The EMF is an information unification software framework that supports the creation and execution of computationally and geographically distributed enterprise models. The EMF allows remotely located clients to participate in EMF-based applications based on the user's job function or "role".
By providing communication, security, and data integration capabilities, the EMF facilitates enterprise modeling in the areas of:
The SMA utilizes the EMF to integrate remote data feeds (from inside and outside the facility), real-time sensor system integration (via ISMs), and multiple, need-to-know-controlled, distributed human-in-the-loop interaction and control points.
The "role-based" access control enabled by the EMF architecture provides another critical capability of a sensor management system. In a defensive system, role-based access control is desirable to limit the information provided to specific users, and to allow only a certain degree of control over sensor systems. This capability allows the exploration of various facilities control configurations without rewriting the monitoring system software.
Leveraging the distributed nature of the EMF, the SMA supports multiple software clients at remote locations over network connections. Each of the SMA clients can have complete access to all data and full control of the deployed sensor systems, which greatly simplifies development, testing, and operations. Or, if required by the facilities operation manager, each client can be configured to allow different levels of access to data and control of the deployed sensor systems.
Intelligent Sensing Modules (ISM)
Sensor Management Architecture (SMA)
