COALITION WARRIOR INTEROPERABILITY DEMONSTRATION 2006 FINAL REPORT

Mobile/Static Real-Time Radiological Surveillance Network
(MobRadNet)

 TECHNICAL INTEROPERABILITY RESULTS

TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT SUMMARY | INTEROPERABILITY | INPUT/OUTPUT | System CONFIGURATION REQUIREMENTS | DATAFLOW | RECOMMENDATIONS | HOME

IT01.34 ASSESSMENT COMPONENTS
WARFIGHTER | TECHNICAL INTEROPERABILITY | INFORMATION ASSURANCE | SEIWG
(If a text entry is not linked, there is no assessment in that category for this trial)

TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT SUMMARY

The Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) technical assessment focused on the ability of each selected trial to satisfy their interoperability objectives by providing data to and receiving data from external interfaces, as well as using standard communications ports, protocols, and data formats.  The JITC assessed Mobile/Static Real-Time Radiological Surveillance Network (MobRadNet), IT01.34, during the two week CWID 2006 Execution at the following locations:

U.S. SITES

• USNORTHCOM, Colorado Springs, CO
• SPAWAR, San Diego, CA

COALITION SITES

• Canada CFEC, Ontario

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INTEROPERABILITY

The MobRadNet intention for CWID 2006 was to meet the Coalition Command and Control objective, in particular, to provide an ability to streamline operational decisionmaking for Global War on Terrorism activities.  MobRadNet met the objective as it demonstrated the delivery of real-time intelligence from radiological measurement providing situational awareness analysis and decision support technologies.  During CWID 2006 execution, MobRadNet set up live static radiological sensors in the Ottawa Airport and live mobile radiological sensors on a law enforcement vehicle in Colorado Springs, delivering information gathered by these sensors to a centralized server.  Upon receipt of sensor data, the MobRadNet application on the server transformed the data into graphic information congruent with command and control needs.  Real-time delivery of data by MobRadNet to decision makers at the command level provided a common view to military and public safety officials of a radiological incident.  The MobRadNet technical assessment was limited to the delivery of live sensor data to the server and then to users on the network.  The assessor observed users in San Diego monitor the law enforcement vehicle equipped with a sensor as it moved through the streets of Colorado Springs.

MobRadNet successfully met all expectations during CWID 2006 by demonstrating the following capabilities:

• Real-time acquisition of radiological measurement data
• Transmission of real-time data to central server
• Transformation of data into radiological information for radiological situational awareness
• Real-time availability of a common view of radiological situational awareness
• Situational summarization

The set up of the wireless network to transmit sensor data is an important part of the operation of this system.  Since MobRadNet performed all of the set up before the assessors arrived, there is no information available about the set up process to report.  A point of contact for the trial reported that MobRadNet employed different solutions to the wireless connection at the different sites where sensors were located.  The flexibility of the different solutions is one advantage of the MobRadNet system.

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INPUT DATA

OUTPUT DATA

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System CONFIGURATION REQUIREMENTS

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DATA FLOW  

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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

MobRadNet successfully demonstrated advertised capabilities during CWID 2006.  The demonstration consisted of a stand-alone system with no exchange of data with other systems.  Recommend the MobRadNet program investigate the data exchanges with currently fielded systems in both the military and the public safety arenas.  Since this is a non-US system, the JITC Interoperability Certification is not available.  The JITC may certify conformance to standards for systems (IT/NSS or non-US) that implement standards that can possibly affect interoperability in accordance with Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction 6212.01D, “Interoperability and Supportability of Information Technology and National Security Systems,” 8 March 2006.

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INTEROPERABILITY RESULTS ON THIS PAGE
TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT SUMMARY | INTEROPERABILITY | INPUT/OUTPUT | System CONFIGURATION REQUIREMENTS | DATAFLOW | RECOMMENDATIONS

IT01.34 ASSESSMENT COMPONENTS
WARFIGHTER | TECHNICAL INTEROPERABILITY | INFORMATION ASSURANCE | SEIWG
(If a text entry is not linked, there is no assessment in that category for this trial)

GENERAL DIRECTORIES
FINAL REPORT DIRECTORY | ASSESSMENT BRIEFS BOOKLET | HOME

 COALITION WARRIOR INTEROPERABILITY DEMONSTRATION 2006 FINAL REPORT