Geoscience Reference
In-Depth Information
Key plan
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1. Suite entry
2. Comm room
3. Policy room
4. Incident managers
5. Emergency support
function
6. Displays
7. Break-out room
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Horseshoe example
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Figure 2.3
Horseshoe.
Stadium/Theater
The stadium/theater layout became popular with the advent of space missions
wherein multiple activities could be commonly displayed for use by many partici-
pants. The rooms are generally stepped with tiers of consoles to allow unobstructed
sight lines to displayed information (Figure 2.4). It fits a command-and-control
model influenced by military models.
Positives
1. Visual focus of room allows all participants to share in tangential infor-
mation used on an as-needed basis; messaging and pictorial information
displays are easily viewed.
2. Minimizes excess noise generation due to people asking what is going on.
3. Allows attention to be focused on the speaker who may address the group.
4. Incident managers are positioned to oversee activity on OPS floor.
5. Technology is fully deployed and tested so that startup is almost immediate.
6. Can be effectively used for multipurpose training without reorganization.
7. Adjacent or on OPS floor breakout area or miniconference room.
8. Tiered concept allows for executive management to have overlook but be
off floor.
9. Allows for designed acoustical and light control methods to be in place.
