EnVision GOSSAMER

Ground Operating CBRN Surveillance

System Along with Measurement and Event
Reporting

Katja Kiukas, Business Manager, CBRN Systems

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Catching the Essential

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What is it?

A new ruggedized, field deployable CBRN

surveillance system in the EnVision Product
Family formed by
CBRN measuring and data processing units
Command and control posts with GIS based CBRN
monitoring software
PDAs for local user interface
Related radio communication systems and power supplies

Typically featured with several sensor fields, each

build upon a number of the key system
components, e.g. one sensor field up to 10
Sensor Nodes and A Command and Control Post

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What is it used for?

For creating temporary, mobile sensor fields for CBRN detection anywhere and anytime,
when there are needs for

Monitoring critical sites for intentional releases of hazardous substances

Monitoring accidents related to hazardous substances

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Applications

The system has been designed for Military Special Forces to be

applied both in peacetime and wartime missions

National or international crisis management and support

for other authorities in
Surveillance of accidental releases of airborne hazards
like CWAs and TICs and radiation around factories,
warehouses, power plants and port terminals

Surveillance of possible intentional releases of

airborne CBRN agents related to battlefield
operations, terrorism or vandalism

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Structure of the Sensor Fields
Mobile ENVI BioScout Units
Bioaerosol detector
Cable connected to CRNW Master Units
CRNW Master Units
CRN detectors Battery back
Wind sensor
Data collection and Repeater Master Units
processing Data collection and processing
Military radio and an Military radio, an antenna, an
antenna, an antenna antenna mast
mast
Battery pack
Battery pack

Command and Control Post(s)

Hand-held computers Ruggered laptop
(PDAs) with EnviScreen Station Tool
Advanced EnviScreen Operix system software
Rugged PDA
User interface (EnviScreen Station Tool) CCP Master Unit for data collection and processing
Military radio, an antenna, an antenna mast
Battery pack

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Key Components

Tripod mounted CRNW Master Units

ChemProDM for CWA and TIC detection
A 3rd party sensor for gamma radiation measurement
with high and low range Geiger Mueller detectors with
high accuracy and linearity
A 3rd party sensor for wind speed and direction
ChemProDM: indication for humidity and air pressure;
separate temperature measument
Field Master Module: Collection and processing the real-
time measurement and event data from the sensors
Radio link for wireless communication: an integrated
tactical radio on military UHF band and an antenna with or
w/o an optional, separate a antenna mast
Built-in GPS and accelerometer to indicate tampering
Battery pack as a power supply

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Key Components

Tripod Mounted Mobile ENVI BioScout Unit

A field-hardened version with reduced footprint of the familiar ENVI BioScout for
bioaerosol detection

Cable connected (Ethernet) to the CRNW Master Units

Battery pack as a power supply

Monitors continuously ambient air

Triggers early warning for potentially harmful airborne bio
particles in the size category of 0.5 10 microns
Initiates air sample collection on a membrane filter at the time of
an alarm

The collected air sample is retrievable with a short rinsing

protocol and suitable for provisional BWA identification with rapid
methods like ENVI Assay System Gold immunoassays

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Key Components

Personal Digital Assistant = PDA

A robust control tool to
ease the set-up of the system
check locally the performance of the CRNW Master Units, Mobile
ENVI BioScout Units and CCP Master Units

The EnviScreen Operix Station Tool

PDA user interface that provides the operators with

station- and sensor status and measurement and event
data from the integrated sensors

Live overview of signal qualities and parameter setting for

radio communication

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Key Components

Command and Control Posts

Military grade laptop with Advanced EnviScreen Operix system

software for constant CBRN surveillance/real-time situational
awareness

A tripod mounted CCP Master Unit for data collection and

processing

Integrated military radio and an antenna, an optional antenna

mast

Battery packs as a power supply

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Key Components

Command and Control Posts Advanced EnviScreen Operix

EnviScreen Operix Real-time Operation Tool

Operative use of the system from the rugged laptop of the

Command and Control Post
Planning of the placement of the sensor nodes
Operative functionality
User management
CBRN surveilllance
Control features for the whole system and for measuring
units
Reporting (ATP-45)
Data saving/storage

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Key Components

Advanced EnviScreen Operix Software New Features

Integrated GeoServer support (Map Database)
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Tools for measuring distances, drawing areas and placing symbols on the map
Software platform updated from 32 bit to 64 bit
Improved system self-diagnostic reporting features, new WARNING event is
introduced
Symbol editor for customized device and station presentations
New device and station registration and presentation customization capability
New GIS object handling tree to manage different map layers and objects
on the map
Improved raster image import, manage and presentation
New logging feature, now logs operators actions
New coordinate systems beside WGS-84, now UMT and MGRS
New status bar, bottom of the map view (offers; map layer management,
coordinates, map scale, station info)
Device and event log can be hidden/unhidden now to get more map area
when need

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Key Components
Command and Control Posts
Advanced EnviScreen Operix System Software
EnviScreen Operix Web Reporting Tool

Provides HTML based reports for:

Event data from the detectors
Measurement data

Saving and printing the reports

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Key Components

Radio Communication System

A commercial broadband military radio system with the soldier radios,
omni-directional antennas, optional light tactical antenna masts and
optional Tripod Mounted Repeater Master Units

Operation in the 225 to 400 MHz UHF band to provide good

balance between range, data rate and RF output power

Selectable RF output up to 1 W to allow a mission specific range

vs. battery lifetime optimization

Factors affecting the wireless network performance and the need for
antenna masts and Repeater Master Units
Operating environment with physical obstructions
Network range and distance between the devices
Interference and signal sharing
Load and usage of the network

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Power supply

The standard EnVision GOSSAMER is equipped with 24 VDC

battery packs
A sealed, maintenance-free lead-acid AGM batteries

A 72 hour operational time is reached by integrating sets

of interchangeable battery packs with the measuring and
data processing units, repeater units and Control and
Command Post

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Key Features and Benefits

Transportable wireless system with fluent

field deployment

Robust tripod mounted CBRN Measuring

and Data Processing Units

Field Command & Control Post with

Advanced CBRN system software

Real-time situational awareness with

comprehensive reporting

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