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Ex,eclltl\!e Summary
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Introduction
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Hovv does RDMS work?
How is ROMS different than other technologies?
How is ROMS revolutionary for medical missions?
Why is this relevant now?
Way Forvvard?
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Global Relief Technologies (GRT) was founded to help organizations in remote or disconnected
environments report and manage critical information and work effort in rea! time, OUf mission
is to assist emergency responders, humanitarian and reconstruction
as well as
cOIl1!J'3nies op'2rating in austere environments collect critical data from remote locations
via a secure,
solution that provides for a more
evaluation
and response
crisis situations,
This means relief workers in Africa can collect and instantly transmit crucial health data from a
remote village for immediate analysis and help stem an outbreak of disease, It means that
emergency responders working in areas devastated by a hurricane or earthquake can quickly
assess the situation on the ground so resources are allocated properly. It means that real-time
re!)Oliiri/i!: and data
is possible no matter where you are located on the globe.
At the heart of Global Relief Technologies' solution is our innovative, patented
DOlta
!\lla!l1IaJgemei1t System'M (RDMS™)
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for
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RDlVIS Collect'M fjt"ld data
consists of three components:
(2) HOlVlS Collaborate'''' that
managers to access, manage and
software
s; Collaboration Center allOWing
the information collected
connected to the Internet; and (3) RDMS COllurlunicate 1T1l that proVides
Internet connectivity in ellen the most remote and difficult environments,
The Rapid Data Management System (RDMS) is a patented, secure, end-to-end solution for
coilecting mission critical data in the field and sharing, in rea!.. time, with managers at a
HeaclquCll'ters level. Through the use of HDMS, field personnel can quiddy and accurately g;:ii:her
I1cluding (iPS
a digital image, iJJnd any
datiil the organization
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RDMS CoUett
(iPS
$~temte
<lnd visual
assessments. And because RDMS Collect is based on standard Microsoft NET
tet:nno!clgh::s, functionality can
and
be
or SUJJpll:l11ent:etl
Un!,s RDMS Collect devices with the Collaboration Center and allows field data to flow'
between the two. It is designed to transmit field data over the Internet using standard
commercial cellular networks, cabled networks and 802.11 WiFi netliVorks.
RDMS Communicate provides a number of features for keeping YOLir personnel safe and
keeping your data secure. An ,l\le,t
transmits emergency warnings and urgent
information between RDMS Collect devices and your Collaboration Center. These Alerts
may include GPS coordinates to pinpoint the location of your personnel. To keep your
data secure, GRT employs a mlJlti~Jayered security approach to data transmission,
including cryptography that adheres to the govemment's Federal Information
PIAblication 140-2 and Is indlenen,jerltfv r",.-tifi.,,-I
Prc)CeSsiflg Standard
For those field personnel
are
in remote and austere
where cellular and larid lines are
nU)'Idri",~
with DSL Internet
I~DIVIS Communicate also
and
so they'ii never be but of tOI,lch.
satellite communication
rr.rYiv'"r",hll",
or
the satellite terminal can be used for
cornmunicatil1g data, reports and images, as well as voice when needed.
RDMS Communicate can in most cases be used with customer's e)(isting cellular plans
and satellite communication capabilities.
it is the central headquarters hub of the GRT solution. it's an easy to learn and use Webthat allows
managers and field managers to access,
manage,
and share the information collected by field pelr'50mH~t
based
The Collaboration Center provides (1) the ability to monitor, review ",na evaluate
information as it is transmitted by field personnel to your organisation's secure
datat'disle; (2) instant analysis of information using standard and custom charts,
and
(4) (~mergency alerts sent
011 maps and satellite
n",!rctlnnl,i'
ag~mties, alll)Wilng
Colla!)cH-atiion
identified by icons sLJjJer-imposed
capablJities; (3) location based
G.m
and (5)
of mission
field W5t~rS and
infonnaliol1 with other
to share and viellv data. /-',
mUltiple
be used to
field programs.
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Center
Built in GPS technology in the handhelds allows RDMS CoBect to
pull in (iPS
assessment
without
need
latitude and
coordinates as the user is
Once the data is sent, the location
fOi'the individual to have technical GPS
information can be used to perform spatial analysis on the data. ROMS Collaborate plots the
information collected ~n the field on a map which provides criticOilinformatioil to assessment
collectors.
tools
RDMS Coillilborate eni'ilble d(~cision m2!kers to
Iflevl! the
and
{)f an event rnomentsafter
st@IT send In their reports.
rile
maps, which can be viewed rrofn any
dellver il! tn).l"2 Cornmol'l (In"p,ri('1i:i
Pictuf';::
for tomm2:nd staff to nliOl~:~ infor'med Bmel
Onte th\':'St': de(:i$i::;m~,
eH:9ctrv61V:3.nd
comm""nd "md con1rol fi,",!ct
staff and units in a live
room enllironrrlt'nt.
Most
The GPS-enabled hand-held units have the ability to take digital pictures,. scan barCodes i send
text messages] make phone calls, and record video/audio.
GRT provides 24/7/365 secure Web-based data management support from its Virtual Network
Operations Center (VNOC), which is manned by a team of communications, software, and
computer spt;;ciali:;l:s,
GRrs patented ROMS system proVides the oniy end-io-end, secure, realtime data collection on
the market today. The systern is unique in that through the use of ruggedized, hand-held
devices (PDAs) with GPS, barcode reading, and digital image capabilities, field users can quickly
and securely collect and transmit mission-critical information to a common operating platform,
Once transmitted to the Collaboration C,,:nl:er, decision-makers can
and
data
directions :;inc! tasks back into the field, in
(iKT's
i"H" •..,r,·,,.,,':>j·II".,, of our cus1:()fller i S othEr
sen:.or netvvorks
weather
erl1ergency rnanagers with
nriIMiO',cj·I,1
rnake better inl'onTIl','d dedskms and to tllk)calte
digitizing the field data that has
been collet1:;::d
,,,"'(\,,i,'~,,,e emergency rnanagers \lilith state·of-the,art
po\tverfully improve thE'ir nn"'·~;'1·,rW1C
.,mel
GHT holds
fol' the RDIVIS system, including the FlPS 140·2
end-ta-end secure
communications technology between the field and the HDfViS Collaboration Center, For the
collectors can aC(lJratelv,
and
tram:pnit up,to Hle-l11cmlent
zero of an event,
that decision makers at n,,,c!uq,},,~.
the
truth" in nei3r'~l"ead tjn1f~ and can better aHc~catc rt::sc~urces
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The l\iiaine pmgram, now
its third year, was initialed
States
to the fvla!f!e National Guard to
n€IiV tet:hrioI1JgIES.
Hurricane
it was
dear to CO'!lI~Te:ssj,,)n:SlI irJvestigaitDrsthafi
ied to information gaps and shortfalls thai: could have been avoided"
in\;restigati ori5 and revievlfs,
to the Post-Katrina Emergency fV/(;m£vge'n1.>.nf: RejOlTfi Act
r
IndividUB! agency skills and ca(J",i:ii\iijes
LEiei<
L!~': of te,;'Ul,OICyRV
LiJick of c()ordin.",tiol1 betw!,:l",n levf::·b of ""~",t",,·tHi""'I·"·
CJ
rnlsllse of resourcl"s
o
of effort
response
Pointed to a need of technology that could fuse data and ""·,-."irl,, 2! full "CoHHTlon
nl~ir.":::lt;",:r Picture" to all entities ernploying technology to
up res;pcins,e/r'eCiDv,:;rv
efforts and synchronize coordination
o
managers ~n Maine lilIith
real 1:il"n2 data collection andw aevellOp a common rm."~::;,nrl"
for
and local Dfficials to use in
The
was first
used in A,pr!1 2009 to
situational awareness
ng flooding across
and a
assessment process has sino? been
to
up the recovery
tollol/vmg an ernergencv event.
n",',i'n"-,,yc
such as IVJaine's Hi
!-lTjpn:;-PI'lnl
rVi;:UT2Igel"'fl(,·qr Agencies, the rVlaine
utj~izine RDlvlS in ,h21,
part ~-o
up their
m2SS10n re:;iJ()f1sibiiiti.2S, as vJeH as to rernain
VVhJ1 thE' 'r-echnok;gy before a disaster st~-ikes
on rhE' success of~~he f\/iainE'
Forest Senrici':' sod the Maine
""''''::Iil-iT;,,;,,!yj'
open;~tnons; in
,~,-,·,fi>··ieo,.i·
progn"m ediT is now esicatl!ishifiiil!; Elrn~~l"gfmc'\i 1\"I;~!';Cl~;2n0el,-~t prngr;;,ITI5 rn Te);",s and Hawaii,
field '':Ofh?;st
... ~;'n.;, ''''I't~ \filii h
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Maine Rangers have in
collected over 95,,000 inspections sine<::; 2009
using RDMS. 1he agency estimates a 50% increase in productivity as a result of
the HOI\/!;: SOIUTIDn.
l-.",~"·.h,+·.,li,-.,",
ha.s r:c,i!ect,:,d
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f' h(~ ",;'f~~te c'f !\IL~:in0:<
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Actual election results suggested lVIanigat received 31.4-% with Celestin placing
second with 22.5% of the vote.
J)eE~I(iili2: to improve their disaster relief
the jl,merican Red Cross
was an
and
Global Relief
The Red Cross has us{,:d RDMS
to
national
respollse efforts
the
Iowa Floods and
in 2009 in <;llr,nn,'ITornados in 2008, Hurricanes lke, Gustav and Dolly later that year and
of the massive flooding in Georgia in 2009 and Tennessee in 2010, Using RDMS, the Red Cross
has been able to collect nearly 50,000 individual geo-referenced and detailed damage
assessments all homes, apartrnents and trailers providing the Red Cross with the following new
mission specific capabilities:
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The ability in minutes to efflciently assess, record and transmit
assessments
from storm
neighborhoods when
such collections and ,".,..,{wtinu
took
of 12 hours
ok}
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@
ED
o
analysis
using RDMS to perform assessments, eliminating the
transportation of paller assessment forms from the field at the end of the
to the
manual collation and data
process that would go late into the night during critical
disaster operatiol1s
By leveraging ROMS, such reporting is available in minutes to Red Cross disaster
illanagers in the fje~d and sinnUaaneoiisiy to the Red Cross tJat10na~ Operations Center in
Washington, D.C
The ability to
and report information via iii secure web-based
enabling
the Red Cross to share their critical information in real time with other
at the
state and local level to improve collaboration across these
efforts.
Reduced
costs by streamlining Disaster Relief
largely
eliminating manUEl! data
or ph,o'tolcopving.
Disaster victims are able to receive ald and hmding more quickly and efficiently.
In 2008 Arnerican Red Cross volunteers, working in areas devastated by stor-ms and
floods across the country, collected apprw\lmatelv 50,000 detailed electronic damage
assessments.
o For the first time i most of these
assessments \flIere
and
analyzed within 24 to 48 hours after the disaster occurred.
o Rapidly
assessments
dedsion-rnakers decide how best
to
o
'"
and
relief to those most in need.
During the Hurricane Gustav relief efforts in Louisiana, the American Red Cross disaster
assessment volunteers used 25 ruggedized handheld devices to collect 17,000 damage
assessments in less than t\l\lO weeks.
The following week during Hurricane Ike, the volunteers used 1.4 ruggedized handheld
devices to coileo. an additional 11,000 damage assessments in Galveston, Texas.
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SO'I'tVlif'U'iE! (Includes ali source codeing development and update charges
throughout the year)
llliH,aglliljJ; firsl ~III1I'IM'~, II
$ 850,000,00
$3:;(1,1100 te!Juk~d for Cll!'h
llildiqimllil :;()lll'[),;' 's
by jhi~
.s(,ft;:VI"·C ll'H! illtlud,,~ Ill!
d1lHl~t~
l<lld (h'v~hlIHnl'lll, dOW"!t'I'lh lW(\lillthlleS
fUl"lllN'
(hnQ
o
Tilis f~t in indiclltivr of' ~tlllldllrd ClC but
ea" "llry dC!}~lltJ!ng 0" spcdfit'
$250,000.00
$
l'elJnircn"'l!ts from l'!i~nt liS If.. illcMion lIlIIl
fit ont
with
2.
on a 12 person
team
by an
additional 20 personnel
the first 12 weeks with support operating 5
a week for 52 weeks (calculated at 48 weeks to account for leave) using the
LongTerm Hourly Rate 2 {this will be refined when program is establishedL
the hourly rate includes overheads, individual and office field equipment,
admin and support staff, public holidays, annual, long servlce; sick and all
other leave provisions, overtime, <llf)r->nH')f1lu",'!·inn
on)t(~ssiQn,al indemnity
all
allow2HKes.
Long Tel-m !2+
weeks
Short Term 1-12
Weeks
MlIlllllgemCJ!lt
Director
$
280.00
$
250_00
0.00
0.00
As Requested
Program Manager
$
210.00
$
180.00
l.00
1920
$ 345,600.00
Operations Manager
$
140.00
$
120.00
1.00
1920
$ 230,400.00
Operations Analyst/Specia!ist/Trainer
$
105.00
$
85.00
2.00
3840
$ 326,400.00
Oper8tio9ls
l3
A lI(;vvj:jl1l~e
ii
$
$
AII0 VV.U1 ice
Sub
$
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GST
$
609,134.70
Total
$
6,700,481.70
the
individual
overtime,
holidays,
service,
and all
superannuation, workers compensation, professional indemnity and all other
insurances, professional development, payroll tax and award allowances.
48p,ono.o,o
. Program Mana~er
$
210.00
$
140,00
$
120.00
3.00
IOS.OO
$
85.00
9.00
5,
$ 691,:WOOO
$1
Field
,.
Field Manager
$
140.00
$
lio.oO
2.00
3',840
$ 460,800.00
Field Coordinator/Specialist/Trainer
$
105.00
$
85.00
40.00
76,800
$6,528,000.00
Hcld
$
85.00
$
65:00
0.00
$
TO~llIl
$9,iJlU,400.m)i
g, Development SUi:iporit
il1clucied in the
CollalClOl'atiion Centre
secure ho~)tjrlg clia(ges).
Soi'tware and Backerld (ilrlcilldiflg
9. Mist Support and Expenses ~ an al!owance has been made to cover <JJil
office support, Sil:artionilJry, uniforms, vehicles, equipment &llrlllrJJ safety devices
etc.
10.
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Chaiilrmali1l, GeloE:ve
former Chairman Orade Corpoll'atiorll
!former Asc. Administwal'i:or NASA Manned] Space Flight
"Uke what [ saw at the NASA and the Oracle Corporation, GRT is blazing a path for the use of
new technologies in real-world circumstances. In effect, the GRT patented solution is changing
the way people operate in difficult field conditions around the world and is giVing decision
makers superior
to act with
and effectiveness.
is the rea! deal. Ii
US AmbaH,,;:sador to the IIJnitl!!d Nalticlt!:lll,IIJN Hl!!adqu!J!i)rteilrlSl" New Vork
!folrmet IIJnited Nations; Deputy
UN High Commitlilsioner for ReifuQees
IiGRT's solution addresses a huge chalfenge for the humanitarian cammunity~' how to easily
transmit critical data from the field so that organizations can immediately analyze and respond
to fast-breaking crises. 1/
In connection with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Report, February
2007
Former IIJS Senator
"GRT stood out in fiurricane Katrina relief efforts as a powerful technologv for Marine Corps
personnel rapidly coflecting reaUime engineeling and logistics data for the purpose of
speeding assistance to devastated areas in Mississippi and Louisiana. This is how technology
can be used to save fives in disasters and coordinate emergency response efforts. "
I?rQ~sildh~I!1It, lRaythel:m, lflfl'tii"!,]If;;~lt!'!,dI DIEi1l'el'lse Sys:t~emI5
"Raytheon IDS uses GRT's
software and Virtual Network nY>f'>,.;,r;r>f":: Center co,oa,biliili€:,'s
to support our homeland
and maritime
awareness
Their
Data
M<1i na'gemE?f1t Svstl?m is a
tool for
critical time
sensitive data in the field. "
!President, Telenerr §atemte Selnl'ices Hefidlngs, Inc.
"GRT's unique information management soiution combines highly mobile satellite
communications and hand held devices loaded with easy-ta-use data collection software,
arming decision makers with an efficient communications tool to help accurate and rapid
decisions based on field data in emergencies and crises. II
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"The interoperabHity of communications has long been a weakness Df first responders, and its
impressive for me to see the coofdination of emergency information that is being employed by
Maine Emergency
" (U.S. FiepresentatilfE! MichClelN. Michaud)
"The RDMS
has been very well iecf:llied
has added a
Tearn
that 1/\1e did not
and
have. The Personal Data AssLstcmt is
voids in wmrnunications in the field and
iJiS
a cleare·r Cornrnon
Picture. I'm
'i"'r·".k",d with the
this
the overall situational
fr.l rapidly wHeet
location
information
a
iJvvareness. In particular, the
broad geographic area and transm~t it to a centra! location provides tiS 'with the means to :Elccess
rea! time intelligence to help drive
Maine Emergencj! J\liotwgement Agencl! j
response decisions,"
MCL\leer, Director
"I['s vel'V
" said
to me,
dozen natural disasters in New
/A critical eien1ent of the response is
COlTlltlllrlication and
accurate data about
on in the field.
Port-sftlouth Herald - GOII
sees extreme cffHa [mal,'si§;
company is a
"There Is a huge unmet need for this kind of technology," John Sununu
success
in the
its
has affected
in the U,S. and around t~II" \I\Iorld.'"
(U.S. Senator John Swnmu - Ernergencj! 'ResponseComn1l1rid Cel11er Opens at
"(-iliT does outstand.ing work on behaif of first n:sponders ;3nd reconsiTuction personnei ~nd the
oUile!r hand, held PDAs
Zi critical capability to our first responders, while
at the same time bringing high
to the state of New
" Jeb Bradley said.
(U.s.
Jeb Bradley
Commond Center
at Pease)
develoiprrWll1:
"This telchlloIIO~;V is critical. it really IS the
but if
not
PiJrtsmouth f-!ercild -
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If you have ilIny quieries please feel free to contact me anytime.
yOll,
Executive Director
Global ReJiefTechnologics" Asia Pacitlc
37 Leichhardt
Spring Hill
Brisbane, QLD, Australia 400 I
1-61 488 008 650 Mobile
161 738397646 Fax
[email protected]
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