Use of embedded modeling, simulation, and learning management capabilities for improved readiness, adaptability, and decision support for border security and first responders

It is challenging for agents or responders to find time for online courseware or training facility activities, but the introduction of a common operational picture (COP) enables embedded learning, training, rehearsing, analyzing, reviewing, and improving into operational systems. Switching from ldquoOperational COPrdquo to ldquoTraining COPrdquo enables go-to-work systems to interact with simulated information and data. Linkage to learning management systems provides access to standardized courseware, the ability to receive training credit, and a way to verify credentials in times of crises. Integration of these systems enables a Virtual Instructor to monitor a participant's actions, compare them with expected actions, pop up related courseware, and provide inputs into the system for participants. The integration of the COP with simulations enables a new level of decision support where the simulation can be initialized to the conditions of the COP and then run in faster than real time to investigate potential outcomes.