TRACENET - A VR Framework to Support Online Collaborative Training Activities

The article introduces the YR framework and the preliminary outcomes of the ongoing European TRACENET project, an interdisciplinary and collabora­ tive initiative to support and enhance Civil Protection training activities through 3D geospatial data and YR solutions. The YR framework is a virtua\ and col­ laborative multi-player environment for manifold and diverse hazard simulations which allows remote users to see the outcomes of their intervention decisions. The YR framework is a complementary solution to traditional training activities, enabling cost reduction of full-scale on-site exercises - included in so-called EU MODEX activities. The framework is based on the Unreal rendering engine and is primarily dedicated to situation assessment, intervention planning and decision making.