The document discusses how Daden, an immersive technology company, uses virtual reality and 3D simulations to help organizations with infrastructure stress testing, emergency preparedness, and security operations. Specifically, it provides examples of how they have created virtual simulations to help train New York City's emergency responders, plan the layout of the new Library of Birmingham, and allow airport security staff and emergency planners to rehearse scenarios. The document also describes how Daden uses immersive data visualization and links real-time sensor data to their virtual models to help organizations with tasks like social media monitoring, identifying cyber threats, and enhancing security operations.

1. Using technology and visualisation for
exercising and infrastructure stress
testing
David Burden
City Security and Resilience Network
Organisational Resilience Conference
Sept 2012 © 2012 www.daden.co.uk
© 2012 www.daden.co.uk

2. About Daden
 Immersive learning and visualisation specialists
 Founded 2004, with immersive technology experience since 1990s
 Times Higher Education Winner 2009
 US Federal Virtual Worlds Challenge winner 2010
 Member of BAE Systems' Investment in Innovation Programme
 Based in Birmingham UK

3. Immersive Learning
 Simulations of real-world tasks BENEFITS
and environments
 Learn, test and improve through  Better retention from doing
repetition rather than listening
 Doing things just “not possible in
 Better understanding and
real life”, or not economic! recall from simulation of
working environment
 Support a variety of  Access unsafe and
learning/teaching styles and
impractical scenarios
experience levels
 Reduce physical world
 Ideal where task has spatial and training – saving cost/risk
social/collaborative components
 Remote learning and
collaboration – saving time,
money and CO2

4. New York City OEM
A 6 hour simulation of the setting up and running of a Hurricane
Shelter developed for the Office of Emergency Management of
New York City

5. Library of Birmingham
The Library took delivery of the immersive model 2 years
before the physical building, so they could optimise layout,
practice procedures and ensure a “soft landing”

6. Airport Visualisation
Since we are working with generic tools models can become
multi-purpose, so this one developed for marketing planning
could also be used for counter-terrorism training

7. Immersive Data Visualisation
 Putting you “inside” the data
BENEFITS
 Data stands still whilst you move
through it  Better analysis
 Plays to the brains strengths at
spotting patterns and anomalies  Better understanding
in 3D scenes  Better recall
 More visual and spatial cues to
aid recall
 Large subjective area – so can
spread data out and make full use
of shape, size and colour Datascape – Daden's
 Lay out multiple plots within the
desktop immersive 3D
same space – even if no common visual analytics application -
variables is available to buy now from
www.daden.co.uk

8. Datascape – GPS Tracking
An immersive “time on a stick” plot showing two vehicles with GPS
tracking and height in the vertical domain. This display makes it easy
to see when the vehicles are at the same place at the same time.

9. Datascape – Social Media
We can also use the system for social media monitoring,
identify activity around a key site, and here pulling out a person
of interest's route through time and space

10. Datascape – Firewall Activity
Immersive visualisations are not limited to geo-spatial data.
Here we visualise firewall activity to help identify cyber-threats,
each point being a PC sending or receiving a packet of data.

11. Immersive 3D Security
What happens if we combine the technologies?
 Immersive 3D spaces for training
 Immersive displays of real-time data feeds
from sensors
To create immersive 3D Security environments with:
 Augmented virtual spaces for training and
mission rehearsal
 Immersive command and control spaces for
live operations

12. Embedded CCTV
Here we embed real-time CCTV footage into a virtual model of an
airfield. As the subject walks off the CCTV field of view we can use
the model to get a better idea of where he might be headed

13. GPS and Vertical Reference
We can also use a GPS feed to show us where our security team is,
and even their wireless CCTV. We can also give the team good
direction since the model gives us the vertical reference points
(windows, lamp-posts etc) which are obvious to the team on the
ground but usually invisible on a plan or map.

14. Sensors & Zoning
Sterile
Zone
CCTV
Arc
FaceRec
ANPR
We can embed a wide variety of live sensors into the environment,
allowing the operator to ride “cyber-shotgun”, providing a “synthetic-
wrap” for the security team on the ground,

15. Real-Time Social Media
We can even embed live social media and other open-source data
into the model, letting the operators know what else is going on
around them

16. Immersive Training
Since we are working on a multi-purpose platform, a copy of the
model can also be cloned for use in training, planning, rehearsal
and after-action review. We can also change visibility levels,
introduce crowd simulation, and even different attacks.

17. Linking to Live Exercises
As an example of multi-use, in 2011 we attended the Op Shield
Resilience Exercise in Birmingham. We were able to build a copy of
the exercise in a morning, using the Library model shown earlier since
the exercise took place on the square outside. The model could be
used for rehearsing the LiveEx, or for an after-action review.

18. Rapid Build – 30 mins
We are often asked how long a build takes. It depends on the detail
you need – far more than the size. This hotel floor we created from
a simple 2D plan in 30 minutes, but its good enough to rehearse
and train in.

19. Rapid Build – 3 hrs
20 mins 40 mins 120 mins
3 hrs
Here we built a 250m x 250m area of a London suburb in 3 hours
from open information sources. Not particularly beautiful but usable,
and in a time-scale where it could support a live incident.

20. Virtual Command & Control
And you don't have to build at 1:1 scale. Here we have a virtual
command centre with a scale model, also fed by live data, and wall
screens showing a variety of external feeds. You could have 20-30
people working in here, virtually co-located.

21. Video Demos
Video demos of many of these examples are available on our web
site, although some will need a password from us to view.

22. Immersive 3D Security
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