Integration of hazard management services

Abstract

Software migration to services is composed of three important parts: source code characterization, target code modeling, and transformation of legacy artifacts to develop services. Moreover, if the same target code model is defined as a common migration target for several existing applications with similar functionality, it is also possible to support interoperation and integration, in addition to migration to software services. This method for software migration may be applied in hazard management, where the availability of systems to manage particular environmental or social hazards may be insufficient when chain reactions and correlated events have to be treated simultaneously. Existing applications for monitoring hazards and emergency response may be migrated towards service-oriented systems, capable to orchestrate decision making and response actions. The target model proposed in this paper is a process template for integrating services irrespective of the hazard type, with the possibility to reuse the realizations of visualization and notification activities. The example implemented in our study was based on process binding to services specific for water and air pollution management.