CRISMA ICMS Architecture Document V2

The document at hand is a revision of the initial version of the architecture specification of the CRISMA Framework (D32.1, 2013) and the addresses updates and aspects not considered in V1. This document is a deliverable of Sub-Project 3 (Integrated Crisis Modelling System) corresponding to WP32 (Crisis Modelling System Architecture), reporting on the results of the work performed in the context of the tasks Task 3.2.2 “ICMS Functional Architecture Update” (m20-m23) and Task 3.2.4 “ICMS Implementation Architecture Update” (m21-m24).

The main objective of this document is to provide an exhaustive specification of the architecture of the CRISMA Framework. Thereby it outlines the implementation independent Functional Architecture, describing the general aspects of the CRISMA Framework as well as the Implementation Architecture, specifying a software framework which constitutes a concrete realisation of the Functional Architecture.

In particular, the architecture specification includes the definition of the architectural concepts in relation to project objectives and user requirements as well as the specification of Functional Building Blocks of the CRISMA Framework. In addition, the document discusses the relevant standards used for implementation of the framework, introduces the concepts of the Implementation Architecture and presents a template for defining the pilot-specific Application Architectures as well as a specification of an information model supporting interoperability and integration aspects and a set of rules and guidelines for the implementation of Building Blocks.