Tactical situation object: enabling joint crisis management training

Abstract

Within the European Commission sixth framework programme (FP6), the project Open Advanced System for CrisIS Management (OASIS) is striving to define and develop a first version of an open, flexible and generic Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Crisis Management System. This Command and Control system aims to support civil protection and societal security, emergency and disaster operations. The large spectra of agencies that operate and work jointly with different methods, policies, constraints and systems need to be interoperable to exchange information. The Tactical Situation Object (TSO) has been developed under the umbrella of European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and provides the interoperability to exchange reports and mission information. The TSO has been delivered as an input to ISO/TC 223 Societal Security which proposed scope is international standardization in the area of societal security, aimed at increasing crisis management and business continuity capabilities through improved technical, human, organizational, and functional interoperability as well as shared situational awareness, amongst all interested parties. Whilst the scope for this standard work is operational systems the areas of method development, education and training are also addressed within the ISO TC/223.This paper describes the ongoing standardization of Command and Control and Cooperation and Coordination within ISO/TC 223 and especially the TSO and how it can provide the same foundation as JC3IEDM does for the Coalition Battle Management Language and then creating a Crisis Management Language (CML) enabling rapid mission specific rehearsal capabilities in a multilateral environment.