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                2.  Common Operational Picture (COP) – to address large-
                    scale events or disaster relief

                    •  A  central  information  platform  can  immediately
                       become a command and coordination centre in
                       case of emergency, allowing officers in charge to
                       instantly master the overall situation to allocate

                       resources and issue commands
                    •  The Chicago Marathon in the United States is an
                       example
                    •  If a COP was available during Typhoon Mangkhut in

                       2018, the COP could integrate various pieces of data                177
                       in real time, and link the information on buses and
                       the MTR for full analytical potential on a map. The
                       nightmare of "resuming work" could then be avoided

                    •  The  Geotechnical  Engineering  Office  in  the  Civil
                       Engineering and Development Department has
                       established a COP with information from various
                       work departments, including the latest data from

                       90 rain gauges, and emergency information such
                       as landslide reports. Information is uploaded to the
                       cloud server for integration, and the distribution of
                       emergency events is displayed on a large screen to

                       determine the response action
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