tilannetietoa

Tilannetietoa refers to structured, timely information about the current state of a situation. It is used to support assessment, decision-making and coordination in contexts such as emergency management, security, disaster response, and critical infrastructure operations. The term emphasizes real-time understanding rather than static reports.

Tilannetietoa combines data about threats, incidents, assets, resources, and environmental conditions to create a coherent situational picture. Data sources include sensors, personnel reports, vehicle and asset tracking, weather feeds, traffic data, and geospatial information. Time stamps, location, confidence estimates, and provenance are essential for interpretation.

Data is typically collected continuously or near real time, validated, fused, and presented through dashboards or maps. Interoperability and common data models facilitate sharing across agencies. Key quality attributes include timeliness, accuracy, completeness, consistency, lineage, and controllable access.

Applications include incident command, resource planning, logistics coordination, and risk assessment. Tilannetietoa supports rapid prioritization, situation timelines, and after-action analysis. In Finland, the concept is used in civil protection and emergency management to improve coordination between authorities and responders.

Challenges involve fragmented data sources, heterogeneous formats, privacy and security concerns, data reliability, and scalability. Addressing these requires data governance, standardized schemas, metadata, robust authentication, and clear dissemination policies to maintain a reliable situational picture.