The IMDSS project conducts a demonstration of its latest software

Date:  January 15, 2010

Dr. Jim Gantt with Murray State University and ElanTech, who is a partner with the IMDSS project, conducted a demonstration at NIHS on January 15, 2010 to show the latest IMDSS software.   The IMDSS will provide near-real-time data fusion from a variety of local sources and an accompanying decision support system for use by emergency management personnel.  This web-enabled software will collect, share, and analyze data about events as they occur, providing real time situation awareness at the local emergency management level. 

In the above photo, Paul Seabury with ElanTech demonstrates the latest IMDSS software  

The above photo is of the MITOC unit and the server that the IMDSS software operated from during the IMDSS demonstration

The photo below from left to right: Randall Winchester- Murray State University, Paul Seabury- ElanTech, Michael Salonish- ElanTech, Heather Kyle- ElanTech, Sam Zappos- ElanTech, and Dr. Jim Gantt- Murray State University.

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