by Darrell O'Donnell | Oct 29, 2013 | Information Exchange, Situational Awareness
I have been writing a bunch of articles for my own use lately. A large number of them relate to Incident Management, a domain that I have been in since about 1997. Creating software for incident management has become second nature to me. I’ve done them for... by Darrell O'Donnell | Sep 28, 2013 | Information Exchange, Standards
I’m involved with a number of standards efforts. From the broad range of emergency management standards on the OASIS EDXL track (OASIS Emergency Management Technical Committee) to sitting on the Canadian ISO mirror (Standards Council of Canada) I spend probably... by Darrell O'Donnell | May 7, 2013 | Information Exchange, Rants, Raves & Rambles, Situational Awareness
I keep hearing discussions about the potential liability of sharing information. There is a concern that sharing something with someone else can expose a liability. In the public safety and Emergency management space this perceived liability comes up a lot. This... by Darrell O'Donnell | May 2, 2012 | Rants, Raves & Rambles, Situational Awareness
I was reading through Eric Holdeman’s commentary about a new book (Collaborate or Perish – disclosure: Amazon.ca affiliate link) – though he, like me hasn’t read the full book – there is a Q&A with one of the authors and he knows the... by Continuum Loop | Dec 21, 2010 | Information Exchange, Situational Awareness
Multi-Agency Situational Awareness System – aka MASAS. You’ll likely be hearing a fair bit about MASAS from me, so an intro is worthwhile. What is it? It’s a semi-formalized group that is using existing and new standards to help organizations share...