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Homeland security and virtual reality: building a Strategic Adaptive Response System (STARS).
Christopher Swift1, Joseph M Rosen, Gordon Boezer
1Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|February 19, 2005
Summary
The Global War on Terrorism highlighted U.S. disaster response needs. Virtual Reality (VR) can model and improve Homeland Security architecture against sophisticated threats.
Area of Science:
- Homeland Security
- Disaster Response
- Virtual Reality Technology
Background:
- The Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) exposed critical vulnerabilities in the U.S. disaster response system.
- Current disaster response architecture involves fragmented agencies across multiple jurisdictions, posing risks to national security.
- The existing framework is susceptible to sophisticated terrorist attacks, necessitating architectural improvements.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze strategic threats relevant to U.S. disaster response.
- To examine the application of Virtual Reality (VR) technologies in enhancing Homeland Security disaster preparedness.
- To propose improvements to the disaster response paradigm using technological integration.
Main Methods:
- Overview of current strategic threats in the context of terrorism.
- Detailed examination of specific Virtual Reality (VR) technologies.
- Analysis of VR's potential role in modeling and integrating disaster response improvements.
Main Results:
- Identification of vulnerabilities in the current multi-agency disaster response system.
- Demonstration of VR's capability to model complex disaster scenarios and system changes.
- Exploration of how VR can facilitate technology integration for enhanced response capabilities.
Conclusions:
- Continuous adaptation and improvement of Homeland Security architecture are essential.
- Virtual Reality (VR) offers a viable technological solution for modeling and integrating necessary changes in disaster response.
- Implementing VR technologies can bolster the U.S. disaster response paradigm against sophisticated threats.
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