Effective disaster response and preparedness rely on making sense of the situation in a rapidly changing scenario and responding with accuracy and speed. Research has shown us there is a lack of sufficient links between agencies during crises. They want to respond immediately and receiving clear information on available resources impacts their response. There are barriers between organisations in terms of interoperability, organisation cultures and shared tools.
…research has shown us there is a lack of sufficient links between agencies during crises
Interoperability of technologies – when technologies are different in and between organisations it affects the exchange and flow of information between emergency agencies. Communication can slow down wasting precious seconds in rescue operations. IN-PREP will create a tool called the Mixed Reality Preparedness Platform to facilitate interoperability, merge decision support mechanisms with ‘at-a-glance’ visualisation and integrate situational awareness with real time information.
Organisational cultures – organisation and management of emergency agencies can vary from one country to another or between two different agencies in the same country. One agency may have a hierarchical structure while another may be more horizontal. IN-PREP will provide training to standardise operations in transboundary situations and build capacity within organisations.
PROJECT TIMELINE
In-Prep Timeline 2019
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Kick off meeting
27th September 2017
D1.1 - Project Management Guidebook
November 2017
MS19 - Launch Project Website
November 2017
D8.1 - Brand Strategy
December 2017
D2.1 - Success and Failure Factors in Crisis Response
January 2018
D9.7 - Data Management Plan
February 2018
Plenary 2
February 19th 2019
Milestone 1 - Two end user workshops realised
Milestone 2 - Workshop proceedings
D8.2 Communication Strategy and Plan
D2.4 Recommendations organisational, policy, social and human factor for system development
D4.1 Scenario Tool design
June 2018
Technology development on the MRPP
D2.2 Legal Ethical Privacy Impact
Plenary 3
D1.2 UAB Management Report
D2.7 Use case definitions
November 2018
Milestone 3 - Submission of D2.6
D4.2 Scenario builder
November 2018
TTX 1 Industrial Accident/CBRN Italy
EC Review – Spoleto, Italy
D6.1 Integration + verification plan
D3.1 Technology assessment Logical and Physical architecture
February 2019
Technology development on the MRPP
D3.3 C2 definition & function
D3.5 Preparedness platform and IN-PREP layers for response planning and scenario editing
D8.3 Plan for the dissemination of the project results and impact of WP8 activities
February 2019
D8.4 Information Pack for referenced & networked communication amplifiers
February 2019
Milestone 4 - Launch of Communications Programme with referenced and networked disaster risk management actors
April 2019
Adhoc Review – Brussels, Belgium
April 2019
D3.7 Communications framework (1st Iteration)
June 2019
D4.3 Scenario Editor, workflow engine & MRPP interconnection (1st iteration)
June 2019
TTX 2 Evacuation of a cruise ship Savona Italy
June 19th 2019
MS 5 IN-PREP logical, physical Architecture + Communications Framework
June 2019
MS 7 Scenario Builder + planning layers prototyped in 2 iterations
June 2019
D5.1 Interoperable communication adapters (1st iteration)
August 2019
D5.3 Adaptations to IN-PREP preparedness layers (1st iteration)
D5.5 C2s and COP (iteration 1)
August 2019
D7.2 Evaluation protocol & KPI
August 2019
D1.3 UAB Management Report (intermediate 2)
August 2019
D2.3 Legal Ethical Privacy Impact Assessment Report (final)
August 2019
D1.5 Ethics legal security approval (intermediate)
August 2019
D1.7 CP forces assets tools engagement plan
August 2019
D9.1 Exploitation Plan
August 2019
D9.3 IPRs and patent management report
D9.5 Standardisation Action Plan & Results
August 2019
MS 9 D5.7 MRPP prototype
August 2019
MS 11 factory integration 3 phases
August 2019
What’s novel about IN-PREP?
The Mixed Reality Preparedness Platform is a tool that combines many types of technologies to integrate how responders perceive information on the ground and how they direct their resources
The INPREP research team is interdisciplinary and brings together fields of Social Sciences & Humanities, Responsible Research and Innovation, Engineering and Information technology
A handbook of transboundary preparedness will be produced. It will have check lists, case studies and lessons learnt and be a resource for civil protection agencies to refer to when customising their crisis plans
Training sessions will be provided to ensure that tools and procedures are demonstrated and understood in different organisational cultures and countries
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