The project is co-funded
under the Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network: Network Partnership (UCPM-2020-
KN-AG) call of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism.
RESISTANT aims to build the first European Crisis Training Platform to train first responders
through threefold comprehensive training:
• educational training with the state-of-the-art knowledge in safety, including tools for the
characterization of hazards and associated risks,
• operational training on mock-up real scale transport, and
• innovative virtual reality training reproducing the entire accident scenarios, intervention
strategies, and tactics, including the whole chain of command and communications between
all members of the first responders’ team, facility managers, and public (e.g. volunteer
firefighters, school children, citizens with disabilities).
RESISTANT Operational Objectives (OO)
OO.1: Support civil protection and disaster risk management actors that promote and facilitate the
development, dissemination, and exchange of knowledge, good practices, and expertise.
OO.2: Update and expand a training program through further development of emergency scenarios to
reflect the latest state of the art
OO.3: Implement an educational platform, where educational and training programs for primary,
secondary schools, residents of endangered areas, citizens with disabilities of the aforementioned areas
and tourists, as well as, for municipalities’ employees, could be demonstrated with the help of
Augmented Reality (AR) Techniques.
OO.4: Mapping and status of current initiatives, procedures, and resources for coordination, education,
and training for natural disasters and technological risk mitigation.
RESISTANT Strategic Objectives (SO)
SO.1: Support new and consolidate existing partnerships in civil protection and disaster risk
management that enhance cooperation and synergies in prevention, preparedness and response.
SO.2: Establish a European network of trainers for first and second responders, supported by
stakeholders from EU and beyond, to share best practices and facilitate dissemination of knowledge
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and experience generated within the RESISTANT project and relevant follow-up projects from EU to
national level.
SO.3: Educate and train tomorrow’s responder trainers through established and regularly updated
comprehensive educational, operational and virtual reality training.
SO.4: Establish strong links between first responders’ activities from different countries and
constituencies and research and educational projects; Valuing the responders’ experience and their
feedback to enrich and harmonize harm criteria, models for hazards and risk assessment, expand
communications to other stakeholders, including but not limited to legislators, technology experts,
insurance companies, citizens and students to raise awareness and increase preparedness.
RESISTANT Expected Outcomes (EO)
EO.1: The implementation of a Trans-European Network of trainers for first and second responders.
EO.2: Design and implementation of innovative training programs for natural disaster and technological
risk prevention and mitigation especially focusing on cross-border events that will be implemented in
Virtual Control Room (VCR) with an integrated state-of-the-art emergency management system.
EO.3: Implementation and deployment of a dual-purpose platform which will incorporate the training
programs for natural disaster and technological risks prevention and mitigation along with a series of
educational and awareness programs enhanced with AR techniques for students’, citizens’ and tourists’
preparedness.
EO.4: Mapping of current activities in Croatia, Greece, and North Macedonia in the areas of disaster
management and disaster education and training. A comprehensive report with data derived from the
mapping training exercises will allow decision and policymakers to evaluate the current state, challenges
and opportunities for collaborative disaster management across Europe. Results and the mapping itself
will serve as a basis for collaboration, knowledge sharing/exchanging, and training among the network
member countries.
1.2 Purpose of the document
The purpose of this document (D2.4 RESISTANT’s educational and training infrastructure) is to
present the RESISTANT’s educational and training infrastructure that mobilize the existing emergency
management infrastructure of the International Hellenic University (IHU) enriched with Konnekt-able
Technologies Limited, Greek Branch’s (KTGR) COncORDE emergency management platform. This
document is the output of Task 2.4: Setup of the educational and training infrastructure.
1.3 Work Package Objective
D2.4 RESISTANT’s educational and training infrastructure is a deliverable of Work Package
(WP) 2: Observatory of existing initiatives and training infrastructure. The objective of WP2 is to analyze
European and national research projects regarding their technical innovations, their tactical and
operational recommendations, and their potential to develop new guidelines and operational procedures
within the field of emergency and crisis management.
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1.4 Relation to other deliverable/Work Package
The current deliverable - D2.4 RESISTANT’s educational and training infrastructure - is released
in two forms (types), the current report (Type: Report) and the educational and training infrastructure
(Type: Demonstrator). The educational and training infrastructure will be used during the WP3
RESISTANT Validation and Demonstration within the use cases implementation phase. D2.4 is related
to the Deliverable 3.1 RESISTANT Use case guidelines and User’s Handbook of the WP3 that will be
released by Month 6 of the project (June 2021) and will define the use case scenarios to pilot and
evaluate RESISTANT educational and training infrastructure described in the current deliverable.
1.5 Intended audience
The intended audience of this deliverable consists of the following target groups:
• Trainers and students who indent to become future trainers for first responders
• UCPM National Training Coordinators
• Representatives from civil protection and risk disaster management community - First
responders (firefighters, law enforcement, emergency services, etc.), civil protection experts
• Civil society organizations / NGOs and their networks with interest in the Crisis Management
domain, Humanitarian organizations
• International and national networks of civil protection and disaster management actors
• Members of the projects funded under the same call as the RESISTANT project (Union Civil
Protection Knowledge Network: Network Partnership (UCPM-2020-KN-AG)
• Information Communication Technology entities (industry organizations and SMEs)
• Primary and secondary schools, Vocational Education Training Institutions, Universities, and
research centers with interest in the training and education for civil protection and disaster
management
• Civil protection authorities and public health authorities of European countries
• Policymakers at the local, national, EU, and the wider Neighbourhood level
• RESISTANT project partners and Advisory Board
• The Project Officer at the Knowledge Network and Evidence-Based Policy (ECHO.B.3) Unit in
the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG
ECHO) of the European Commission
1.6 Structure of the document
The structure of this report is as follows:
• Chapter 2 provides a general overview of the scope of RESISTANT’s educational and training
infrastructure.
• Chapter 4 describes the components of the RESISTANT’s educational and training infrastructure
• Chapter 3 presents an analysis of the first responder's needs concerning their training and the
software technologies they use in their work
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• Annex 1 presents the Questionnaire submitted to First Responders to identify the current
situation and needs concerning their training and the software technologies they use in their
work
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2 Scope of the RESISTANT’s educational and training
infrastructure
RESISTANT’s educational and training infrastructure will be used to train first responders through
threefold comprehensive training: educational training, operational training, virtual reality training:
1. The educational training aims to equip first responders with state-of-the-art knowledge in
safety, including tools for the characterization of hazards and associated risks.
2. The operational-level training consists of practical exercises (table-top and Full-Scale Exercises)
based on different emergency scenarios
3. The virtual reality training is based on a virtual reality facility that will expand training potential
and the effect of educational and operational training. It will reproduce the entire accident
scenarios, intervention strategies, and tactics, including the whole chain of command and
communications between all members of the first responders’ team, facility managers, and public
(e.g. volunteer firefighters, school children, citizens with disabilities).
The RESISTANT project will update and expand a training program through further development of
emergency scenarios to reflect the latest state of the art (e.g. develop intervention strategies and
training tactics for search and rescue, tools for assessment of hazards and risks focusing on cross-
border situations, and using Southeast Europe as the reference area for the development of a case
study). This training program will be integrated with the facilities of VCR (Virtual Control Room), which
is installed in the International Hellenic University and is unique in Greece. The operational training will
use an integrated state-of-the-art emergency management system (COncORDE).
The training scenarios will be designed in a way that they capture the current needs of the key
stakeholders defined in the target groups: First responders (police officers, fire brigades, civil protection,
and public health authorities), Humanitarian organization, Search & rescue organizations, Students,
citizens, and tourists.
The educational and training infrastructure will also support education and training programs for
civilians such as pupils of primary and secondary schools, residents of endangered areas, citizens with
disabilities and tourists, as well as municipalities’ employees. The aim of the educational and awareness
programs for civilians is to facilitate awareness and preparedness, helping them to create permanent
knowledge on how to protect themselves and their families from natural disasters and technological
hazards. The educational and awareness programs for civilians will focus not only on the prevention or
the initial actions to be taken after an event but also on how to proceed. The ultimate goal is to complete
the training by drawing up action plans, as well as setting up specific groups of tasks/responsibilities
that will complete the training program.
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3 Components of the RESISTANT’s educational and training
infrastructure
RESISTANT’s educational and training infrastructure consists of:
I) RESISTANT Training Platform: a dual-purpose platform developed by this project and which
incorporates: a) training materials for first responders; b) training materials and videos for civilians.
II) Virtual School infrastructure and technology: Mixed reality which combines elements of both
AR and VR and is currently used by IHU to educate pupils of primary schools on how to deal with
natural disasters and to protect them from such hazards).
III) A Virtual Control Room (VCR): it is installed in the International Hellenic University and is
unique in Greece. (a detailed presentation of VCR is provided below at chapter 3.3)
IV) A state-of-the-art emergency management system (COncORDEA more detailed description
of the components of the RESISTANT’s educational and training infrastructure is presented below.
3.1 RESISTANT Training Platform
The RESISTANT training platform provides access to teaching materials and videos and will be
accessible via the project website at the address: https://www.RESISTANTproject.eu/
The platform will feature two sections according to the purpose of use:
1 Training of first responders
2 Education and awareness-raising for civilians
Figure 1. The section of Training Platform
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3.1.1 “Training of first responders” section
Target audience:
a) First responders (police officers, fire brigades, civil protection, public health authorities)
b) Trainers of first responders
The “Training of first responders’” section of the platform consists of the 3 different sub-sections:
1. Educational Training – consisting of training materials uploaded by the project partners. Main
topics: Forest fire risk assessment, the development process of a civil protection operational forces,
Evacuation planning of critical infrastructures in case of an earthquake or a fire for people with
disabilities; Evacuation of vulnerable guidelines.
2. Operational Training – describing the operational training that will be implemented by the
RESISTANT partners during pilot use cases
3. Virtual Reality Training – describing the virtual reality training that will be implemented by the
RESISTANT partners during pilot use cases. This training will reproduce the entire accident
scenarios, intervention strategies, and tactics, including the whole chain of command and
communications between all members of the first responders’ team, facility managers, and public
(e.g. volunteer firefighters, school children, citizens with disabilities).
Figure 2. The section of the Training for first responders
3.1.2 “Educational and awareness programs for civilians” section
Target audience:
a) Civilians (Pupils from primary and secondary schools, Residents of endangered areas, Citizens with
disabilities, Tourists)
b) Trainers (Educators from primary and secondary schools, Civil Protection Authorities staff, and
Municipal employees)
The training materials for children (pupils of primary schools aged 6 to 11): The topics of the training
materials are related to how to react in case of natural disasters.
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The training materials for adolescents aged 12 to 18 years: These are innovative educational material
related to the labeling and risk management of groups of children or individuals aged 12 to 18 years
from natural or technological disasters.
The training materials for adults: The topics of the training materials are related to how to react in case
of natural disasters as well as safety checklists in these cases.
The training materials for people with disabilities: There are videos on how to react in case of natural
disasters
The training material for trainers: The topic is on “Disaster risk model for local authorities”.
Figure 3. The section with the target audience
3.2 Virtual School infrastructure and technology
Virtual School is a training approach of- IHU, based on the educational framework "Inclusion for All”,
which aims to educate pupils of primary schools on how to deal with natural disasters and to protect
them from such hazards by using Mixed Reality technologies, and training them on the use of three-
digit emergency numbers.
Children, supervised by their Teacher(s), are asked to build a 3D miniature model of their school and
use cutting-edge technologies (Augmented Reality) to train in dealing with natural disasters
(earthquake, flood, fire, injury, etc.).
Virtual School relies on Augmented Reality technology to provide a mixed reality experience to the
students. In particular, the students create a model of their school through the provided instructions
and simple, cheap, and easy-to-find materials, following step-by-step instructions which are provided
free to each school.
To promote collaborative learning, and problem-solving, small groups of students (comprised of 2-3
members) are formed which act as the brainstorming cells and the decision-makers.
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Using the provided educational material, they print the action cards and they are asked to state the
actions they would take in cases of a variety of types of natural disasters or emergency cases that can
happen in the school environment or their everyday lives.
Students are expected to analyze the evidence of the given scenario (i.e you are located on the upper
floor of your school and there is a fire on the next classroom. How do you react?), discuss the optimum
solution, and pick the appropriate action card (among the available per scenario) which is the optimum
way to react
Once the group reaches a consensus the leader of the group places the selected card within the 3D
miniature of the Virtual School and with the help of a mobile device (such as smartphone or tablet)
they are triggering a response via the augmented reality application ARTutor (UNESCO nominated, and
Education Leaders Award-winning platform). ARTutor provides feedback via augmentations, not only
in the case where the correct answer is selected, but also analyses the wrong answers by explaining
why the selected reaction is not appropriate. In such a case the group can reconsider their answer and
try again to find the correct reaction
At the end of each action, the students receive feedback on their responses through augmented reality
technology.
Virtual School is an innovative educational program for disaster preparedness and response training,
utilizing educational frameworks such as gamification, inclusive learning, and problem-based learning.
It is based on a mixed reality environment where students have to interact with the environment to
perform the correct actions in several educational disaster scenarios.
Virtual School was awarded by the European Commissioner for humanitarian aid Mr. Christos Stylianides
(October 2019), by Educational Leaders Awards 2020. Also, Virtual School was recently accredited by
the Institute of Educational Policy of the Ministry of Education Greece (January 2021)
Virtual School uses ARTutor an Augmented Reality Training Platform developed by the Advanced
Educational Technologies and Mobile Applications Lab (AETMA). AR Tutor is available free of charge to
all teachers and students around the world to help them develop educational materials and improve
their learning experiences. AR Tutor is a domain-independent platform, focusing on adding digital
content, so-called augmentations, to traditional educational books (typically in any PDF) and other
texts. ARTutor enables each educator to create augmented books easily, without any requirements of
programming background. In addition, the platform serves the aim of assisting the students’
independent study and ultimately improving the understanding of the educational material.
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Figure 4. The ARTutor augmented reality application
To carry out the activities of the program, IHU needs the following materials and infrastructures:
1. Virtual School electronic educational material. The educational material is provided by the
program and includes a) instructions for building a school model, b) action cards and c) educational
scenarios for printing.
2. Simple materials for the construction of the school model according to the provided
instructions.
3. A smart mobile device (preferably tablet), either with Android operating system and ARCore
compatible or with the iOS operating system and ARKIT compatible which can utilize augmented reality
technology applications
4. The ARTutor augmented reality application for viewing the augmentations,
5. Internet connection to download the necessary information to the mobile device.
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Figure 5. School model
Figure 6. Implementation of Virtual School methodology in primary schools
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3.3 Virtual Control Room (VCR)
The Virtual Control Room (VCR) established in International Hellenic University (IHU) is one of the most
complete and modern VCR all over Europe. The VCR of IHU has been funded by the Administrative
Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace in Northern Greece. It specializes in the fundamental and
advanced training of students and professionals on control room operations and emergency responses
during technological or natech accidents.
Most of the scenarios examined in the VCR are not hypothetical or fiction products, but rather the result
of long-term interviews with industry executives, field operators, and control room operators to
reproduce accurately, efficiently, and effectively near-misses, dangerous incidents, and accidents. This
is particularly beneficial to the trainees for getting well acquainted with what-if fact-scenarios of our
developed comprehensive database, and coping with difficult circumstances, often more difficult than
they were. To that end, trainees have the opportunity to test and understand their limits in a highly
secure environment; and on the other hand, the industrial executives to be informed about the
suitability and readiness of their staff.
1 VCR Equipment
The VCR of IHU comprises a pair of rooms that are set up as a Trainer/Trainee system.
a) Trainee Room
The trainee room is an emulated industrial control room environment (Fig. 4) that allows both training
and competency assessment of procedures and emergency response situations, with audio-visual
recording and printed monitoring of the operators’ performance. The trainee room of the VCR is
equipped with real interfaces (DCS) from crucial infrastructures such as Oil and Gas Industry (onshore
and offshore), chemical industry, refinery, and pipeline networks.
Figure 7. The VCR trainee room
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It consists of the following components:
• 4 console-workstations each equipped with monitors, touch screen displays, keyboard, mouse,
telephone, and radio communication.
• 2 wall-mounted 8 buttons illuminated alarm panels with lamp test and audible warning.
• 2 wall-mounted flat-screen TV showing pre-recorded videos associating with complicated
scenarios.
• CCTV camera system.
• VOIP telephone system.
• Audio-visual recording system.
b) Trainer Room
All the control room operators’ (trainees) responses are fully monitored from a separate room (Fig. 5)
where the instructors control the training process and assess competence. The Trainer Room views the
Trainee Room through a one-way window. The trainers may use the process simulation system to inject
faults or to emulate operating sequences.
The Trainer Room includes:
• 2 instructor workstations with simulation software, allowing complete “failure mode” exchange.
• CCTV with HDD recording and playback facilities.
• Instructor control of Control Room Alarm Panels.
• VOIP telephone system from the control room operators to the instructors.
• 2 radio sets from each instructor to the trainee room (2 sets).
• 2 LAN printers, one in each room.
• Instructor software for full selection, control, recording, and scenario creation.
Figure 8. The VCR trainer room
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2 Training
IHU organizes training seminars and certification on Control Room Operations and Emergency
Responses (CRO&ER) in 2 levels (L1: Fundamental Level and L2: Advanced Level) for industry
executives, security forces staff, postgraduates, and undergraduates. Up to date several industries and
programs have been trained and certified in IHU facilities: staff from Oil and Gas Industry, staff from
Chemical Industry, postgraduates from MSc in Oil and Gas Technology (IHU), postgraduates from MSc
in Analysis and Management of Manmade and Natural Disasters (IHU), Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP)
Training Program, security forces officers, facility managers and first responders (Fig. 9).
Figure 9. A typical L1 training seminar
a) Objectives
The main objectives of the training course are to:
• Familiarize trainees with all preliminary steps involved in modeling and simulation.
• Present cubic equation of states for professional use and explain their importance and role in
different simulation models.
• Explain in detail industrial process engineering, operations, and protocols used for various
physicochemical industrial processes.
• Familiarize trainees with the control room environment.
• Explain all requirements necessary for control room operations.
• Outline common operation problems and describe possible solutions.
• Provide information on emergency responses.
b) Syllabus
The course contents are distinguished into five sections:
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A. Introduction in Modelling and Simulations (M&S)
A.1. Terminology
A.2. M&S Today
A.3. M&S Discipline
A.4. M&S Benefits
A.5. Reality vs. Simulation
A.6. Reality vs. Model
A.7. The lifecycle of a simulation study
A.8. Simulators
B. Cubic Equations of States (CEoS)
B.1. Introduction
B.2. Van der Waals
B.3. Soave-Redlich-Kwong
B.4. Peng Robinson (1976, 1978)
B.5. Mixing rules
B.6. Binary Interaction Parameters (BIPs)
B.7. Phase behaviour
C. Control Room Environment
C.1. Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs)
C.2. Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)
C.3. Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
C.4. Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA)
C.5. Faceplates
C.6. Alarms
C.7. Trends
C.8. Indicators
C.9. Controllers
C.10. Emergency Shut Down (ESD) system
D. What-If Scenarios
D.1.Operating, monitoring and remotely controlling industrial chemical plants
D.2.Faults
D.3.Maintaining the safety of process operations
D.4.Isolating and reinstating process equipment
D.5.Routine responses
D.6.Emergency responses
D.7.Managing and controlling emergencies and critical situations
E. Certification
E.1. Preliminary exam
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E.2. Final assessment in the virtual control room
The first three sections refer to modeling and simulations, cubic equations of states, and control room
environment and they are common for all trainees’ categories. However, section D is tailor-made for
the type of industry and end-users. Section E contains material for the assessment and certification
process of the trainees.
3 Training Simulation Models
The VCR of IHU owns and runs several industrial simulation models. The simulation models very closely
represent the performance and dynamics of actual systems. The models have similar response times,
and react in similar ways during start-up and shutdown, to typical real industrial plants. The models
are sufficiently accurate to allow competence assessment of the trainees in a wide range of scenarios.
The available training simulation models of the VCR are:
a) Offshore Oil and Gas Production Platform
The process includes 10 wells heads including 4 pure gas wells passing through 2 trains of 3
phase separation. There is a full water treatment system including a gas flotation system and
closed drains. The gas separated during the 3 phase separation system is passed through a
dehydration system where it is contacted with Tri Ethylene Glycol (TEG) removing any
remaining water. The gas is then passed through 3 stages of compression before it reaches
the fiscal metering system (including metering provers) and is sent on to export. This gas can
also be used for gas injection. The compressors are all driven from a single shaft driven by a
turbine fuelled by let-down production gas. The TEG used in the dehydration process is
recovered in a full TEG regeneration system. The oil produced is pumped through storage,
again through a full metering system (including metering provers) onto the oil pipeline. This
pipeline can simulate blockages and waxy build-ups that can be cleared using the integrated
pig system. The utilities in this model include power generation (2 power turbines) and a turbine
to drive the compressor system. The hot gas from these turbines is used to drive a heat
recovery system used to heat oil for various needs around the plant. The system includes full
instrument and service air systems; water injection systems and utility water. Also included is
a full Fire and Gas system which is integrated into the firewater system including seawater lift
and reserve fire water pumps. The model includes a full Emergency Shut Down (ESD) system
based on a Cause and Effect Matrix while the alarms for the system are given in area groups.
Figure 10. DCS overview of the O&G production platform.
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b) Refinery Plant
The process includes a full hydrocarbon fractionation column. The model consists of a 32 tray
column with the feed introduced at the base. The column feed is passed through a heat
recovery system and then fed to a furnace, before entering the column. This drives a flow of
gas up through the column. The temperature of the feed is controlled with a temperature
controller varying the flow of fuel gas to the furnace. The column is used to split the feed into
6 major product cuts. These are off-gas, naphtha, kerosene, diesel, gas oil, and residue. Each
of the product side streams has a collection vessel before each of the products is cooled using
the feed stream. The model includes a detailed engineering level of information using higher-
level password access to show detailed information about what is happening on each of the
trays within the column.
Figure 11. DCS overview of the refinery plant.
c) Advanced Chemical Reactor
An advanced generic reactor includes an option to run either a Batch or a CSTR type reactor.
Both reactors demonstrate a generic exothermic reaction between 2 reactants. The batch
reactor as well as the CSTR reactor consist of a water jacketed reactor with an agitator. The
rate of reaction is dependant on both reactant concentrations, temperature and degree of
agitation. The amount of reactant used and the product created are all measured as well the
standard process readings, of temperature, pressure and flow around the reactor. An economic
page allows the user to review the efficiency of the reaction using the actual economics of
running the reactor.
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Figure 12. DCS overview of the advanced chemical reactor
d) LNG Plant
This model is an LNG production and processing plant. The trainee can start-up the plant from
a fully shutdown state with all equipment Nitrogen purged to a fully operational plant producing
and storing LNG.
Figure 13. DCS overview of the LNG plant.
4 Simulation Environment
Each of the training simulation models incorporates the following features:
• Full thermodynamic calculations with heat and mass balance across the models.
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• Complex multi-component flows, with individual pop-up tables of components at useful
locations.
• Modern DCS style interface with multiple graphic screens for the larger models.
• DCS style controllers and faceplates.
Figure 14. Several pop-up faceplates associated with industrial devices
• Alarm system with acknowledge and priority listing.
Figure 15. Alarm screen with alarms sorted by priority, status and time
• ESD Cause and Effect Matrix with inhibit and override capability.
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Figure 16. Emergency Shut Down (ESD) Cause and Effect Matrix
• Trend package including channel selection, scaling, and printouts.
Figure 17. Trends display of selected sensors
And with the following system functionality:
• Model pause and resume run function.
• Real-time running.
• Event logging to an electronic file.
• A snapshot saves and resumes the model in any condition.
• Menu-driven model selection with the startup in design conditions or at any trainer predefined
condition.
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3.4 COncORDE emergency management platform
COncORDE is a state-of-the-art system of a systems software platform that supports and enhances the
existing coordination and decision processes during small or large-scale crises and medical
emergencies, at local, regional, and cross-border levels. By its design, the platform meaningfully
connects all Emergency Management Services (EMS) participants in emergency response, which are in
generic terms the Public Safety Access Point -PSAPs (112/control rooms), the dispatched EMS
responders, the First receiver hospitals and any involved Higher command centers.
COncORDE provides an innovative common information space, which connects all emergency medical
responders involved in the operational response to an incident and allows them to effectively exchange
information related to their tasks, gain a common operational picture and make informed decisions
based on this real-time information. The common information space is created per-incident and allows
distributed actors across distributed spaces to coordinate through this information exchange.
This system is a result of an FP7 project called “Development of Coordination Mechanisms During
Different Kinds of Emergencies”1
. Its full version with all services added is named the COncORDE
platform. The platform consists of several modular components referred to as the COncORDE tools:
1 Incident management tool
1.1 The incident information tool
This tool collects and aggregates all the information provided about the incident. The information
consists of the initial dispatch information as provided by PSAP to the system, the Situational Reports
(SITREPs) as entered by the field commander, and all the related other information that participants
have provided about the incident.
The incident information tool is linked to multiple other tools. The interactive map is embedded in the
incident module and enables geo-location of the incident, tracking of all participants, patients, as well
as finding and contacting other organizations (mainly hospitals). It also provides a link to the
information on patients in the different stages of the incident, such as estimated patient numbers and
initial information, physically acquired real-time data of all patients at the scene, as well as their
immediate needs.
1.2 The team management tool (Team table)
This tool aggregates the information about any participant logged into the incident. It combines event
logging with the responder tracking tool. A complete overview of the team is enabled, as well as role
allocation (manual or via Decision Support System -DSS) and communication (i.e. link to notifications).
The tool also links to the hospital management tool, since hospitals are incident participants as well
who are represented by the hospital commander at the team table. The hospital information and the
patient information link via the DSS to enable referral allocation. One additional feature is the ability to
customize the actual content of a menu if it differs across different jurisdictions and health systems.
2 Hospital management tool
This tool provides the ability to communicate with hospitals to obtain information on hospital capacity.
It aggregates information on all hospitals fitting the search criteria. It allows a hospital summary view
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of capacity, visualising which hospital has joined the incident, inviting hospitals to join and referring
patients (incl. providing patient e-form to hospitals). The information entered about type of specialties
links to the semantic tool for suggestions of matching referral diagnosis from the patient status
information tool to the type of hospital specialty to which the patient should be referred and to the
decision support tool for allocation.
3 Patient management tool (Patient status information tool, patient e-form)
The patient status information tool (patient table and patient screens), Technology Readiness Level
(TRL)2
6, aggregates the entire information gathered on a patient during his emergency management.
It starts collecting the information from the moment of the first physical encounter. The patient status
information tool collects the following information: triage 1, location, ID, vital signs (from the Rescue
application), gender, estimated age, medical assessment, interventions and treatment, and needs for
further management. It is the equivalent of an aggregated electronic pre‐hospital patient care record
(ePCR), which is already implemented at various stages of completeness in some health systems. The
patient information tool goes beyond current ePCRs in that it enables the provision of information on
patients who are currently not monitored at all or not monitored to the point of safe practice. In
addition, its information is linked to the patient icon on the map. Even after hospital handover, the
patient information is still visible as long as the incident space is open, to allow accounting for all
patients and tracing what happened to them. After the incident is closed, this information is retrievable
for auditing purposes as well. The patient management tool allows a seamless and complete handover
of the entire patient information to the receiving hospital and it also allows a prior view of the patient
information, before the patient has arrived in the hospital. The tool consists of three interactive
individual patient screens and the patients summary table. It is designed to be operated via a tablet for
data entry.
The Assess screen features the innovative “Geographical Mannequin”, which “translates” via an
underlying map-‐based service the anatomical area of injury from picture to text on the final Needs
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annex-g-trl_en.pdf
Figure 18. Patient Management Tool accessed through a tablet
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Figure 20. Medical Parameters regarding the situation of the patient
screen, see next pictures. The frame of the patient’s screens shows the triage 2 colors, depending on
the injury score obtained during the examination and from the sensor input.
A minimum data set of medical parameters, as well as treatments, is enabled to be produced and
maintained throughout the incident.
Figure 19. The patient’s triage with injuring score
4 The ConcORDE interactive map
The COncORDE map (TRL6 reached of TRL9) comprises the second core tool to the entire system. It
is built on pre-‐existing Esri map technologies as a dedicated service to support the COncORDE specific
functionalities. The map integration supports not only the display of geographical maps, but it allows
interactive work with the maps in real-time, drawing, messaging, viewing participant and tracked asset
location at any one time, viewing the associated information with the located participant/tracked asset,
as well as the conversion of the map view to tabular views of all participants and tracked assets. It also
allows the integration of third-party service providers, such as weather, traffic, and social network
information. It provides “best route” calculations and suggestions and provides input into the decision
support services/DSS tool for patient management (hospital allocation, evacuation, and allocation to
transport).
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5 Tracking tools
5.1 Rescue Light
A lightweight version (TRL6) of the Rescue Application can monitor the user's location (e.g. en-route
staff, retrieval runner, transport officer, transporter crew, first receiver, bystander, etc.), seen by others
in real-time in the platform's map.
5.2 Collector Application
The COncORDE Collector application (TRL6) is based on the pre-‐existing TRL9 Collector Application by
Esri for tracking. The modification consists of an adaptation to the user management service, allowing
users of the COncORDE platform to be tracked automatically from the moment they join an incident.
The application links to the user ID in the specific incident, so that the map displays not only the user
ID but also the role of the user in real-time. By enabling the tracking, a user can be found on the map,
tasks can be assigned and messages can be sent via the map.
6 DSS tools
The COncORDE DSS tools offer specialized decision support services, the need for which was specified
during the requirements analysis. Their function depends on the availability of reliable data gathered
from the incident in real-time. As such the DSS tools depend on the correct function of the other/new
tools developed in this task.
6.1 EMS Prediction Tool
The DSS prediction tool (TRL5) predicts Medical Resources required to be dispatched after an
earthquake and flood, using historical data and machine learning techniques to satisfy the demand.
The objective of the medical resources estimation service is to provide alerts and logs of a new incident
and make a prediction of resources required to be dispatched so. Historical data of past incidents
(earthquakes, floods) regarding the number of victims who requested medical assistance (Emergency
Medical Service-EMS and hospitalization), simulation tools, web services, and machine learning
techniques have been combined to do the predictions. Comparing actual and predicted victims needed
hospitalization showed that the models developed can predict medical resources required to be
dispatched within acceptable errors. As soon as an EMS prediction is available from the EMS prediction
Figure 21. The interactive map with the incident’s geolocation
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service, the EMS vehicle prediction together with all incident information is transferred into the
COncORDE platform via REST protocol.
Figure 22. Emergency Prediction Tool
6.2 DSS for team management
The decision support service for team management (TRL4) deals with the role allocation on the field
according to the credentials of available participants and the current resource needs.
6.3 DSS for patient management
The decision support service for patient management (TRL4) addresses the needs for transport vehicle
allocation to patients during evacuation and subsequently first receiver (hospital) allocation. It
addresses multiple patients, multiple vehicles, and multiple first receivers at the same time, considering
their profile in terms of needs, available capacity, and expertise. The function of this tool depends on
systematic gathering and providing all the information required.
7 Bystander tool
This tool (TRL4) is jointly supported by the map functionalities, which include a social map for the
members of the public to participate in a specific incident and by the user registration tool. It allows
bystanders to join the social space of an incident nearby and communicate with each other, as well as
provide information to other bystanders, as well as responders. The information uploaded by bystanders
will be propagated to the incident management tool and will be categorized and displayed to become
visible that it comes from the public. The tool allows display of the information, viewing the geo-‐
location where the information was sent from, as well as viewing bystander credentials in case any
inclusion in the team is considered. This tool was not tested during the pilots, however, it will be
deployed for first validation at a Citizen’s resilience exercise 25.11.2017 in Twente.
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8 Twitter DSS
Automatic Twitter Early Disaster Recognition: A specialized DSS that draws tweets from a specific area
and determines if an incident is currently in progress before it has been reported to the local authorities.
9 Field application
The field app (testing in the Lab-‐TRL4) allows Field Commander or other authorized users (requires
login) to monitor the patients and their condition in real-time on the field. The list containing the patients
is continuously updated with new patients or/and updated information regarding already registered
victims (new vital signs, new triage status, new coordinates, etc.). Vital signs variations beyond the
threshold values of the corresponding triage status configuration trigger system notifications. Patients
are sorted by their triage status. The application also provides access to the main COncORDE platform
where more information is available regarding the incident (map showing patient’s location etc.)
COncORDE addresses the following type of hazards: fire, hurricane, chemical spill, earthquake, and
pandemic.
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4 First responders’ needs concerning their training and the
software technologies they use in their work
A questionnaire (see Annex 1) has been developed and applied among first responders that are
participating in the RESISTANT consortium. The scope of the questionnaire was to adjust the training
requirements of first responders to the services provided by the COncORDe platform. Collecting the
answers of the First Responders helps to optimize and cover the gaps in preparedness, timing, and
speed of acting that utilization of the COncORDe platform may overcome during the field operations
and could be demonstrated during field exercises.
We present below the analysis of responses received.
1) The training of First Responders must take part in the phase of:
• Preparedness (plans or preparations made to save lives and to help response and rescue
operations)
• Response phase (actions are taken to save lives and prevent further property damage in an
emergency. Response is putting your preparedness plans into action).
2) Proposals on how to overcome challenges related to victim localization, situation
awareness, and risk assessment:
• Continuous training and exercises of the team members
• Standardized data collection for risk assessment/model and multi-agency incidents. The
development of standardized operational procedures and joint training could overcome these
challenges
• Conducting field exercises not only between the members of the same team but also in collab-
oration with different involved groups is the ideal solution so that the first responders to be
ready
• Division of specialties among the team
• There is a need for a set of commonly accepted and understood ground rules related to risk
assessment. Τhe key is to have executives who manage, support, and follow established ground
rules for conducting the risk assessment.
• Monitoring of safety protocols
• Not waste any valuable time in coordinating.
• Good physical condition for inaccessible areas
• Proper equipment and familiarity with its use.
• Awareness of the population, it is needed from elementary schools up to the universities (e.g.
Rising the awareness to the population through the media, or with the delivery of materials,
such flyers and another similar type of reports, will give directions to the population how to
react and protect themselves in case of natural and other types of disasters)
• training is needed in the working organizations (public and private)
• For North Macedonia: Establishment of an operational center within the Protection and Rescue
Directorate (in this case, according to the standard operating procedure, the situation on the
ground will be clear, the required information will be processed faster, and decisions or recom-
mendations will be provided accordingly)
3. Limitations of detection, monitoring, and reporting devices:
• The night is a problem for forest fires, clouds/extreme weather is a problem for satellite
sensors
• Macedonian Forest Fire Information System (MKFFIS) for monitoring of forest areas and de-
tection of forest fires has limitations in monitoring and detection because it uses satellite data
and does not have ground devices for monitoring and detection.
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4. Challenges of compatibility of communication systems and structures about information
sharing
• In Greece, communication between stakeholder groups is achieved through a contact person
in the operation center. This is due to the inability to communicate at the same frequency with
the stakeholders from different groups (due to frequencies that each involved party has the
right to use).
• In North Macedonia, the Protection and Rescue Directorate, as one of the leading institutions
in this area, tried to establish an operational center. That operational center was supposed to
connect all institutions to the directorate with one telephone number. Today, although there is
no operational center, in some way the operations and logistics sector functions in that scope
of work.
• During Natural disasters (ND) like earthquakes, hurricanes, and tsunamis, traditional means of
communications such as fixed or wireless phones might be damaged. Thus, each country must
prepare alternatives for such situations so that Disaster Management (DM) organizations can
respond quickly and efficiently. Thus, DM teams must be skilled and provided with the latest
CSs to assess losses and damages and coordinate their operations in the affected areas. Each
stage of DM (preparedness, response, mitigation, and restoration) requires technological solu-
tions. During DM actions, information and instructions may be transferred through a long series
of organizations, before arriving at the right destination. As an example, pictures, real-time
video, and other pertinent inputs related to the damaged areas are sent from rescuers to their
management offices and other remote command centers. Similarly, relevant data and instruc-
tions are sent from headquarters to command centers and then to rescuers. Effective DM ne-
cessitates robust CS to provide a continuous exchange of information between rescuers and
remote command centers. Any failure or disconnection of this can generate disorder of disaster
response operations.
5. Limitations of detection, monitoring, and reporting devices under various environmental
conditions:
Disruption to critical infrastructure (mostly electricity and internet)
6. Helpfulness of smart devices and real-time information sharing systems for the
maneuverability of a team of first responders:
4 answers: Very much;
1 answer: Moderate
7a. The best way to locate and allocate resources
• A basic Resource Utilization Schedule is necessary for first responders to guide what they can
make changes if required and taking into account other factors such as resources that maybe
there are over-allocated or under-allocated.
• The software technologies are an important part not only in the training processes but also in
the logistics management of the resource at the national and local/regional level.
7b. Opinions regarding how software technologies would optimize the training process for
first responders:
• For gathering and presenting information
• For virtual reality training
• For scenario-based training
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8. Situation awareness technologies currently used in operations:
• Drones
• GPS tracking device
• Sensors
• Cameras
• Edge computing to manage, analyze, and activate the data generated by IoT devices.
• GIS mapping
• satellite,
• in-situ/national visualized in ArcGIS/NICS- Next-Generation Incident Command System
• Small data
• Situational Awareness Platforms
• Publicly shared information such as social and other electronic media, information from the
National Hydrometeorological Institute, and other information from the institutions.
9. Training platforms currently used:
Most partners don't have/use a training platform. Some technologies mentioned by participants are
external platforms Microsoft teams and Zoom, ArcGIS, ESA SNAP, an internal network for the 300+
Fire Stations used for distance learning.
10. Communication technologies already used:
• VHF / UHF radios to communicate with the operational center in Greece
• INTERNET through 4G (Social Media platforms for communication between team members
when it’s possible -private chat rooms)
• GSM, TETRA, HF
• Next-Generation Incident Command System (NICS) tool as well as other modern tools that
produce videos and images to report from the field. If manual radios are used, the person in
charge of that part prepares an internal protocol with the code name and number of the radio,
separately for everyone who will be in the field. Internet coverage is not the same throughout
the country and that is why most of the time the information from the field is provided by
phone.
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Annex I: Questionnaire for First Responders on COncORDe
Platform Training
1. In which stage of response the training is most needed?
2. Please describe the challenges you are facing with victim localization, situation
awareness, and risk assessment and how you ideally wish to overcome these
challenges.
3. What are the limitations of detection, monitoring, and reporting devices you have
already in force under various environmental conditions?
4. Please describe the challenges of compatibility of communication systems and
structures concerning information sharing?
5. What are the limitations of detection, monitoring, and reporting devices under
various environmental conditions?
6. From 0 to 3, how do smart devices, real-time information sharing systems are
helpful for the maneuverability of your team?
0 Not at all
1 Somehow
2 Moderate
3 Very much
7. What is the best way to locate and allocate resources? Do you believe that the
involvement of software technologies would optimize the training process?
8. What situation awareness technologies you are currently using in operations?
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9. What type of training platform you use in your organization if there is any?
10. Please list the communication technologies that you are already use and state the
communication protocols.