EPISECC project (Collaborative Project which will Establish a Pan-European Information Space to Enhance seCurity of Citizens)

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• Define common information management processes between agencies

Scope, rationale, context: general description. Precise here if this technology is currently use (eg. company name or contact info) The project EPISECC is aiming at developing a concept of a common “European Information Space”. This information space is dedicated to become the key element in a future integrated pan-European crisis and disaster response capacity. Besides the development of a common Taxonomy and an ontology model, aimed at addressing the Semantic Interoperability issue, EPISECC will focus on the establishment of Interoperability at Physical (i.e. network) and Syntactical (i.e. automated information exchange) levels. One of the main purposes of the EPISECC approach, is to allow analysis of interoperability at all levels.

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• Search & Rescue Emergency Response
• Structure Fires
• Landscape Fires Crisis Mitigation
• Natural Hazard Mitigation
• CBRNE

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• Best practices, doctrine, lessons learned

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