WebOSB™ – Operational Status Boards
Sharing Highly Dynamic Information Between Multiple Users and Jurisdictions
The ability to obtain and track highly dynamic status information is a fundamental requirement for control rooms, command centers, and emergency operations centers. Timely status information is a continual process and is needed to effectively support both daily operations and response activities. Because natural and man-made disasters have the potential to impact many different emergency response organizations and public facilities, the ability to quickly acquire and share status information between multiple users and jurisdictions becomes extremely important.
In today’s emergency response environment, the controlled and timely sharing of information must be provided between emergency operations centers, incident command centers, mobile command centers, joint information centers, law enforcement agencies, key public facilities (schools, hospitals and shelters), as well as the general public. WebOSB™ – Operational Status Boards directly supports the timely sharing of information between all of the components of a site’s extended emergency response program.
WebOSB allows users to simultaneously add, edit, and view dynamic information via electronic status boards and shared reports. WebOSB allows a single status board to be updated by multiple users at multiple locations. New records and updates are immediately stored in a central database making all of the highly dynamic decisions and information available in real time to all of the users. An internal notification mechanism is used to apply a visual indicator on open status boards and shared reports to make users aware that new information or decisions have been made. WebOSB allows information to be automatically distributed across emergency operations centers and hazards – increasing the availability of information at an extended site. WebOSB consists of two operational status board applications: web-based WebOSB and PC-client based OSB.
The WebOSB application allows users to edit and view the contents of existing pre-defined status boards. WebOSB also allows users to add, edit, and view shared reports via the Internet Explorer. Using a secure ID, WebOSB enables multiple users to add and update highly dynamic information to assists decision makers during an emergency. WebOSB allows users in the field to be a part of an extended, virtual emergency operations center. The WebOSB application resides on the web server.
OSB is a client/server administrative application that is physically located on a client PC. OSB includes the status board Designer feature which allows a local administrator to add new status boards and update the design of existing status boards. Newly created or updated status boards are immediately available to the extended user group via WebOSB. OSB not only includes the ability to add, edit, and view status boards and shared reports – it also includes extended query, reporting, and administrative functions.
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