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11 May 2012 Disaster relief through composite signatures
Chadwick T. Hawley, Brian Hyde, Tom Carpenter, Steve Nichols
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Abstract
A composite signature is a group of signatures that are related in such a way to more completely or further define a target or operational endeavor at a higher fidelity. This paper builds on previous work developing innovative composite signatures associated with civil disasters, including physical, chemical and pattern/behavioral. For the composite signature approach to be successful it requires effective data fusion and visualization. This plays a key role in both preparedness and the response and recovery which are critical to saving lives. Visualization tools enhance the overall understanding of the crisis by pulling together and analyzing the data, and providing a clear and complete analysis of the information to the organizations/agencies dependant on it for a successful operation. An example of this, Freedom Web, is an easy-to-use data visualization and collaboration solution for use in homeland security, emergency preparedness, situational awareness, and event management. The solution provides a nationwide common operating picture for all levels of government through a web based, map interface. The tool was designed to be utilized by non-geospatial experts and is easily tailored to the specific needs of the users. Consisting of standard COTS and open source databases and a web server, users can view, edit, share, and highlight information easily and quickly through a standard internet browser.
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Chadwick T. Hawley, Brian Hyde, Tom Carpenter, and Steve Nichols "Disaster relief through composite signatures", Proc. SPIE 8382, Active and Passive Signatures III, 838202 (11 May 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924828
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KEYWORDS
Composites

Sensors

Visualization

Diagnostics

Data modeling

Databases

3D modeling

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