1. Copyright 2006 Northrop Grumman Corporation Presentation Contents Sensitive – Intended only for those participating in this project Dave Jones, StormCenter Communications, Inc. 6021 University Blvd., Suite 140 Ellicott City, MD 21043 Region VI Envirocast® Vision™ TouchTable: Linking Federal Partners to Collaborate. Communicate and Visualize the Hurricane Threat to Decision Makers, Emergency Managers and the Public Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference St. Petersburg, FL March 5, 2009

2. Copyright 2006 Northrop Grumman Corporation Presentation Contents Sensitive – Intended only for those participating in this project Gap in amount of information AVAILABLE Amount of Information NEEDED Information Gap S T O R M C E N T E R C O M M U N I C A T I O N S, I N C. TODAY - VERY LIMITED COLLABORATION

3. Copyright 2006 Northrop Grumman Corporation Presentation Contents Sensitive – Intended only for those participating in this project New Emerging Technology S T O R M C E N T E R C O M M U N I C A T I O N S, I N C. TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION Through a partnership with NASA & NGC (NGAS) StormCenter is developing civil applications from military and intelligence sectors Expanding technology for enhanced visualization and collaboration Enabling ‘new’ data from NASA to be merged with NOAA and other data for use in decision making A potential solution that addresses AWIPSII requirements for visualization and collaboration

4. Copyright 2006 Northrop Grumman Corporation Presentation Contents Sensitive – Intended only for those participating in this project Currently engaged in 1 year effort (Funded by NASA Applied Sciences Program) Introduce new decision support technology for visualization and enhanced collaboration between NWS-FEMA Delivered hardware within 3 months Train NWS SR HQ & FEMA personnel Assess work environment and operational needs Identify new NASA data sources that can benefit decision making Lay groundwork for enhanced collaboration and visualization component for AWIPS-II Description of Effort S T O R M C E N T E R C O M M U N I C A T I O N S, I N C. NWS SUPPORTING DECISION MAKERS

5. Copyright 2006 Northrop Grumman Corporation Presentation Contents Sensitive – Intended only for those participating in this project Implement EVTT at NWS SR HQ & FEMA Reg VI Enabling ‘new’ data from NASA to be merged with NOAA data for use in decision making A potential solution that addresses AWIPSII requirements for visualization and collaboration Engage additional players on research side of NOAA (AOML, HRD) Already new uses being developed at FEMA Region VI New Emerging Technology S T O R M C E N T E R C O M M U N I C A T I O N S, I N C. TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION

6. Copyright 2006 Northrop Grumman Corporation Presentation Contents Sensitive – Intended only for those participating in this project Accomplishments to date: Installed Envirocast® Vision™ TouchTables: NWS Southern Region HQ (Ft. Worth, TX) FEMA Region 6 HQ (Denton, TX) Display select NOAA NWS products on EVTT Display NASA/NOAA merged data on EVTT Collaboration exercises New Emerging Technology DELIVERING NASA DATA TO NWS & FEMA NWS SR HQ FEMA Reg VI HQ

7. Copyright 2006 Northrop Grumman Corporation Presentation Contents Sensitive – Intended only for those participating in this project FEMA Region VI RRCC Data Visualization and Collaboration Regional Response Coordination Center

8. Copyright 2006 Northrop Grumman Corporation Presentation Contents Sensitive – Intended only for those participating in this project Within 2 days of installation FEMA Region VI and NWS SR HQ Collaborating remotely Linking Federal Partners S T O R M C E N T E R C O M M U N I C A T I O N S, I N C. IMMEDIATE COLLABORATION National Weather Service Southern Region HQ FEMA Region VI HQ

9. Copyright 2006 Northrop Grumman Corporation Presentation Contents Sensitive – Intended only for those participating in this project Introduces EVTT as a key visualization and collaboration component (future role in AWIPS II?) Simultaneously introduces NASA data sources to key government decision makers (FEMA & NWS) Lowers cost of acquisition and development to NWS Syncs perfectly with NWS Emergency Management meteorologist ‘concept’ Enhances use of NWS and NASA data with emergency managers & decision makers Allows for future rapid deployment (local decision makers) Why is this Important ? S T O R M C E N T E R C O M M U N I C A T I O N S, I N C. DIRECTLY ADDRESSES ASP GOALS Simulated Image

10. Copyright 2006 Northrop Grumman Corporation Presentation Contents Sensitive – Intended only for those participating in this project Immediate response when highlighting critical information Example of Collaboration S T O R M C E N T E R C O M M U N I C A T I O N S, I N C. MILITARY TO CIVIL APPLICATIONS

11. Copyright 2006 Northrop Grumman Corporation Presentation Contents Sensitive – Intended only for those participating in this project Public-Private Partnership Yields New Technology For Weather and Emergency Response Operations NASA Innovations Magazine (Feb 2009) S T O R M C E N T E R C O M M U N I C A T I O N S, I N C. LEVERAGING INNOVATION TO ADDRESS NEEDS

12. Copyright 2006 Northrop Grumman Corporation Presentation Contents Sensitive – Intended only for those participating in this project Working to integrate EVTT into NHC operations Enhanced collab. with FEMA & States Enhance (and increase) media briefings NASA/FEMA/OAR/HRD Involvement Graphics accessible via hand-held devices Expanding Federal Partnership IMPROVED MEDIA & EM BRIEFINGS S T O R M C E N T E R C O M M U N I C A T I O N S, I N C. FEMA liaison briefing room, NHC Bill Read, Director, NHC briefing media on Hurricane Gustav

13. Copyright 2006 Northrop Grumman Corporation Presentation Contents Sensitive – Intended only for those participating in this project Multiple levels of briefings & collaborations EVTT Flexibility to Address Needs S T O R M C E N T E R C O M M U N I C A T I O N S, I N C. IMPROVING COMMUNICATION OF HURRICANE THREAT