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The Difference Between a Riot and a Revolution is an Engineer. Designing for Security in the Age of Terrorism. Patrick D. Krolak, DSc Prof. Emeritus CS, U Mass Lowell Faculty Fellow US DOT Volpe Center. Richard D. Wright, National Expert Traffic & Information Management US DOT Volpe Center.
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The Difference Between a Riot and a Revolutionis an Engineer Designing for Security in the Age of Terrorism Patrick D. Krolak, DSc Prof. Emeritus CS, U Mass Lowell Faculty Fellow US DOT Volpe Center Richard D. Wright, National Expert Traffic & Information Management US DOT Volpe Center
A Rioter • Gets mad and runs with the mob.
An Engineer • Brings a scientific approach • Understands design goals, constraints, and resources • Uses analysis and testing to plan and carry out a design that minimizes risk and/or maximizes reward • Access to detailed technical knowledge
US is waging war on terrorism • Asymmetric • The aggressor: • Few in numbers, • Limited in wealth and resources, • But uses an engineer’s tools to enable a battle with a large powerful nation with vast resources and technology • Picks time and place of attack • Aggressor needs to win once. • The Nation must: • Defend everywhere, • Win all the time, and • Preserve the quality of life.
Designing a Civilian Response Center • Terrorism not the only issue. • A response center that must address multi-levels and multiple agencies of government has special problems. • To successfully respond to terrorism and disaster -- C4I: • Collaboration, • Coordination, • Communication, • Computer aided decision support system, and an • Intelligence and knowledge base enterprise network.
Recent Problems Requiring Large Scale Response • 9/11 • California Forest Fires • The black out of the East Coast and Midwest. • Hurricanes Katrina & Rita • Response • Recovery • Avian Influenza & Pandemics
Common Responder Problems • Difficulty in Collaboration – “I’ll be damned if I’ll let him do my job!” • Difficulty in Coordination – “What the hell’s going on? What IS my job?” • Incompatible channels of communications and • Failure to appreciate engineering principles
Integrated Decision Management System (IDMS) -- C4I • Emergency Response Center for • All levels of government with • Emphasis on transportation issues. • Designed for daily use as well as major disasters • Must provide operations, planning, and training.
IDMS Operates at Every Level Likely Number of TSSD Centers 2 X National 9 X Regional 50 X State 60 X Metro National Scale Data Pipeline Bio-defense & Disease Weather Maritime Highway Food & Drug Aviation HazMat Rail Data passed UP To fill gaps & Provide detail National Data passed DOWN To provide context & expertise Regional State Local Scale Data County/Metro Municipality Event Location & Extent Resource Availability & Deployment
Inspiration for IDMS • A collaboration between FAA Air Traffic Management, the Air lines, and other government agencies known as: • Enhanced Traffic Management System – Collaborative Decision-Making • ETMS/CDM
ETMS/CDM • Enterprise Information network ETMS that tracks every air plane in Northern Hemisphere • Meets via telephone conference every two hours and provides a consensus weather forecast and a plan of operation for the next 2-8 hours. • Uses a playbook (like in football) that allows the airlines and air traffic control to broadcast and implement a “Play” in minutes. • Allows Air Traffic Management to close US air space in less than an hour landing over 7000 planes in US and Canada
A Parallel Development • US Army Stryker Brigade for urban warfare • Fast armor on wheels • Enterprise level intelligence network • Common Situational display and uses 3-D graphics models of the urban area • Flattens the command structure and allows for more decision making by those on the scene.
The IDMS Proposed Dashboard User Interface (Vizrt)
The LNG Tanker A Typical LNG Tanker is 950' Long - That's More Than 3 Football Fields
Prof. James Fay’s Est. of LNG Fire • Physical parameters of a typical LNG tanker spill – Single tank • Spill volume 14,300 cubic meters = 3.8 million gal. • Fire duration -- 3.3 minutes • Maximum pool area --180,000 square meters = 44 acres • Maximum pool radius -- 340 meters = 1115 feet • Average heat release rate --1,500,000 megawatts • Distance to average heat flux of 5 kilowatts per square meter1100 meters = 3600 feet
Computer Aided Decision Support 3-D Virtual Boston Models of over 12K buildings (TerraSim.com)
Sophisticated models • Naval Research Labs – CT Analyst Plume CFD model • Volpe – Crash Worthiness Models • Volpe RR and Subway models • Assorted fire, blast, and plume models
Geographic Information Systems(GIS) Geo-Spatial data • MassGIS • Boston Redevelopment Authority • Metro Area Planning Council • New York City Office of Emergency Management • US DOT Volpe Center • Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Coordination Inputs • Live tracking: • Air traffic, • Marine, • Land – Roadway/Rail/Other • Traffic sensors & Environmental sensors • Video • Traffic Cameras, and • Security Cameras
Volpe & Silicon Graphics Inc • Cooperative Research And Development Agreement (CRADA) • R. Wright Volpe CRADA Mgr and National Expert • J. Meister SGI CRADA Mgr. • SGI supplied super computer hdw --2 ONYX Graphics Eng., 2 Altix (16 p, 32p), 3 TB of mass storage, and a 3300W display – Later, SGI Prism • SGI Prof Services supplied early graphics support and development.
Conclusion • To counter asymmetric threat whether natural or terrorist • Must Provide Responders with best technology integrating • Broad Sensor & Intelligence • Data Warehouse/Clearinghouse • Flexible, responsive User Interface • Communications • Sophisticated Simulation & Modeling • Must Plan, Train to Use Operationally Every Day • Must Inter-Operate at Every Level of Government 4 C I