Aviso Watch--our automated recognition system

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Aviso Watch can also be integrated with site specific forecasting models to permit anticipation of future threats. </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#339933 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="546"><div> <B>What it includes</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1375 WIDTH="546"><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#3366CC" FACE="Verdana" >Automated links to real-time database</FONT>. These links retrieve observed rainfall and stage from a real-time hydrometeorological database. If you are using <A HREF="aviso_fs.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Aviso FSour site specific forecasting sy"><U>Aviso FS</U></A>, our forecasting system, the links also retrieve forecasted flows and stages.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#3366CC" FACE="Verdana" >Electronic representation of warning plan</FONT>. We'll work with you to develop a set of rules that represent this component of your emergency operation plan. The rules include thresholds by which threats are identified, plus recommended actions for disseminating warnings about the threats. You can use rainfall or stage observations or forecasts made with <A HREF="aviso_fs.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Aviso FSour site specific forecasting sy"><U>Aviso FS</U></A>.</div> <div> A plan editor<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" >. With the editor, you create and modify the electronic representation of your recognition and dissemination plan. Threat recognition and notification rules are specified prior to flooding and are saved in a secure database. Then Aviso Watch reads and applies the rules repeatedly during an event. The image below illustrates the plan editor.</FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1750e1d0.png" border=0 width="526" height="285" ALT="Bitmap Image" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> The image below shows how you describe the method by which you want to disseminate information about a recognized threat. Aviso Watch provides several alternative methods, including displaying messages or running programs on your workstation. It also includes an extensible scripting language, thus providing you with flexibility to develop customized warning methods that exactly meet your needs.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="174101c0.png" border=0 width="528" height="284" ALT="Bitmap Image" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> Warning manager<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" >. This is an electronic list of all recommendations identified by Aviso Watch, as it consults your plan in real time. The warning manager assists with implementation of the recommendations. The figure below is an example of the interface. Aviso Watch automatically posts information to this list. The buttons at the top of the form allow you to schedule the events for later execution, to add and delete recommendations, to sort recommendations, to view the Journal, and to make entries to the Journal.</FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1720de20.png" border=0 width="525" height="226" ALT="Bitmap Image" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> A system journal<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" >. The Aviso Watch journal is a report on data, threats, recommendations, and user actions. The journal can be viewed with a specialized Viewer. Any user who can connect to your network, via LAN, WAN, or dial-up connection can view its contents, using this component of the decision support system.</FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#993399 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="546"><div> <B>Where we have implemented Aviso Watch recently</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 136 ><NOBR><div> We have used Aviso Watch for a variety of projects, including:</div> <div> <A HREF="warning_system__sacramento_county_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Warning system: Sacramento County "><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Warning system: Sacramento County </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="flood_response__mecklenburg_county__nc.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Flood response: Mecklenburg County, NC"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Flood response: Mecklenburg County, NC</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="warning_decision_support_system__fort_collins__co_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Warning decision support system: Fort Co"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Warning decision support system: Fort Collins, CO </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="hazard_info_system__birmingham__al.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hazard info system: Birmingham, AL"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Hazard info system: Birmingham, AL</U></A></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Flood warning: Tulsa, OK</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>