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PfP Information Management System - PIMSPfP Information Management System - PIMS
PIMS Emergency Information NetworkSupporting PfP civil military emergency planning organizations
Mark Sutherby, USA
Gigi Roman, Romania
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PIMS EIN MissionPIMS EIN Mission
Establishing a network platform for
disaster management collaborative
messaging and communications
capability to support nations in their
efforts to coordinate the disaster
managementand humanitarian
emergencyresponse, civil emergency
planning, and to provide GIS tools and
other resources that aid in a nations
overall capability to effectively respond
to natural and man-made environmental
disasters.
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PIMS EIN GoalsPIMS EIN Goals
Acting as a central meeting point for disaster management coordinationserving as a platform for information sharing among Southeast Europe (SEE)
nations as they prepare for or execute under a natural or man-made disaster.
Provide a framework and a single point of access to deliver and share
information among national officials and the public.
Acting as an experimental platform on which to conduct virtual exercises forthe SEE region and potentially in the future, the South Caucasus
Provide a repository of dynamic and easily updatable resources available for
the emergency planners/responders/decision makers
Improving exchanging of information for easy access to information about
common risks, methods of planning, information, institutions and qualifiedpersonnel, normative resolving and procedures
Enable development of system of early warning
Ensure reports of operative situations, which are necessary to the bodies,
which directs with disasters.
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Target audienceTarget audience
PIMS EIN aims to provide a working communications platform with relevantPIMS EIN aims to provide a working communications platform with relevant
parties including, but not exclusive to:parties including, but not exclusive to:
South East Europe CouncilSouth East Europe Council
DOD Civil Military Emergency Preparedness ProgramDOD Civil Military Emergency Preparedness Program(CMEP)(CMEP)
Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination CenterEuro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Center
(EADRCC)(EADRCC)
Office of Secretary of Defense Networks andOffice of Secretary of Defense Networks andInformation Integration (OSD NII) Harmonie WebInformation Integration (OSD NII) Harmonie Web
Collaborative EnvironmentCollaborative Environment
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Answering requirements
Information sharingInformation sharin
g
PIMS EIN platform is based on an
Open Content Management
System (CMS) framework that
allows sharing various information
types among members of the
working groups and/or public
visitors (anonymous), depending
access permissions.
text (plain/rich)
images (gif/png/jpeg etc)
multimedia (audio/video)
common file types
(pdf/doc/ppt/xls etc)
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Answering requirements (cont.)Answering requirements (cont.)
AvailabilityAvailabili
ty
Web platform is hosted by
secured SPAWAR NOC
High Availability (HA) design(database cluster and web server
cluster)
Backup connection to Internet to
prevent downtime
Proposed platform can support
various Service Level Agreements
(SLA)
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Answering requirements (cont.)Answering requirements (cont.)
Role based knowledgeRole based knowledgemanagement librarymanagement library
PIMS EIN platform supports rolesand different access rights per
each role Sample roles: authenticated user,editor, power user, admin
Sample access rights: Create,Retrieve, Update, Delete
New roles can be created as
needed, and users can beassigned specific roles
Additionally, users can begrouped into Communities ofInterests (CoI)
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Answering requirements (cont.)
Resource managementResource management
Tracking available assets andpeople/teams in the region
PIMS EIN platform allows creatingof various page types which can beorganized as needed
PIMS EIN platform features avery powerful classification system(taxonomy) that allows easilyretrieving of various informationtypes
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Answering requirements (cont.)
Incident and responseIncident and responsetrackingtracking
PIMS EIN platformsupports developing on
dedicated templates (basedon Appendix C - StandardMessage Formats fromCMEP Handbook)
Users can report incidents,submit requests forassistance, offers of
assistance, situation reportsor exchange coordinationmessages
All submitted forms orreports can be tracked byoriginator, by date or bycustom fields (location,
severity etc.)
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Answering requirements (cont.)
Document collaborationDocument collaboration
PIMS EIN platform supportsversioning so multiple instances ofthe same document can be saved
for later review and approval. On creating/updating documents,specific roles and/or subscribedusers can be notified.
Based on assigned access rightsfor their roles, various users cancollaboratively author a document.
Access roles also allow specificrights per document(update/delete).
Documents can be either postedfor specific audiences only, or forall authenticated members.
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Answering requirements (cont.)
Group discussions, taskGroup discussions, taskmanagement and calendarmanagement and calendar
PIMS EIN Platform allowsmanagement of event types, thatcan be attached to a calendar(various views available, by
day/week/month/year/timeline) Events can be filtered by variousfields (based on taxonomy support)
Members of the website can begrouped just like in real world (inWorking Groups) or dedicated ad-hoc groups can be created for aparticular reason (temporary).
Discussions in working groupsmight have various audiences(private within groups, available forspecific groups, available for allmembers)
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ConclusionConclusion
Emergency Information Network can provide required capabilities
and services required for exchanging of information in
consequences management of disasters between the SEE
countries.
PIMS is committed to play an active role in this project and workclosely with IT&M Working Group within SEE CMEP Council, as
well as any other SEE Country Emergency Management Agency,
USACE and NATO EADRCC.
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QuestionsQuestions
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Contact InformationContact Information
Gigi RomanGigi Roman
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