First responder tracking and visualization for command and control toolkit

Robert Woodley; Plamen Petrov; Roger Meisinger

doi:10.1117/12.850178

5 May 2010 First responder tracking and visualization for command and control toolkit

Robert Woodley, Plamen Petrov, Roger Meisinger

Proceedings Volume 7666, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense IX; 76660S (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.850178
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2010, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

In order for First Responder Command and Control personnel to visualize incidents at urban building locations, DHS sponsored a small business research program to develop a tool to visualize 3D building interiors and movement of First Responders on site. 21st Century Systems, Inc. (21CSI), has developed a toolkit called Hierarchical Grid Referenced Normalized Display (HiGRND). HiGRND utilizes three components to provide a full spectrum of visualization tools to the First Responder. First, HiGRND visualizes the structure in 3D. Utilities in the 3D environment allow the user to switch between views (2D floor plans, 3D spatial, evacuation routes, etc.) and manually edit fast changing environments. HiGRND accepts CAD drawings and 3D digital objects and renders these in the 3D space. Second, HiGRND has a First Responder tracker that uses the transponder signals from First Responders to locate them in the virtual space. We use the movements of the First Responder to map the interior of structures. Finally, HiGRND can turn 2D blueprints into 3D objects. The 3D extruder extracts walls, symbols, and text from scanned blueprints to create the 3D mesh of the building. HiGRND increases the situational awareness of First Responders and allows them to make better, faster decisions in critical urban situations.

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Robert Woodley, Plamen Petrov, and Roger Meisinger "First responder tracking and visualization for command and control toolkit", Proc. SPIE 7666, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense IX, 76660S (5 May 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.850178

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