Disaster Training: Software That Virtualizes Calamities

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Aug 10, 2008 1:57 PM EDT
LinuxInsider; By Matthew Sturdevant
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Since major disasters like hurricanes don't happen every day -- hopefully -- it's sometimes difficult to train emergency responders and sharpen their skills for when the worst really does strike. Lockheed Martin's new training software system can simulate various types of calamities ranging from wildfires to nuclear explosions. Garage-door-sized television monitors showed a sexy, virtual cable-news anchor reading a breaking news alert about the effects of Hurricane Nerissa that had crashed ashore east of Norfolk about 10 hours earlier. "Removal of traffic congestion is especially challenging," the news anchor said.

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