Since the first time man threw rocks at other men location, geography, weather and the dynamics of an indigenous population have played a role in history and conflict. Today we are faced with all the old themes mapped into a digital age of international proportion. In the past sensors have been used by military and civilian organizations to collect and analyze data from which decisions were made. This approach has been costly and required much special design and packaging. In the world of today’s asymmetrical threats it’s key for everyone to be aware of the potential for threats and the ramifications of those threats to not only personal travel but the business climate one is involved in. The embedded computing market is an ideal candidate to take advantage of the information generated by various sources both social media and in real time. One good if not great aggregation of real time information can be found at this site:
Kudos to the group that has developed and is presenting this information. They have done an excellent job of not only aggregating data but also displaying it through a variety of interactive maps that are not only works of art but allow granularity in gaining actionable intelligence. The potential for augmenting the existing information with displayed with real time Video, Acoustic, Seismic, and CBRN sensors would be profound. All of these modalities represent Embedded Computing and related data acquisition and display themes.
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