Deliverables
This document describes the IOPES' system architecture.
The high-level components integrating the IOPES system as well as the relationships – interfaces – among these components are identified and described in this deliverable.
These elements (components and interfaces) are the result of merging the initial concept of the system together with two set of requirements, those firstly envisaged by the partners of this project as well as those included in the user requirements identification process described in another IOPES deliverable, more specifically "D3.1 - User requirements report" ([RD4]).
User requirements - the wishes of end users - translate to system requirements - that is, the technical conditions that the aforementioned elements must fulfill in order to be able to perform their task in the way users expect it will be performed.
This document therefore presents how the user requirements mutate into system requirements and how these define the high-level building blocks (components and interfaces) making the IOPES system.
Some of these components or interfaces will be further refined in additional deliverables, as for instance, “D4.2 - Wearable device - EMS data exchange protocol” that will take care of describing precisely the protocol used to exchange information between the so-called wearable positioning device and the Emergency Management System.
The present document is the first of two deliverables of Work Package 3, as part of the IOPES project. The IOPES project intends to improve the response phase of an emergency with an already existing operational tool by enhancing collection, usage and storage of positioning data. This report presents an evaluation of civil protection emergency teams’ requirements related to positioning, mapping, communications and emergency management systems.
To establish the importance of the user requirements, a survey and qualitative interviews forms the background of the analysis. Unfortunately, the number of respondents was sparse, most likely due to the Corona virus pandemic. However, with the combination of survey results and the support of the qualitative interviews, the analysis is assumed to be validated.
The results led to the conclusion of several requirements, especially in the category of emergency management systems as distinguished by country. Finally, all the respondents agree that the IOPES system and device needs to be robust to all kinds of weather and related conditions. However, there appears to be disparity amongst the respondents in terms of how multi-functional the system should be.
The user requirements have been assigned a level of priority in order to better facilitate a subsequent selection, development and implementation of the forthcoming IOPES system and device.
This is the project's brochure, which explains very concisely what IOPES is.
This document is a description of the website of the IOPES project, which is the main channel of communication to reach the general public. The document is divided mainly in three different sections: the background, website structure and network infrastructure. The background section introduces the relation of the webpage within the activities of WP2 - Communication & dissemination and the goals of the website. The website structure and network infrastructure section describes the main functionalities and features of the web and provide a detailed description of its content as well as details about hosting and the tools used to update the web.
