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Common-Operational-Picture
Visualization for Defense
& Homeland Security
iCommand
iNTELLIGENT
iNNOVATIVE
iNTEGRATED
iNTERACTIVE
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Common-Operational-Picture Visualization for
Defense & Homeland Security
In the Defense and Homeland Security markets, Barco Control Rooms is regarded as
the leading expert for Tactical Analysis Centers, 24/7 watch and alert centers, crisis
centers and briefing rooms, Integrated Battlespace Centers, Combat Rooms and
National Military Command Centers (NMCCs), Military ATC and Air Defense
Battlespace Centers. Barco's systems, technology and products create decisive
advantages for its military, government and industrial customers' communication,
information management and battlefield management needs.
Barco Control Rooms' advantage in providing control room solutions for Homeland
Security applications (from Border, Coast & Transportation Security, Emergency
Preparedness & Response to Infrastructure Protection) originates from its expertise in
integrating Traffic Management Centers, Surveillance Centers and Network Operating
Centers. More specifically Barco Control Rooms' success in security markets relies on
the development of iS
URVEILLANCE, currently the most advanced all-in-one solution for
monitoring, response dispatching/coordination, access/flow control, recording and
overall systems control. iC
OMMAND is a network-centric visualization solution that
integrates information from various sensors and implements that information in
operational, tactical and strategic Command & Control Centers.
With iS
URVEILLANCE and iCOMMAND, Barco Control Rooms is bringing together all its
know-how and expertise to serve the Defense & Security markets with best-of-
breed technology.
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• Design and engineering labs of complex defense and security systems
• Homeland Security, Border & Critical Infrastructure Protection
• Joint Operations Centers
• C3R Tactical Intelligence Centers, UAV Systems and Airborne Ground Surveillance
• Land, Sea, Air Forces Battle Labs
• Advanced Naval Combat Systems
• Air Defense & Extended Air Defense, Ballistic Missile Defense
• Mission Planning, Preview & Rehearsal Systems
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Increasing speed and quality of
command decisions
Effective dissemination of
command decisions
COTS and customized robust
display systems
Multiple source handling
Dynamic content management
Integration, ergonomy and
multimodal interaction
Increasing speed and quality of
command decisions
Barco’s Integrated Battlespace Centers
are the critical hubs of every
command and control operation.
They are designed for inter-agency
interoperability featuring an integrated
visualization platform which can be
fully secured.
Scalable to site, regional, national
and international applications, Barco’s
command, control and communications
systems link security and defense
operators.
Barco’s Integrated Battlespace Centers
are not only used for real-time
command and control operations
(e.g. intelligence gathering and
analysis, situation assessment, decision
support and mission management,
resource dispatching, course of action
planning and tasking…) but they are
multi-purpose visualization facilities
designed for research, mission
planning and command & control
operations.
Effective dissemination of
command decisions
Barco’s iCOMMAND solutions include the
capability to share intelligence,
surveillance and reconnaissance
information as well as to
communicate during planning.
A
POLLO CONTENT SHARING uses the existing
network to convey all information in
real-time over long distances.
Central command and control hub / JOC
Regional command and control post
Local command and control post
App. server
Argus
Gateway
Server
Argus
London regional command post
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iCommand
Featuring the latest image and data acquisition and processing technologies, Barco’s
iC
OMMAND solution for Homeland Security & Defense increases information superiority
in Command & Control Centers. Barco Control Rooms’ iC
OMMAND solutions provide the
Defense community with a network-centric visualization platform that integrates
information from various sensors and sources. iC
OMMAND is used in both operational,
tactical and strategic Command & Control Centers.
iC
OMMAND consists of Barco’s high-resolution OVERVIEW displays, display controllers for
data and video integration and Barco’s display wall management software.
The OVERVIEW series is comprised of high-resolution DLP
TM
rear-projection displays and
LCD-panels for both large collaborative environments and individual workstations,
and are optimized for 24/7 mission-critical applications.
Barco’s T
RANSFORM (ARGUS, HYDRA) display controller series for intelligent information
control feature unique archiving, redundancy and dynamic-adaptive bandwidth
options.
The A
POLLO wall management software is ideally suited for common-operational-
picture and scenario building and dissemination. It enables shared situational
awareness from the field up to the (central) command center. As a total visualization
subsystem, Barco’s iCOMMAND can be fully integrated into command and control
systems via Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
Washington DC HQ
Argus
Brussels local command post
LAN
Display wall
Server
Network workstation
Network workstation
Network workstation
Display wall
Workstations displayed on the display wall via
the network or reverse display of display wall
content onto a workstation and another wall
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OVERVIEW mDR50-DL configured as three wide
by two high which translates into 3840 x 2048
pixels. This COP display solution also features
dual lamp redundancy
SOLALIS LC40 a 40” LCD display offering
1280 x 768 resolution
OVERVIEW CDG67-DL High-Resolution COP
Display System using APOLLO for effective
content management
OVERVIEW CDG67-DL configured as one high by two
wide resulting in a total resolution of
2048 x 768 and featuring dual-lamp redundancy
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COTS and customized robust
display systems
From 40” flat panels over personal
walls to large area display solutions,
iC
OMMAND is a multi-technology
platform featuring flexible design,
24/7 operation and minimal depth.
Barco’s O
VERVIEW D Series feature a
built-in dual-lamp system ensuring
redundancy and reduced operational
costs.
Depending on enduser requirements,
the system may include personal
displays or walls (LCD panels or rearprojection systems) or operating
center-sized large-screen displays.
Barco’s O
VERVIEW series architecture
allow quick set-up and tear-down
(max. 4 hours): therefore, making it an
ideal solution in field-deployable semifixed and/or tent-based command
centers.
The system can be regarded as a
supporting structure with screen,
integrated with several components,
which together generate the image.
The whole light path, from lamp to
screen, is designed to deliver optimal
picture quality.
Multiple source handling
The iCOMMAND solutions are powered by
Barco's TRANSFORM family of network
controllers (H
YDRA, EOS, and ARGUS).
They allow for virtually unlimited
integration of data and video sources
into one Common-Operating-Picture
overview. As opposed to softwarebased visualization solutions, the
hardware processing provides the user
with increased capacity, better
performance and quality.
Depending on the configuration of
displays and mix of input types, the
users can configure their systems to
have different capacities that best suit
their needs and cost requirements.
Barco’s hardware configuration can be
adapted to display both secure and
non-secure sources on the same
display and has been Tempest
(NSTISSAM 2-95) and NSA approved.
Barco’s offering also features a
universal decoder solution that
increases cost-efficiency and facilitates
the transition from analog to digital.
The user can replace analog video
input cards with digital input cards and
can support analog and digital signals
simultaneously in the same controller.
The universal decoder is interoperable
in MPEG-2 and 4 over Ethernet (IP).
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Dynamic content management
The iCOMMAND display management
software, A
POLLO, features integrated
layout management and digital video
switching. This allows the enduser to
select the desired network video
stream to be viewed, to assign it onto
an already open or new window
within the screen, associate the
window to a layout (which can be
recalled in alarm conditions) and
design layouts and save them for
later recall.
In essence, A
POLLO allows operators and
coordinators to manage the content
efficiently.
• Common Operational Picture &
scenario building enabling operators
and coordinators to respond to
events in accordance with mission
rehearsal best practices.
• Event-associated displays facilitate
exception-based management that
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can draw proper user attention to
manage events rather than require
active user interaction. For example,
popping up the video or data of an
area of interest defined by the
Command & Control software at the
proper size and location on the
display unit.
• Automated tasks reduce user effort
and intervention by displaying all
relevant information associated with,
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and required for, a course of action
after a new crisis development. All
information is consolidated onto the
proper display unit in the most
effective layouts.
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Integration, ergonomy and
multimodal interaction
Barco’s expertise and competence in
control room environment and
technology includes total design and
engineering of Command & Control
Room projects. Barco's project
approach and clear design
methodology means assisting the
customer from the earliest stages of
concept engineering to the final
delivery of the control center.
Barco’s Command Center design
philosophy is centered around
two basic concepts, i.e. large-area
screen display and individual
watchstation or personal wall.
For example, the Warfare Coordinator's
perspective and needs are different
from the individual operator dealing
with current tactical information.
The large-area display provides highlevel information which is of interest to
all operators and coordinators (it
provides the COP), whereas Barco's
personal wall concept allows the
display of both operator-specific tasks
and specific supervisory overviews for
the coordinator without interfering with
the operators work.
Barco also offers alternative modes of
operation, both for briefing rooms and
command & control centers such as
pen-based interfaces and
whiteboarding (write on imported
geographical maps or tactical charts or
perform mind mapping and
brainstorming). In addition, touch panel
functionality with customized GUIs can
be implemented.
Environment - Internal/external
Environment
Internal
• Noise
• Temperature
• Lighting
• Organization
Behavioral Factors
• Personnel
• Human system integration
• Morale
• Cognitive capabilities
• Level of expertise
• Recruiting/retention
Organizational factors
• Policy and procedures
• Battle management organization
• Intra- and joint interactions
• Doctrine
• Chain of command
• CONOPS
Technological factors
• Artificial intelligence
• Advanced displays
• Computing architecture
• Communications
• Sensors
• Hardware/Software
Environment
External
• Culture
• Leadership
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Barco’s O
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integrated whiteboarding enabling operators
to annotate imported maps or tactical charts
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Barco Control Rooms has become the industry standard in the field of monitoring
solutions for Control & Operation Centers in telecom, traffic, surveillance, public utili-
ties, broadcasting, finance and service providing companies. Barco Control Rooms is
renowned for its flexible, market-specific approach, successfully implemented in over
a thousand control rooms worldwide.
Fully committed to quality, Barco Control Rooms offers full technical support as well
as on-site training. With its head offices in Belgium and Germany, Barco Control
Rooms is represented in more than 30 countries across the globe. With a yearly R&D
effort of 10% of its turnover, Barco Control Rooms ensures it remains at the forefront
of technology.
www.controlrooms.barco.com
Ref. no. R599787 November ‘04
Barco Control Rooms is an ISO 9001 registered company.
The information and data given are typical for the equipment described. However any individual item is subject to change without any notice.
© November 2004 by Barco
Barco Control Rooms - Belgium
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www.barcocontrolrooms.com
iCOMMAND in use at
Abu Dhabi Defence
AVI/SOCOM
Beijing Dong Cheng Police
Camp Humphrey
General Dynamics
Greek Navy
Italian Navy
Mikawa Control Center
MOD Northwood
MOD Israel
NASA
Nato
Naval Center
Public Emergency Services
Schiphol Command
Space Research Center
USFK
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