COPE: Common Operational Picture Exploitation 

Funded  by  European Union under 7th FWP (Seventh Framework Program) Coordinator: TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND (VTT) Running Time: 1.2.2008 – 31.1.2011

Project description

The Common Operational Picture Exploitation (COPE) project will integrate COTS solutions and novel technologies to achieve a step change in information flow both from and to the first responder in order to increase situational awareness across agencies and at all levels of the command chain. A user-driven approach will be taken to develop new technologies for supporting user information requirements at the scene of the event. First responders belong to a heterogeneous group in terms of crisis environments as well as roles, command structure, organisational and national differences. Therefore, the project will apply a wide range of human factors methods to better understand the processes of individual agencies to ensure that new systems both match requirements and can be integrated with legacy processes and technologies. COPE will use the skills and competencies of a strong team of research scientists both from industry and academia, of technology providers and systems integrators supported by end users.

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Link: http://cope.vtt.fi/