DIGINEXT's Simulation and Virtual Reality Division, created in 1995 from CS’ Imagery and Geomatics Department and spun off in January 2010, regroups today 60 PhDs and engineers specialised in interactive 3D and simulation. It is among the world’s top ranking expertise centre in the field with internationally acknowledged experts, and project results published in the most prestigious journals and conferences.[Official Site]

This division coordinates the INDIGO project and will specify, design and, in collaboration with end-user partners, develop the INDIGO Framework. In addition, DIGINEXT will be in charge of the commercial exploitation of the project outcomes at the end of the project.

The Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione (I.S.T.I) is located in Pisa in the new Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) Research Area. Most of its scientific activity is performed within the framework of national and international research projects. I.S.T.I is also responsible for teaching and professional training activities. Several formal collaborations are currently under way with both Italian and foreign industrial partners in projects financed by the EU and other sources.
The Visual Computing Lab, one of the research departments of I.S.T.I, has been active on visualisation and computer graphics since 1984. Research in graphics algorithms currently focuses on the design of algorithms, data structures and prototypal systems for Scientific Visualisation (with particular emphasis on volume datasets), 3D Surface-based Graphics, 3D Range Scanning and 3D Web Applications. [Official Site]

This group will be in charge of the data compression and optimisation modules that will be required to store and handle in real-time, and on a standard PC platform, the huge amount of data that compose the crisis database.

The Center for Advanced Studies, Research and Development in Sardinia (CRS4) is an interdisciplinary applied research center based in Pula, Italy. The center develops and applies innovative solutions across a broad range of important areas by leveraging its key strengths in several scientific and technological disciplines. These areas encompass large-scale computational problems that require application of advanced simulation techniques supported by High Performance Computing and the timely integration of newly emerging Information and Communications Technology.
The Visual Computing Group isdedicated to developing powerful interactive 3D tools for scientific visualization and visual simulation. The main expertise is in multi-resolution data representation, time-critical graphics, external memory algorithms, and applications of virtual reality technology to visual simulation. [Official Site]

It will be in charge of the retexturing system enabling field units to provide pictures of the situation that will be used to enrich the database.

Funded in 1994, Immersion SAS is an SME that is currently the French leader in the development and distribution of multi-sensorial peripherals for visualisation and interaction. Based on these many years of experience in the field and an active RTD department, Immersion invents and distributes innovative input devices and visualisation systems for long time clients such as EADS, THALES, DASSAULT, EUROCOPTER, CEA, CS-SI, DCN, ESSILOR, FIAT, ORANGE R&D, RENAULT, PSA PEUGEOT CITROEN, LABRI, IRIT, CNRS,… Applications most praised by such organisations include virtual prototyping as well as both the navigation and interaction within very large environments such as geographic maps or simulation results. Proper equipment, both desktop sized and larger scale immersive ones, enables people to be brought into the virtual 3D prototype and to perform complex operations. More specifically, immersive platforms enable one or several users to visualize and interact with 3D mock-ups of their project, or working environment, as if they were inside the real one. Starting from a marginal orientation of the company a few years ago, the young RTD department has shown a constant growth in the last years. It is now one of the major activities of IMMERSION supporting the impressive growth of the company and employing a team of 7 hardware experts. The many abilities exhibited by this department are providing the company with the capacity to develop advanced hardware devices and to bring research ideas into new products. [Official Site]

In the frame of the INDIGO project, Immersion will implement a transportable multi-point, multi-user table suitable for crisis management.

CEN is the European Committee for Standardization. Its Members are the National Standardisation Bodies (NSBs) of the EU and EFTA. The work within CEN is performed in Technical Committees (producing European Standards and Technical Specifications) or in CEN Workshops (producing CEN Workshop Agreements). Note: CEN/STAR is an Advisory Body reporting to CEN Technical Board. It focuses on RTD needs in standardisation. It interfaces with the European Commission and other bodies to share information, to ensure more research is done and used for the benefit of standardisation and to maximise dissemination of end output of research, through standardisation. [Official Site]

CEN will provide the consortium with both the expertise and support in the field of standardisation for the emergency symbology.

Crisisplan is a young and independent crisis management consultancy firm established in 2001. Its headquarters are based in the university town of Leiden (all 8 employees are graduates from Leiden University). Crisisplan has experienced steady growth and is now considered one of the leading consultancy firms in the Netherlands. Based on a clear vision on crisis management, Crisisplan offers consultancy, training and tailor-made preparation programs in the field of crisis and disaster management. Crisisplan integrates innovative methods, scientific insights and practical experience in its activities and products. Crisisplan specializes in the development, implementation and evaluation of training sessions and interactive crisis simulations. Crisisplan works within the public and private sector. Crisisplan consults widely in the field of crisis management. All products are based on a combination of theory, practical knowledge and wide experiences. Crisisplan has built a wide client base, which includes public organizations (ministries, provinces, municipalities, the Nederlandsche Bank, the United Nations Development Program), private companies (ABN-AMRO, Shell, Tennet, Gasunie, the Utrecht and Leiden Medical Centers) and a wide variety of education institutions. Crisisplan was an active member of the CRIMSON user group and contributed to both its specification and validation. [Official Site]

Within INDIGO will CRISP be in charge of the coordination of the user requirements gathering and of the validation activities. It will also contribution to the definition of user requirements. In addition, CRISP will coordinate and animate the INDIGO User Group.

CRISMART, a part of the Swedish National Defence College in Stockholm, develops competence and fosters knowledge about national and international crisis management. It builds bridges between practitioners and researchers in an effort to strengthen the national and European crisis management capability.
Crismart consists of a core group of more than a dozen researchers at the Swedish National Defence College as well as an international network of around 100 analysts in over ten countries. Doctor Eric Stern leads this center of competence.
One main area of activities is crisis simulations, exercises and decision-support designed for public institutions and the networks they form. The scenario-building and lesson-drawing builds upon primary and secondary research.
Crismart is active across numerous societal sectors and national systems, which produces a wide experience of differences in crisis management structures. It frequently conducts inquiries and assessments of performance by parts of crisis management systems in Sweden and abroad. [Official Site]

In the frame of the INDIGO project, CRISM will contribute to the user-requirement definition and will validate the system on the Swedish scenario with the civil security actors.

The CEREN was officially created in 1979 as the Test and Research Center of the Entente Interdépartementale, a governmental organization for the protection of the forest and the environment against fires. This organization coordinates the firefighting efforts of the 14 French departments that are the most affected by forest fires, covering 4 regions of South France: Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur, Languedoc-Roussillon, Corsica, and Rhône-Alpes. CEREN is in charge of carrying out the necessary testing of fire fighting means and evaluate both the effectiveness and added value of these new systems and equipments, compared to existing ones. CEREN activity enables the identification and selection of the best systems and equipments for firefighting based on technological and /or economical factors. These tests and experimentations can be directly ordered either by the Entente/CEREN, by the Directorate of Defense and Civil Protection or by other governmental organizations. CEREN has studied and developed, for its own needs, important and highly specialized testing and measurement equipment and methodologies that are unique in Europe, and sometimes at the international level. In general, CEREN deals with applied research which is directly useful for Civil Protection services. The CEREN also collaborates with many researchers, industrial companies and users at national and international levels. It is in this context that CEREN has initiated and participated in many European Research and Development programs.[Official Site]

In the frame of the INDIGO project, CEREN will contribute to the user-requirement definition and will validate the system on the French scenario with the civil security actors.