TIDES and the Naval Postgraduate School held their 

RELIEF (Research and Experimentation for Local and International Emergency and First Response) experiments at Camp Roberts, California. RELIEF enhances capabilities for the first responder and crisis response community by providing possible solutions to challenges brought about by natural and man-made disasters in both domestic and international environments; as well as creates linkages between NGOs, local, state, and federal entities, and the military to achieve common goals of post-disaster recovery. The most recent exercise examined geospatial awareness functions of DoD's QuickNets situational awareness project. QuickNets was designed to deploy a back-packable system for supporting the basic communications infrastructure and social media infrastructure in a disaster zone. Participants used crowdsourced technologies to run mock application of QuickNets in order to test its integrated mapping and GIS imagery tools. Additionally, RELIEF participants took part in testing out rescue and relief technologies such as portable tents; and reviewed and integrated imagery from the unmanned aerial systems into existing GIS platforms for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief purposes. The group also participated in the mock evacuation drill in order to review and assess the needs and concerns of stricken populations, and to better understand which HA/DR technologies and products can be most applicable to provide relief, protection and security.