Incidone: A Task-Oriented Incident Coordination Tool

Coordinating rescue operations for incidents at sea can be a complex task. In this paper we present an ongoing project that aims to develop an incident coordination tool to support it. This tool, Incidone, is based on the specification outlined by Lijnse et al in “Capturing the Netherlands Coast Guard SAR Workflow with iTasks” and is therefore modeled after, but not necessarily limited to, the workflow of the Netherlands Coast Guard. The unique feature of Incidone is that it is the first tool of its kind developed using the Task-Oriented Programming paradigm. Therefore, we present the tool both from the perspective of its intended end-users as well as from the perspective of a software developer. The primary goal of the Incidone project is to provide an example of this method to developers of similar crisis management applications.