A New Set Of Baseline Capabilities

We are in the process of rolling out a new set of forms and views for The Virtual Emergency Operations Center.   This set will be a baseline set for the services we offer supported organizations, including those we support now and new supported organizations in the future.

Why a baseline set?  And what does this mean?  Let's take the what question first.  The baseline set consists of 12 forms used to enter data online, and 12 views that display the entered data for use by organization staff to view information to alerting, task and resource tracking, planning, and reporting.  It is in effect a complete set of emergency operations center functions in one place on the Internet.  Some key facts:

• The baseline set is installed in a functional area for the organization within The Virtual Emergency Operations Center.
• Some forms generate messages that are automatically sent for notifications and warnings and reports.
• Some forms, with their associated views, serve as status boards.
• Some forms are designed for use by teams on site to report back conditions and progress.
• Access is protected by a variety of security measures to ensure that privacy is preserved.

 

The baseline set gives us a rapidly deployable and completely functional package that can be provided to supported organizations with minimum set-up, test, and training time.  Equally important is the capability that it gives us to customize to meet the needs of supported organizations.  Additional forms and views can be added easily to meet specific needs.  The order in which information is collected and the selections available through drop-don menus and check boxes can be easily customized to meet the particular operational practices of the supported organizations.  The result is the ability to deploy an easily understood and fully capable system that can be used to meet immediate needs for information management and the ability to tailor that system to the individual needs of a supported organization.