Introduction

Part1: Current and new methodological approaches to assess innovation in CM

1. Measuring Innovation: The Current State of the Art

2. The Trial Guidance Methodology


Part2: Technical infrastructures to assess potentially innovative solutions

3. Testbed Technical Infrastructure

4. DRIVER+ Online Knowledge Management and Inference Toolset


Part3: Implementation and evaluation of innovative solutions in crisis management

Sub-Chapter
3.1: Trials Perspective

5. The Trial in The Netherlands

6. The Trial in Austria: Testing New Technologies for Increasing Situational Awareness and the Management of Spontaneous Volunteers

7. New Approach to Selection of Innovative Solutions Tailored to the Practitioners’ Needs

Sub-Chapter
3.2: Simulation as Decision Support

8. Dynamic Flood Modelling in Disaster Response

9. On the Practitioner-Driven Use and Misuse of Simulation as Decision Support: Lessons from a Mass Evacuation Trial

Sub-Chapter
3.3: Situation Awareness Approaches

10. Three Dimensional Model and Orthophotomap’s Quality Evaluation towards Facilitating Aerial Reconnaissance of Flood Response Needs

11. A Multimodal Remote Sensing System for Improved Decision Making in Earthquake Response


Part4: Towards a paradigm shift in assessing innovative CM solutions

12. TGM Application in a Horizon Project

13. Applying the Trial Guidance Methodology to Evaluate ResponDrone - A Situation Awareness Platform for First Responders

14. STADEM: An Adapted Trial Guidance Methodology (TGM) for Pandemic Management

15. Interoperability and Standardization supporting Preparedness and Response to Disasters

16. Conclusions