What is the TSO?
The Tactical Situation Object (TSO) is a structured set of data for exchanging information between systems during disaster and emergency management. Thus, a TSO can describe all sort of events, the resources engaged in the operation, and the tasks in progress. The data inside the TSO are encoded in XML whose complexity is hidden from the user. The applications handling the TSO present the information to users in their own language, applying their own set of symbols.
The first version of the TSO has been defined in the frame of the European Union project Oasis (Open Advanced System for dISaster & emergency management www.oasis-fp6.org) in 2005; then the next versions have been discussed and set up in the CEN Workshop (the 'Information System for Disaster and Emergency Management' workshop). The output from the workshop WS/ISDEM 'Information System for Disaster and Emergency Management' on Shared situation awareness is composed of 2 documents:
To get a better understanding of the TSO, we recommend:
- Part 1: Message structure
- Part 2: Codes for the message structure (TSO Dictionary)
ISO TC 223 project team 'Interoperability'
The work of the CEN workshop 'Information System for Disaster and Emergency Management' has been presented to the ISO TC 223 (Societal Security) since November 2007. A New Work Item Proposal based on the CEN workshop agreement has been voted by the TC 223 and a project team 'Interoperability' is set up in the Working Group 3.
A group of experts will prepare an ISO Technical Specification starting from the CEN workshop agreement.
Other languages
Présentation générale en Français
(Presentation in French language of the TSO)