A Common Operating Picture (COP) is a computing platform based on GIS technology that provides real-time data and information for situational awareness, coordination, and communication to be shared between decision-makers, and across the world.
For decision-makers tasked with optimizing internal business processes, it’s essential to invest in the development of an organization-wide common operational picture that’s capable of delivering the level of situational awareness needed to make well-informed, competitive decisions.
The situational awareness provided by a COP is fundamental in understanding all of the relevant aspects of an incident, and having robust situational awareness over real-time events is essential.