| Many disasters occurring, from environmental | | | | addition to verbal, MTCS enables the task force |
| disasters such as global warming, terrorist | | | | to work as one synchronized, coordinated team. |
| attacks, massive fires, bridge collapsing, campus | | | | The end result is maximum preparedness and |
| shootings, riots. This article shows how GPS | | | | increased public safety. |
| tracking will play a role in saving lives and property | | | | Ordia Solutions, Inc. built the army and marine |
| in future mega disasters. | | | | corps 'command post of the future' and they are |
| Our world today there are many disasters | | | | experts in this space. |
| occurring, from environmental disasters such as | | | | - Fire & rescuemobile tactical collaboration |
| global warming, terrorist attacks, massive fires, | | | | system (MTCS) delivers to firefighters, |
| bridge collapsing, campus shootings, riots. You | | | | emergency medical technicians, and other first |
| name it, every singe day, week, month and year | | | | responders a secure, web-based interoperable |
| there are more and more global events that are | | | | command and control solution that provides a |
| causing massive loss of life and damage to | | | | dynamic, live, and interactive common operating |
| property worldwide. | | | | picture to authorized task force members at the |
| Lives and property will be saved only when we | | | | scene, on approach to the scene, and at the |
| have a way of effectively way to visually track | | | | operations center. |
| first responders in real time and coordinate their | | | | - Emergency response |
| efforts in saving lives and property. | | | | During the response to hurricane Katrina, the |
| The mobile tactical collaboration system (MTCS) is | | | | United States realized the grave cost of |
| a next-generation web-based wireless-enabled | | | | ineffective communications between law |
| software application that allows public safety | | | | enforcement, rescue, and other public safety |
| officers to communicate and collaborate visually in | | | | agencies. We must enable robust communication |
| real-time using tactical graphics, digital maps, and | | | | between these groups in order to minimize |
| shared workspaces to enable highly effective | | | | confusion and bring clarity to a complex situation. |
| command & control without ever having to | | | | mobile tactical collaboration system (MTCS) is the |
| setup a physical command post. | | | | solution. |
| The mobile tactical collaboration system was | | | | When timely communication is critical, a picture is |
| recently expanded the product portfolio to include | | | | worth a thousand words. By allowing first |
| an integrated tracking solution, advantraq GPS, | | | | responders to share their understanding and |
| which provides real-time situational unit locations | | | | intentions visually and with the aid of real-time |
| for operational commanders and their tactical | | | | voice communication, MTCS maximizes |
| operators in the field. | | | | information sharing and enhances situational |
| The advanTraq GPS solution integrated into the | | | | awareness. According to Colonel Robert Akam, |
| MTCS is in fact the worldtracker GPRS GPS | | | | task force Katrina. If rescue and law enforcement |
| tracking device that was researched and | | | | agencies had this capability, we could have |
| suggested by the Engineering Dept. of GLC | | | | eliminated face-to-face meetings to conduct |
| Enterprises, Inc. | | | | interagency planning with much greater fidelity. |
| This GPS tracking solution uses the smallest GPS | | | | Mobile tactical collaboration system is continuously |
| tracking device available today with an open | | | | being updated based on real-world feedback from |
| interface that can be programmed. It allowed for | | | | law enforcement, fire/EMS, search and rescue, |
| easy integration into the mobile tactical | | | | emergency operation and fusion center personnel. |
| collaboration system. | | | | It is being fielded at several agencies in the |
| The mobile tactical collaboration system works in | | | | mid-atlantic region for missions ranging from police |
| many public and private sectors which include the | | | | raids, to a school storming exercise, to a joint |
| following and more. | | | | tactical operation around the July 4th 2007 holiday |
| - Law enforcementmobile tactical collaboration | | | | involving SWAT, fire, EMS, HazMat, |
| system (MTCS) delivers to law enforcement and | | | | counterterrorism, intelligence, and marine assets. |
| other first responders a secure, web-based | | | | Other applications include remote briefings, special |
| interoperable command and control solution that | | | | events management, geographically dispersed |
| provides a dynamic, live, and interactive common | | | | events, VIP escorts, facility security, high speed |
| operating picture to authorized task force | | | | chase, hostage/barricade operations, |
| members at the scene, on approach to the | | | | preparedness training and exercises, and |
| scene, and at the operations center. | | | | post-incident replay and analysis. |
| Deploying the MTCS solution enables law | | | | In closing, if you ever watch mega sisasters on |
| enforcement agencies to significantly enhance | | | | the history channel will clue you in on what's |
| their 5Cs of interoperability, communication, | | | | coming our way in terms of disasters. How many |
| coordination, collaboration, command and control. | | | | lives that will be saved will depend only on how |
| MTCS provides operators with a major | | | | good we are in organizing rescue missions in all |
| advantage in dealing with complex operations. By | | | | public and private sectors. |
| providing seamless communication, visual in | | | | |