CATO CBRN crisis management,
Architecture, Technologies &
Operational procedures
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This Project is partially funded under the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007-2013), Grant Agreement 261693.
A Major initiative on CBRN Preparedness & Response
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FP7 Security Call (2009), awarded in 2011, started 01/01/2012
36 months
€15m budget, €10m EC funding
25 partners forming a consortia of end users, academics, governments and supplier organisations
A Community open to organisations from across Europe involved in CBRN preparedness, planning, exercising, response or recovery
Coordination by NESS Technologies and Systems Group
CATO aims at developing a comprehensive open toolbox for dealing with CBRN crises due to terrorist attacks using non-conventional weapons or on facilities with CBRN material
Comprehensive & Complementary Expertise
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,
CBRN emergency
management and first
responder
Health and
pharmaceutical
response
Broad CBRN
expertise
Dissemination
DSS for crisis handling Ethical expertise Communication
strategies
Project
management
The challenge: fragmented preparedness & response to CBRN threats
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National, regional and local authorities lack common CBRN doctrines & SOPs to coordinate preparation and response effectively
Numerous independent systems co-exist with little or no interoperability in CBRN preparedness, planning, exercising, response and recovery
Knowledge, processes and systems in CBRN incident management are fragmented across agencies and member states
An overall approach to CRBN preparedness and resilience
• The comprehensive CATO Toolbox addresses the needs of all stakeholders with flexibility and innovation
• The CATO Decision Support System architecture focuses on users and organisational learning
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Preparedness
Response
n s
Integrated Decision & Management
Detection
Recovery
Incident Coordinators
Integrated situation assessment
CBRN expertise
Policy Makers
CATO key deliverables to date - 1 -
• CATO Open Toolbox: first version available
• CATO Lab V1: first integration of a virtual version
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CATO Decision Support Systems
Built by combining CBRN expertise, planning & response know-how
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Operations officer, Expert, Supervisor, Trainer, General Public, Administration
First Responders, Healthcare Agencies, External Organizations, Social Networks, Electronic media
Models, Assessments, Optimization, Decision support
Entities, Procedures, Algorithm Descriptions, Scenarios, Plans, Guidelines
The CATO Toolbox
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• Two types of generic user interfaces - Operational User Interface and the General Public Interface User interface
• Core Applications guide the users in the main usage situations - Planning, Simulation, Response and Debriefing Core
• DSS can be parameterised with templates for entities, procedures, algorithms, scenarios and plans in the CATO Knowledge Base Knowledge Base
• Algorithms tailored to the requirements of specific users and evolve over time
Algorithms
• Interaction with the systems of the different involved agencies and the different public media System interfaces
CATO User Interface
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CATO Knowledge Base (Browser)
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Stakeholders
CATO Knowledge base (integrated into user interfaces)
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CATO Simulation
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Shortest passenger cordon around Liverpool Street Station
Example: Cordon Algorithm I
Cordon calculation output:
o Minimal barrier points at street crossing preventing cars to enter
o Shortest tight cordon along streets covering all road blocking points
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Multi-Agency Systems Interfaces
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Agency 2
Agency 3
Agency 4
Agency 1
CATO
Agency 5
Point to Point
(Lots of connections)
Hub
Agency 2
Agency 3
Agency 4
Agency 1
CATO
Agency 5
Hub and Spoke
(Simple Connectivity)
Learning about CBRN attacks: the CATO Laboratory
The CATO Lab is both an example of a prototype implementation of a DSS using the CATO Toolbox and a tool for user dialogue Physical CATO Lab CATO equipped facility to support discussions between
policy makers and senior incident commanders
Virtual CATO Lab Used for simulation, training and demo purposes Accessed via the Internet (www.cato-project.eu)
(for CATO Community members)
“Trial” versions of technology components Designed to
Encourage stakeholder feedback on work in progress, Provide a real capability for practitioners to execute
CBRN exercises during the CATO project lifetime
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CATO key deliverables to date - 2 -
• First CBRN response guidelines drafted Different stakeholder perspectives
• policy and decision makers
• incident commanders
• first responders
• health responders
• communication strategists and public authorities
• ethics
Developed through interaction with stakeholders
• C, B, R, N knowledge and guidelines fed into CATO Knowledge base
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Geared for impact
• Toolbox being trialled in several responder agencies • Demonstrations scheduled with major EU bodies
DG ENTR, DG ECHO (Emergency Response Coordination Centre) European Defence Agency …
• Interactive events: Conferences, Workshops, Webinars • Active end-user and expert community of +250 end-
users, subject matter experts, PDMs Membership in CATO community gives:
• Access to the CATO Lab and other online resources • Inclusion in requirements capture and refinement processes • Invitations to the project major events
Open to organisations in CBRN preparedness, planning, exercising, response, recovery …
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www.cato-project.eu
An iterative development cycle
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Stakeholder & Expert Input
• Requirements
• CBRN knowledge
• Communication & Human Behaviour
• CBRN Scenarios, Models & Algorithms
• CATO Guidelines (Plans & SOPs)
Systems
• CATO Core
• CATO User Interface
• CATO Knowledge Base
• CATO Algorithms
• CATO System Interfaces
Dissemination & Feedback
• MRDD Demo
• CATO Laboratory
• CATO Conferences
• User Advisory Group & User Workshops
• Best Practices
• Training
2nd User Workshop 12-14 March 2014 – Berlin
Project planning
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01/01/2012
Project launch
Mid-2012
• System requirements specification + expert input
• Technical specifications + design Autumn 2012
1st CATO User Workshop
Mid 2013
• CATO Lab Opening
• V1 Toolbox implementation and release
Autumn 2013
1st CATO Conference
(9-10th Oct. 2013 – Bonn)
Mid 2014 V2 Toolbox implementation and release
Project end • V3 Toolbox release
Autumn 2014 Proof of concept / MRDD
24-28 November FINAL CONFERENCE in Brussels
SAVE THE DATE!!
Announcement
• Upcoming Webinars
Updating the community members on the toolbox enhancements
Providing tutorials on how to familiarise with the lab interface…
Contact [email protected]
• Conferences
Final Conference between 24-28 November 2014 in Brussels
Register in CATO Community: www.cato-project.eu
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Contact us for further information
CATO Coordinator
NESS
Atidim, POB 58180
Tel Aviv
61581, Israel
CATO Project Office
ARTTIC
58A Rue du Dessous des Berges
Paris
75013 France
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