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All Partners Access Network. Overview and HA/DR. Pacific Warfighting Center US Pacific Command. Tim Gramp , APAN. Jerry Giles , Branch Chief. Ty Wooldridge , Division Chief. What Does APAN Provide?. Communities and Working Groups Internet Accessible Mobile and Low Bandwidth
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All Partners Access Network Overview and HA/DR Pacific Warfighting Center US Pacific Command Tim Gramp, APAN Jerry Giles, Branch Chief Ty Wooldridge, Division Chief
What Does APAN Provide? • Communities and Working Groups • Internet Accessible • Mobile and Low Bandwidth • Security
What Does APAN Do? Internet Non-Government Organizations Non-Traditional Partners Nations Non-Military Agencies Data Sources Other Systems
What Does APAN Do? Internet Calendars and Events Collaborative Documents Multilingual Text Chat Online Discussions Social Networking Web Conferencing File Sharing Information Feeds Language Translation Personalized Dashboard Notifications Search Data Feeds Data Visualization Information and Data Context Geospatial Views (Maps) Integrate with External Systems Structured Data
What is APAN Used For? • Humanitarian Assistance • Security Cooperation • Training and Exercises
Where is APAN Used? Europe USG Asia-Pacific Africa South America
Support Provided By APAN • Helpdesk • Training • Consulting • Software Development
HA/DR Model Non-Traditional Interagency Partners NGO Data Sources Other Systems
Future Focus Areas for APAN • User Experience • Situational Awareness • Unstructured to Structured Data • Geospatial Capabilities • Data Visualization • Integration with External Systems • Mobile and Low Bandwidth • Language Translation • Enhanced Profiles and Context • Inference and Discoverability Engine • Incorporation of Common Methodologies
Timeline of Events • Haiti earthquake occurs • USSOUTHCOM designated lead for US military response (in support to USAID) • USSOUTHCOM declares APAN the official point for unclassified coordination • More than 1,000 responders join APAN and begin coordinating within 48 hours • APAN establishes 24/7 technical and user support and extends onsite presence • More than 1,900 responders are coordinating on APAN • Onsite support at USSOUTHCOM returns to USPACOM • APAN representatives arrive to SOUTHCOM for exercise planning discussions • 2,185 responders on APAN Apr 1st Feb 1 Jan 10 Jan 12
Who Coordinated on APAN? • Countries Represented = 56 • Organizations Represented: • US military and agencies • International military and agencies • Non-Government Organizations • Average active or concurrent users = ~400 • Average time spent on the site per session: • 20.3% at 20 min – 1 hour • 30.76% at 5 min – 20 min • The First Two Weeks: • RFI Threads = 88 and 302 Responses • RFA Threads = 51 and 115
How Did Members Participate?Technologies. APAN • Technologies • Blogs • Email Gateway / Mobile • Geo/RSS Data Feeds • Files • Forum Discussions • Google Earth • Metadata & Tagging • Micro-Blogging • Notifications • Profiles and Reputation • Sub Groups • Systems Integration • Text Chat
How Did Members Participate?Activities. APAN • Activities • Focus Groups • Imagery • Operational View • Mission Update Briefs • Requests for Assistance • Requests for Information • Significant Events • Situational Reports • Situational Updates
Everything is a Situational Update “Hospital Sacre Coeur in Milot Haiti is appealing for patients. NEED COORDINATION TO GET HELOS TO HOSPITAL” • 2-Days Later • 112 new patients from 20 • 12 Helo landings • 17 new foreign doctors • 4-Days Later • Expanded into nearby school • Expanded capacity by 100 • New COTS and equipment • Coordinated resupply
Lessons Learned: What Worked? • Initial Communication • Simplicity • Profiles • Mobile and low bandwidth support • Integrating data and systems
Lessons Learned: Challenges • Releasability of Information • Too Much Information • Structured vs Unstructured • Unified Approach and Methodology
Road Ahead for APAN • More Mobility Support • Improved Language Support • Improved User Experience • Automatic Tagging and Context • Contextual Operational View • Interactive Operational View (GeoWiki) • Enhanced Profiles and Discoverability • System and Data Integration • Preconfigured for a Methodology
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