Thanks Tim,
This is very informative and helpful. It's great to have information
we can sink out metaphorical teeth into.
Cheers,
Rex
At 10:49 AM -0400 8/25/06, Tim Grapes wrote:
>All,
>I completed some research on the 4 "OwnerInfo" elements in the RM
>design. The background information below is presented from the
>Wildland Fire / ROSS system perspective.
>
>It appears that all 4 elements are "organization" information. I
>recommend that "Owner" and "OwningJurisdiction" be combined into one
>element as they represent the same thing. "HomeDispatch" and
>"HomeUnit are distinct enough to keep. Documentation frequently
>uses the term "dispatch unit" generically.
>
>"Owner" / "OwningJurisdiction"
>Resource Owner Organization. The organization (government or
>private) who owns the resource.
>
>HomeDispatch
>Resource Home Dispatch Name - The description used to identify the
>dispatch unit that has primary responsibility for maintaining
>information on the resource (e.g., Ft. Collins Dispatch Center,
>Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center). The HomeDispatch fills
>Requests for Resource
>(although it's not totally clear, this element also appears to be
>organization info)
>
>HomeUnit
>Resource Home Unit - The description used to identify the office,
>district, etc. (organization), where the resource typically works
>out of (e.g., Manti-Lasal National Forest/Sanpete District).
>* e.g. When released from the detail assignment, the
>resource's "release-to location" will be the location designated by
>the resource's home unit.
>* E.g. Status of "Released" - The assigned resource has
>departed the event and has been released to the home unit or
>reassigned unit.
>
>OTHER RELATED INFO - FYI
>
>Organization: A company, office, or agency referenced in ROSS.
>Includes government and private organizations.
>* Organization has:
>* Unit Identifier Code (State Code + 4-Letter Unit ID)
>* Organization Name (e.g. Boise National Forest,
>* Organization Location (City, State)
>* Organization Contact Info (Address, Phone, Email, FAX, etc.)
>* Organization Type (Federal, State, Private)
>* Organization Administrative Affiliations
>* Organization data includes Agency and Unit Name.
>
>Dispatch Organization
>* The dispatch office responsible for obtaining resources
>to support the incident/project.
>* Dispatch Organization (Who has resource ordering responsibility)
>* Requestor The originating dispatch office
>* Provider The dispatch office with whom the
>request is placed and/or assigns the resource.
>
>---------------------------------------
>On the side in reference to our "ResourceMessage" "Status" - this is how
>Request Status - A description of the current state of a request.
>* Open Request has been logged; no action has been taken.
>* Pending Request has been reviewed by the
>decision maker and some activity has occurred.
>* Cancelled The request has been cancelled by the
>requestor prior to assignment.
>* Selected A resource has been selected to fill
>the request, but has not departed.
>* Filled-Closed A request has been filled with a supply
>item that does not require further tracking.
>* Filled A resource has been dispatched to fill the
>request and request will remain active until
> the resource has been released.
>* Released The assigned resource has departed the
>event and has been released to the home
> unit or reassigned unit.
>* Unable to Fill The request was not filled due to lack
>of resources based on availability or
> management priorities. Final disposition; request is
>considered "closed".
>
>Request Status - Selected vs. Filled
>* When a resource is selected to fill a request, the
>Request Status is set to "Selected". The request status is changed
>to "Filled" when the resource departs for the assignment.
>* Once Request Status is "Filled", the resource is
>considered "committed" to the incident and must be released before
>being selected for another assignment.
>* This feature allows the resource to be shown on an
>availability list in cases where the reporting date of the first
>request is in the future and a second request's ending dates are
>prior to that reporting date.
>
>Tim Grapes
>Evolution Technologies, Inc.
>Department of Homeland Security
>Science and Technology Directorate/OIC
>Disaster Management egov Initiative
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