title: Homeland security and virtual reality: building a Strategic Adaptive Response System (STARS).
abstract: The advent of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) underscored the need to improve the U.S. disaster response paradigm. Existing systems involve numerous agencies spread across disparate functional and geographic jurisdictions. The current architecture remains vulnerable to sophisticated terrorist strikes. To address these vulnerabilities, we must continuously adapt and improve our Homeland Security architecture. Virtual Reality (VR) technologies will help model those changes and integrate technologies. This paper provides a broad overview of the strategic threats, together with a detailed examination of how specific VR technologies could be used to ensure successful disaster responses.
authors.affiliation: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Swift
authors.forename: Joseph M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.forename: Gordon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boezer
authors.forename: Jaron
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lanier
authors.forename: Joseph V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ronald C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Merrell
authors.forename: Sinh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Demas
authors.forename: Elliot B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Grigg
authors.forename: Matthew F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: McKnight
authors.forename: Janelle
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: C Everett
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Koop
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning; D016730:Program Development; D012637:Security Measures; D023481:Terrorism; D014481:United States; D014584:User-Computer Interface