Data Model Development for Fire Related Extreme Events

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Data Model Development for Fire Related Extreme
Events

• Rui Chen, PhD
• Assistant Professor
• Information Systems and Operations Management
• Miller College of Business
• Ball State University

Co-authors Dr Raj Sharman, Raghav H Rao, and
Shambhu J Upadhyaya
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Research Outline

• Research motivation
• Response information system interoperability
• Standard - data model
• Research question
• What is the data model design methodology
• What are the key data elements to be contained in
  an emergency data model
• Fire incident scenario
• 14.6 billion loss in 2007

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Response Data StandardsInteroperability
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Requirement Engineering

• Activity theory
• Psychological meta-theory
• Key tenets
• Subject, object, tool, rule, community, division
  of labor
• Development
• First, second, and third generation activity
  theory

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Activity Systems in Emergency Management
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Application of Adapted Third-Generation Activity
Theory on Emergency Response
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Application of State and Feedback Perspectives in
Emergency Response
Inspired by Cybernetics Research
Solid line typical communication during
the response states Dotted line response
cycle with reinforcing feedbacks for corrective
actions
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Examples of Contradiction in Emergency Management
and Related
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Semiotics Design

• Semiotics literature
• Signs for emergency management
• Sign-based language
• Non-sign-based one
• Symbol design foundation
• ANSI Z535.2 and ISO3864-2002

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Semiotics Design
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Data Model Development Process

• Documents
• fire incident response technical data forms fire
  incident response dispatch forms field notes
  chronological logs fire response plans

Data Collection
Data Analysis

• Systems
• fire incident messaging systems

• Experts
• Responders in western New York

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Data Model Development Process

• Define, type, and structure identified components
• Object-oriented structure

National Information Exchange Model (NIEM)
Model Specification
Model Validation
Data Analysis
Data Model Finalization
Request for Comment Distribution
Feedback Synthesize and Model Updates
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Data Model Deliverables

• Overview Diagram
• Spreadsheet Specification
• Data type
• Code list
• Symbol collection
• XML Schema
• Data type
• Data property

• ASTESF approach
• Activity theory and semiotics augmented by
  timeline, environment, state, and feedback
  perspectives

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Data Model Quality Metrics

• The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency
  (FEMA) and Emergency Management Institute (EMI)
  -2007

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Conclusion

• Contribution to theory
• Data model development - ASTESF approach
• Uses multiple activity systems (i.e., mini- and
  many-second response) captures activities with
  the temporal sequence of development,
  connectivity between multiple states, and
  internal reinforcing feedbacks (within- and
  between-state), and endorses semiotic designs for
  better conveying notations.
• Implication to practice
• Reduction of communication interoperability
  barrier
• Extension of scope
• National standards
• Other incidents such as flood