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Common Operating Picture  People need to collaborate and share information quickly and effectively  Intra/Inter-disaster relief group communication needs to be improved.  What if Google Earth were used as a virtual whiteboard to share images and information?  People need to collaborate and share information quickly and effectively  Intra/Inter-disaster relief group communication needs to be improved.  What if Google Earth were used as a virtual whiteboard to share images and information?

Google’s Good Gift  Google Earth is a virtual globe browser supporting custom overlays and data through KML.  External content can be brought in through Network Links.  Google Earth is a virtual globe browser supporting custom overlays and data through KML.  External content can be brought in through Network Links.

Common Operating Picture, cont’d  Google Earth has two technologies that allow near-instantaneous communication: 1.Incremental Change API for KML.  A way of changing, adding and deleting items to an existing KML document. 2.Simulating server-push with a Network Link.  A way of loading additional content from a network.  Google Earth has two technologies that allow near-instantaneous communication: 1.Incremental Change API for KML.  A way of changing, adding and deleting items to an existing KML document. 2.Simulating server-push with a Network Link.  A way of loading additional content from a network.

Common Operating Picture cont’d Server Client

Disaster Image Overlays  There is no good way of knowing what Disaster imagery is available in a timely manner.  Solution: Bring in imagery from different sources and place into Common Operating Picture.  There is no good way of knowing what Disaster imagery is available in a timely manner.  Solution: Bring in imagery from different sources and place into Common Operating Picture.

Gigapixel Panorama Sharing  Gigapan: Panorama Capture Device using consumer camera  Ruby on Rails: MVC web application framework written in Ruby.  Gigapan + RoR = Gigalicious  Gigapan: Panorama Capture Device using consumer camera  Ruby on Rails: MVC web application framework written in Ruby.  Gigapan + RoR = Gigalicious

Future Work  Utilize other image sources for disaster imagery besides Digital Globe.  Improve UI/Security of panorama sharing site.  Cellphones combined with GPS to provide geo-tagged ground photography.  Utilize other image sources for disaster imagery besides Digital Globe.  Improve UI/Security of panorama sharing site.  Cellphones combined with GPS to provide geo-tagged ground photography.

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