Mapping is an essential element in any Command, Control and Communications system (C3), it shows where events are occurring and it helps control room operators understand the situation better.

Drilling down through the maps to the lowest level is important to see how a situation is developing.

Many disasters have involved control rooms and operators, but without the ability to see in real time as an event unfolds and without interaction with devices incidents very often quietly mature until they become critical, operators miss vital indicators or are so swamped with information they cannot see the critical issues.

MerlinAi is the latest version of Merlin and it has a new map and visualisation system.

Not only does this allow you to interact with mapping and planning tools like GoogleEarth it also includes MerlinMap's 2d localised mapping tool and now true 3d - used spatially to automatically identify and manage risks, select camera views and trace events as they unfold.

The best way to understand this is to watch the following video.

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