User's manual for the BROOM decision support system
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Publications
Using GIS technology to manage information following a bioterrorism attack
Journal of Map and Geography Libraries
The BROOM system was developed to collect, manage and analyze information from bioterrorist attacks on strategic buildings. GIS features help decision-makers and analysts rapidly assess the current status of contaminated facilities and develop optimized cleanup strategies. BROOM consists of networked server, desktop and PDA components. PDAs are deployed to collect samples of suspected bioagents, such as anthrax. Novel geostatistical methods are used to generate contaminant maps and define optimum locations for subsequent sampling. Efficiency and accuracy gains witnessed in field tests show that GIS technology can play a vital role in visualizing, managing and analyzing data from bioterrorism incidents. © 2007 The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.
BROOM: building restoration operations optimization model
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BROOM: SOFTWARE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE MANAGEMENT AND GUIDANCE
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Biological restoration of major transportation facilities domestic demonstration and application project (DDAP): technology development at Sandia National Laboratories
The Bio-Restoration of Major Transportation Facilities Domestic Demonstration and Application Program (DDAP) is a designed to accelerate the restoration of transportation nodes following an attack with a biological warfare agent. This report documents the technology development work done at SNL for this DDAP, which include development of the BROOM tool, an investigation of surface sample collection efficiency, and a flow cytometry study of chlorine dioxide effects on Bacillus anthracis spore viability.
Joint Sandia/NIOSH exercise on aerosol contamination using the BROOM tool
In February of 2005, a joint exercise involving Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) was conducted in Albuquerque, NM. The SNL participants included the team developing the Building Restoration Operations and Optimization Model (BROOM), a software product developed to expedite sampling and data management activities applicable to facility restoration following a biological contamination event. Integrated data-collection, data-management, and visualization software improve the efficiency of cleanup, minimize facility downtime, and provide a transparent basis for reopening. The exercise was held at an SNL facility, the Coronado Club, a now-closed social club for Sandia employees located on Kirtland Air Force Base. Both NIOSH and SNL had specific objectives for the exercise, and all objectives were met.
BROOM:building restoration operations model
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Software for sample data collection, management, visualization and analysis
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Contamination characterization in buildings : a spatial statistics approach
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Recent advances in positioning technology applied to sampling hazardous materials
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Contamination characterization in buildings : a spatial statistics approach
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