Abstract
Abstract. When a crisis arises, geographically referenced data is helpful in dealing with the situation. A map can provide a link between available data and stakeholders. It allows all participants to obtain an understandable model of the situation. For crisis management, hawse have developed an integrated system with an emphasis on ergonomics and data fusion. Visualization and interaction are tailored towards specific responsibilities as well as towards different devices such as smartphones, desktops and large displays. In addition to commonly available 2D geodata, highly accurate and up-to-date 3D geodata becomes more readily available. 3D geodata displayed on normal display devices, however, naturally lacks the third dimension. In order to gain a better understanding of the situation, we have added a virtual reality variant to its crisis management system. The VR environment allows meeting as a team, connecting local and remote participants, in the VR environment for a more efficient and natural discussion. In this VR meeting, all participants can work with the same geodata and annotations, providing a consistent view of the situation. To assess the additional value of 3D geodata and virtual reality visualization in this context, a user study was conducted comparing the performance using 2D geodata, 3D geodata and visualization in VR. The study provides insights into the task-specific value of 3D geodata and VR visualization.
Highlights
In addition to commonly available 2D geodata, highly accurate and up-to-date 3D geodata becomes more readily available. 3D geodata displayed on normal display devices, naturally lacks the third dimension
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Volume XLII-3/W8, 2019 Gi4DM 2019 – GeoInformation for Disaster Management, 3–6 September 2019, Prague, Czech Republic dealing with any changes that occur in the disaster management process
The composition of the common operational picture (COP) is based on standardized geodata services according to international standards of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), NATO-STANAG and other standards
Summary
In military and civilian operations, such as Disaster management requires the effective management of spatiotemporal intelligence information. Military forces have to support a certain extent or type of disaster In such a scenario, the forces must practice CIMIC to understand the scenario, build an effective model of what is going on, and develop strategies to solve the problem. The participants use open and internal sources of information to solve the problem If all this information is included in the maps, there are more ways to proceed. Because of their different technological and professional backgrounds, the actors must find a basis for the COP that bridges them a COP that is designed to serve the understanding of all stakeholders.
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