Potentials and limits of electronic situation displays
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K. Hable
Abstract
In the field of precautionary radiation protection and disaster response, the amount of information and the number of its sources is steadily increasing. Central compilation and instant availability of information for all involved authorities becomes more and more important. In this context the structured presentation of documents on a web server in terms of an “Electronic Situation Display” (ESD) has been established. In Germany, there are several Electronic Situation Display prototypes run by federal and state authorities for various purposes and using different technical approaches. The systems of the federal states focus on workflow management. They provide emergency log books and information on the implementation of countermeasures for disaster response authorities. The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) tasked the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) to develop the Federal Electronic Situation Display (ELAN) that is mainly used as an information platform for decision making in case of nuclear emergencies. Documents containing radiological data or results from Decision Support Systems are almost automatically integrated into ELAN. Read and write permissions for users are managed by a concept of specific roles. The federal ESD and the systems of the federal states will be coordinated in order to achieve a better harmonisation. Interfaces for data exchange and data processing must be defined. Authorities of the federal states can use protected areas within the federal ESD where information is kept confidential for internal use before it is distributed to other states and federal authorities. In addition, key information of Electronic Situation Displays from the federal states can automatically be integrated into ELAN. Several task groups of the IAEA are working on the development and realization of a prototype for an information platform harmonising ESDs on an international level.
Kurzfassung
Durch die stetig wachsende Menge unterschiedlicher Informationen aus einer Vielzahl von Quellen im Notfallschutz erhält die Notwendigkeit, diese zentral zu sammeln und allen beteiligten Behörden möglichst zeitnah zur Verfügung zu stellen, ein zunehmend größeres Gewicht. In diesem Zusammenhang hat sich die übersichtliche Präsentation von Dokumenten auf einem Webserver im Sinne einer Elektronischen Lagedarstellung etabliert. National existieren auf Bundes- und Länderebene verschiedene Prototypen einer Elektronischen Lagedarstellung mit unterschiedlichen Zielsetzungen und technischen Ansätzen. Auf Länderebene liegt mit Ereignistagebüchern und Einsatzinformationen für die Katastrophenschutzbehörden der Fokus eher auf Unterstützung organisatorischer Abläufe. Das BfS entwickelte im Auftrag des BMU die Lagedarstellung des Bundes (ELAN), welche schwerpunktmäßig als Informationsplattform zur Entscheidungsfindung über nationale Maßnahmen bei nuklearen Notfällen dient. Dokumente verschiedener Informationslieferanten wie z. B. Messergebnisse oder Resultate aus Entscheidungshilfesystemen werden weitgehend automatisiert in ELAN eingestellt. Lese- und Schreibzugriff erfolgen über ein spezielles Rollenkonzept. Die unterschiedlichen Lagedarstellungen von Bund und Ländern sollen im Sinne einer Harmonisierung aufeinander abgestimmt bzw. Schnittstellen für Informationsaustausch und -weiterverarbeitung geschaffen werden. Dies wird z. B. durch das Angebot von Länderbereichen auf ELAN ermöglicht, in welchen jeweils landesinterne Informationen vor der Freigabe für Bund und Nachbarländer zunächst nur für ausgewählte Nutzer sichtbar sind. ELAN kann außerdem automatisiert von bereits bestehenden Länder-Lagedarstellungen für den Bund relevante Informationen übernehmen. Mit wenigen Zusatzfunktionen sollen künftig außerdem Meldeverpflichtungen der Länder an den Bund vereinfacht werden. Für eine internationale Harmonisierung arbeiten verschiedene Arbeitsgruppen der IAEO an der Entwicklung und Realisierung eines Prototyps einer universellen internationalen Informationsplattform.
References
1 ECURIE, European Community Urgent Radialogical Information Exchange, based on the Council Decision 87/600/EURATOM of 14 December 1987, Official Journal of the Commission of the European Communities, L371/76 of 30/22/87, 19872 Emergency Preparation and Response Unit, IAEA, Emergency Notification and Assistance Technical Operations Manual EPR-ENATOM(2004)Suche in Google Scholar
2 Emergency Preparation and Response Unit, IAEA, Emergency Notification and Assistance Technical Operations Manual EPR-ENATOM (2004)Suche in Google Scholar
3 Höbler, C.; Hable, K.: Möglichkeiten der elektronischen Lagedarstellung (ELD) als Informationsquelle beim Krisenmanagement, zur Veröffentlichung vorgesehen im Tagungsband zur SSK-Klausurtagung vom 10.–11. 11. 2005 in WürzburgSuche in Google Scholar
4 Bieringer, P.; Hable, K.; Höbler, C.: Der Informationsaustausch in einem Ereignisfall – organisatorische, inhaltliche und technische Aspekte, in: Fachverband für Strahlenschutz e.V. (Hrsg.) Strahlenschutzpraxis, TÜV Media GmbH, Köln (Heft1/2006) p. 17Suche in Google Scholar
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- Contents/Inhalt
- Contents
- Summaries/Kurzfassungen
- Summaries
- Editorial
- Environmental monitoring in the case of a radiological event
- Technical Contributions/Fachbeiträge
- The revised program for measurements in intense operation mode according to AVV-IMIS
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- Improvement, extension and integration of operational Decision Support Systems for nuclear emergency management (DSSNET)
- European approach to nuclear and radiological emergency management and rehabilitation strategies (EURANOS)
- Bilateral information and data exchange in case of nuclear emergencies in the German-Dutch border region
- Implementation of decision support systems in Austria
- Source term assessment as a basis for protective measures for the population in case of a nuclear accident in a nuclear power plant with radiological consequences
- Characterization of dose rate instruments for environmental radiation monitoring
- Rapid determination of strontium radionuclides in plants, fodder and foodstuffs
- Longitudinal dispersion of radioactive substances in Federal waterways
- Fast online system for forecasting environmental impact during an incident
- Harnessing monitoring measurements in urban environments for decision making after nuclear accidents
- Correction of deposition predictions with data assimilation
- Potentials and limits of electronic situation displays
- Requirements of emergency control managements on data and information for assessment of the radiological situation in case of a severe accident in a nuclear power plant
- deNIS IIplus – computer-assisted crisis management system
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