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NSWC Dahlgren Analysts Support Haiti Restoration and Recovery Efforts

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Story Number: NNS100204-09
Release Date: 2/4/2010 3:39:00 PM

From Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Public Affairs

DAHLGREN, Va. (NNS) -- Navy analysts and engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren are providing a constant, real-time analysis of critical infrastructure in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and other Caribbean nations in support of U.S. Southern Command's (SOUTHCOM) Haiti relief efforts.

The analysts from NSWC Dahlgren, a field activity of Naval Sea Systems Command, have been providing infrastructure analysis that includes the assessment of telecommunications, electric power and transportation in addition to petroleum, chemical and water supplies damaged in the aftermath of the earthquake.

"We were able to provide U.S. Southern Command with a pre-earthquake baseline look of the infrastructures in Haiti, and our support to the recovery efforts is ongoing," said Joe Ingram, NSWC Dahlgren Mission Assurance Division's situational awareness technologies acting branch head. "We immediately responded when SOUTHCOM requested help identifying transportation assets - particularly airfields and seaports, in neighboring countries with the potential to assist in the relief and recovery efforts."

This rapid response to assist recovery planning efforts was made possible by Triton - a scalable Web application architecture engineered to integrate and visualize data from many sources on a geographic map. Mission Assurance analysts used the technology to create a more comprehensive picture of the pre- and post-earthquake infrastructure situation by integrating new imagery with previous geographic information system (GIS) products.

"We updated the original information developed in support of the Haiti recovery after Hurricane Ike in 2008 in order to aid current humanitarian and disaster relief efforts," said Larry Ground, defense critical infrastructure program mission analyst. "Our team used up-to-the minute data to create a report and a geographical information system map service on our Triton Web application."

NSWC Dahlgren Mission Assurance Division products provided by nearly 20 NSWC Dahlgren analysts are being shared widely within the GIS communities and agencies responding to the humanitarian effort, including the Domestic Preparedness Branch of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

"The products are right on target," said Samson Johnson, U.S. SOUTHCOM defense critical infrastructure program analyst. "We consider [NSWC Dahlgren's] Mission Assurance Division an essential collaborative partner."