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Virtual USA

The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate’s Command, Control and Interoperability Division has launched Virtual USA, an end-user driven and federally supported initiative focusing on cross-jurisdictional information sharing and collaboration among the homeland security and emergency management community.

Virtual USA is developing a technical system and operational guidelines to share incident response information through existing systems and geospatial platforms in partnership with local, tribal, state, and Federal officials as well as the vendor community. Through Virtual USA, homeland security and emergency management stakeholders will have the capability to quickly access critical information from relevant sources and customize the display of that information based upon the end-user’s unique needs to save lives, protect property and realize operational efficiencies through improved situational awareness.

A number of Virtual USA pilot programs are focused on deploying this capability within the homeland security and emergency management community to save lives, protect property, and improve operational efficiencies. Pilots include the Southeast Regional Operations Platform Pilot (SE Pilot) and the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Pilot.

Virtual USA is using a participatory model to link the government at all levels. Users will be able to access information based upon their role and define how to display that information on a web-based map.

CONTACT INFORMATION

General Virtual USA Contact:
VirtualUSA@dhs.gov