Homeland Security
Over the years DKS Associates has designed, developed and implemented all applications of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to support Homeland Security: preparedness, prevention, protection, response and recovery.
Preparedness • Strategic Planning to envision future requirements and meet future challenges • Communications system infrastructure providing authorities with tools and technology to facilitate monitoring and coordination among response personnel and agencies • Preparation of emergency and contingency response plans • Consensus building and signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) which lead to greater cooperation among agencies • Transportation Management Centers as secondary emergency response centers
Prevention • Incident management capabilities to detect recurrent and non-recurrent incidents • Continuous surveillance of the transportation system infrastructure and fleet • Asset management
Protection • Tools and technologies for hardening and coordinating transportation-related communication and information systems • Design and implementation of redundant and fully fail-safe systems
Response • Tools and technologies for gathering and disseminating accurate, up-to-date information • Tools and technologies for traffic re-routing due to major incidents • Tools and technologies to accommodate emergency vehicles • Tools and technologies to monitor major incidents and implement appropriate adjustments • An architectural framework to maintain communications and facilitate coordination among responding agencies
Recovery • Coordination with emergency service agencies for full-scale evacuation plans • Tools and technologies to create a flexible, reconfigurable transportation system • Enhanced ability to provide alternative routes • Tools and technologies to make use of available transportation system capacity
Preparedness
Strategic Planning to envision future requirements and meet future challenges • Communications system infrastructure providing authorities with tools and technology to facilitate monitoring and coordination among response personnel and agencies • Preparation of emergency and contingency response plans • Consensus building and signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) which lead to greater cooperation among agencies • Transportation Management Centers as secondary emergency response centers
Prevention
Incident management capabilities to detect recurrent and non-recurrent incidents • Continuous surveillance of the transportation system infrastructure and fleet • Asset management
Protection
• Tools and technologies for hardening and coordinating transportation-related communication and information systems • Design and implementation of redundant and fully fail-safe systems
Response
• Tools and technologies for gathering and disseminating accurate, up-to-date information • Tools and technologies for traffic re-routing due to major incidents • Tools and technologies to accommodate emergency vehicles • Tools and technologies to monitor major incidents and implement appropriate adjustments • An architectural framework to maintain communications and facilitate coordination among responding agencies
Recovery
• Coordination with emergency service agencies for full-scale evacuation plans • Tools and technologies to create a flexible, reconfigurable transportation system • Enhanced ability to provide alternative routes • Tools and technologies to make use of available transportation system capacity
