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- The Main Exercise Room (MER), the central and largest room of the MaGISTrA. It contains
6 different large desks, so-called “islands”, plus a smaller one. Every “island” hosts several (6 to
8) workstations, all equipped with telephones and Personal Computers running software and

applications chosen to allow the Training Audience to fulfil its tasks. Essentially, each workstation
is employed to simulate an office, such as the J1 or J2 of a military staff; different islands refer to
different components, e.g. the military component of a mission, the civilian one, the police one, an
FPU, etc. The smaller desk, also equipped with a Simulation Training Area”. The shape, structure
and technological equipment of this new area have been carefully designed basing on the
experiences gained during the previous exercises. In particular,
- computer and a phone, is typically employed by key exercised figures (for example, the Head
or Chief of all other trained components). Needless to say, all computers are connected
together and can exchange messages and information via an internal e-mail system and shared
folders; they are however purposely completely disconnected from any outer network,
including Internet. In addition, the Main room hosts other important equipment, such as
printers, accessible from any workstation; two Interactive Multimedia Whiteboards; some
loudspeakers installed above the ceiling; a Multi-Touch Interactive Table; and a 3x2 Video
Wall. The latter is composed by 6 monitors, each 55’’ in size; it can be employed to visualize
the output of any other multimedia device, including, not only those already installed in the

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