Developing shared situational awareness for emergency management.

Qualitative, questionnaire concerning information needs

To determine what is critical information for the CCRRS we divided the approach into critical information, i.e. the minimum SSA needs of the CCRRS, and action-triggering information, i.e. the minimum SA needs of an organization or actor.

The data collection was performed during a search and rescue

Process to train for, assess, practise and improve performance in an organization.
Note 1 to entry: Exercises can be used for validating policies, plans, procedures, training , equipment, and inter-organizational agreements; clarifying and training personnel in roles and responsibilities; improving inter­organizational coordination and communications; identifying gaps in resources; improving individual performance and identifying opportunities for improvement; and a controlled opportunity to practise improvisation.
Note 2 to entry: See also test.

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held in Finland in 2009 and included both

Method of data collection in which the situation of interest is watched and the relevant facts, actions and behaviours are recorded.

DRIVER+ Note 1: Please consider also the notes in the original definition.

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and questionnaires

The purpose of our research was to identify the factors that affect the formation of shared situation awareness in search and rescue operations

The

Actions taken during or immediately after a disaster in order to save lives, reduce health impacts, ensure public safety and meet the basic subsistence needs of the people affected.

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rate was only 25% and the responses were not as specific as we expectedThe definition of the critical information elements was especially challenging for the human agents

The information requirements of actors can be identified by specifying the critical information needs. This supports the formation of SA and clarifies the information sharing processes. The critical information can later be used in the development of the COP of the CCRRS.Results can be used in the systematic development of SSA in SAR operations. Based on the results of this study we suggest that these methods have the potential for the further testing and development.

The

Process to train for, assess, practise and improve performance in an organization.
Note 1 to entry: Exercises can be used for validating policies, plans, procedures, training , equipment, and inter-organizational agreements; clarifying and training personnel in roles and responsibilities; improving inter­organizational coordination and communications; identifying gaps in resources; improving individual performance and identifying opportunities for improvement; and a controlled opportunity to practise improvisation.
Note 2 to entry: See also test.

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was based on a

Pre-planned storyline that drives an exercise, as well as the stimuli used to achieve exercise project performance objectives.

DRIVER+ note 1: In the context of DRIVER+ scenarios are defined for Trials not for exercises.

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where a passenger airplane crashlanded in the sea close to the shoreline.The Process to train for, assess, practise and improve performance in an organization. Note 1 to entry: Exercises can be used for validating policies, plans, procedures, training , equipment, and inter-organizational agreements; clarifying and training personnel in roles and responsibilities; improving inter­organizational coordination and communications; identifying gaps in resources; improving individual performance and identifying opportunities for improvement; and a controlled opportunity to practise improvisation. Note 2 to entry: See also test.

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is planned and carried out annually by the same group of organizations but with a changing Pre-planned storyline that drives an exercise, as well as the stimuli used to achieve exercise project performance objectives. DRIVER+ note 1: In the context of DRIVER+ scenarios are defined for Trials not for exercises.

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