The CMC Simulation tool allows one to select a previously defined monitoring scenario or to build and save a new one. A scenario may include several views of the monitoring site, and may include previously placed sensors and other objects. A view is a way of visualizing a site, for example, a map or drawing of the site. Interactions between various sensors and objects of interest, such as jeeps and tanks, are modeled in the simulation. The user is free to place sensors into the simulated environment and then cause objects of interest to move near those sensors.
Sensors alarm if underlying models determine that it is appropriate.
This capability makes it possible for a participant to experience some aspects of technical monitoring. We hope that this experience will help the viewer to understand the basic capabilities and limitations of sensor technologies and will encourage the exploration of monitoring options. Objectives of the simulation capability include educating negotiators about monitoring technology, designing monitoring concepts for specific locations, evaluating monitoring systems and training inspectors. In addition, the simulations can play an important role in data analysis after implementation of a monitoring system. This capability will be useful during the process of negotiating, designing, and implementing regional confidence-building measures in cooperative monitoring regimes.