One System to Connect them All - A Core System for Realizing Integrated Command and Control Research

Abstract

Command and Control (C2) for emergency and crisis response is an important field that poses several research challenges. This paper suggests that Command and Control should be viewed from a holistic point of view, that is the C2 activity system, and that technical C2 support systems must be understood in the broader context of the whole C2 activity system. Studying individual components of C2, such as decision-making, is important, but studying individual components mask out the complexity of C2 as a socio-technical activity. The paper presents an approach to studying C2 based on a generic C2 model combined with a technical core system for connecting different sub-technologies and services – which creates a re-configurable environment for research efforts in the field of C2 that can span different activity system parts and focus areas