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Enterprise Command Station

User Interfaces and Command Station behaviors describe how the Enterprise Command Station (ECS) enables you to satisfy the business requirements of “Keeping Your Eye On Your World”.  The ECS presents a well integrated common user interface as described in the measuring solution quality section.  According to our integrated systems model, an ECS is application software installed on a computer configured with the right hardware (video cards, monitors, head sets, etc….) as needed to support the command, control, and communications requirements or your needs. 

The ECS is a tool whose basic behavior can support a broad range of unique applications.  The list of example behaviors below provides illustrative examples how an ECS meets different requirements.  Each member of the list points to a collection of scenarios that expand on the flexibility of the ECS.  Each of these examples envisions an ECS that is controlling a system that has integrated access control, integrated intrusion detection, integrated video surveillance, integrated video content analysis, integrated communications, and integrated SCADA monitoring and control as needed to support the examples.

 

  
 
 
Access Control Event
   This set of behaviors establishes requirements for command stations that control systems with integrated or interfaced access control subsystems.  In these examples we consider how access control capabilities might be enhanced and how they might be utilized by a well integrated command and control capability like EnterpriseSMS’s Enterprise Command Station.   
 
Video Surveillance, Assessment, and Forensics
   This set of behaviors establishes requirements for command stations that control systems with integrated or interfaced surveillance, assessment, and forensics video subsystems.  In these examples we consider how video capabilities might be enhanced and how they might be utilized by a well integrated command and control capability like EnterpriseSMS’s Enterprise Command Station.  How should they be related to the events produced by other subsystems.   
 
Video Content Analysis
   This set of behaviors establishes requirements for command stations that control systems with integrated or interfaced video content analysis subsystems.  In these examples we consider how these subsystem capabilities might be enhanced and how they might be utilized by a well integrated command and control capability like EnterpriseSMS’s Enterprise Command Station.  Video content analysis is an essential component of large scale systems in that they dramatically improve the effectiveness of the surveillance, assessment, and forensic video subsystems.   
 
Intrusion Detection Events
   This set of behaviors establishes requirements for command stations that control systems with integrated or interfaced intrusion detection subsystems.  In these examples we consider how these subsystem capabilities might be enhanced and how they might be utilized by a well integrated command and control capability like EnterpriseSMS’s Enterprise Command Station.   
 
System Infrastructure Monitoring
   This set of behaviors establishes requirements for command stations that monitor and control system infrastructure components.  In these examples we consider how these subsystem capabilities might be enhanced and how they might be utilized by a well integrated command and control capability like EnterpriseSMS’s Enterprise Command Station.  This often ignored aspect of enterprise class systems is essential if truly high availability solutions are to be delivered.   
 
Command and Control User Interface Capabilities
   This set of behaviors establishes requirements for command stations that monitor and control subsystem components.  In these examples we consider how user interfaces must adapt to effectively support different real-life situations.  The effectiveness of the designs define the usability and thus, the essential value proposition of any such system.   
 
Crisis  Events and Emergency Operations
   The behavior of system in managing a crisis depends on the imagination of its creators (they have to prepare the system for a diversity of possible events) and the adaptability of the system to the fluid requirements of real-life situations.  Is the access to decision support information up to the system event managers needs?  Can one get weather, hydrological state, news, technical reference data, building and site plans, street maps and geographical features on the fly as needed?  Is this information accessible and easily presented to event managers and decision makers.  Are the tools there to facilitate their activities. How can one leverage the system to support managing a crisis?  
 
SCADA System Monitoring, Control, and Analysis
   This set of behaviors establishes requirements for command stations that control systems with integrated or interfaced SCADA subsystem.  In these examples we consider how these subsystem capabilities might be enhanced and how they might be utilized by a well integrated command and control capability like EnterpriseSMS’s Enterprise Command Station.   
 
     
 
 
 
 
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