Vis/ability Dictionary

Action Panel

A popup window to access Actions (in vis/ability)

Action(s)

Customized buttons to invoke frequently used macros or commands.

Audio

Mapping of sources to audio zones and control of audio systems connected to the vis/ability platform.

Audio Tab

A button in the vis/ability Hub which opens access to manage any audio controls connected to the vis|ability platform.

Capture Client

The software application which pulls content into vis/ability from computers on the network.

Chat

v. To communicate with another user via realtime text in vis|ability; n. An interactive record of realtime text between users in vis|ability.

Cloud

Vis/ability in the Cloud connects teams to critical information, displays, sites, & people wherever they are.

Collaborate

To view and interact with information inside vis|ability with another user

Control Room

Any gathering place inside an organization, usually secure, where people collaborate around critical information, and manage incidents.

Desktop (vis/ability Desktop)

vis/ability’s graphic user interface application for PCs and workstations.

Display

Any large display used for the visual presentation of information, connected to the vis|ability platform, from a single panel to a video wall.

Display Node

vis/ability’s display management software, hosted on any appropriately-specced off-the-shelf computer or server. A Display Node is the only component required to connect to vis/ability resources and display limitless mosaics of content in a common operating picture.

Displays Tab

A tab (in the vis/ability Hub) where users access display walls connected to the platform, and manage their content

Favorite(s)

Frequently accessed People, Spaces, Displays, & Sources; v. To save a frequently accessed Person, Display, or Source as a Favorite

Favorites Tab

A tab (in the vis/ability Hub) to store and organize frequently accessed People, Spaces, Displays, and Sources

Grid

n. A customizable frame in which content can be visually organized; v. To create or manage content in an organized fashion

Hub

A collapsible desktop toolbar where users can access all elements of the vis/ability system

Layout

A customized set of visual content that can be loaded together as a group on a display

Link

A plugin architecture that connects monitoring applications to vis/ability, automating the visual common operating picture.

Link Email Connector

The Link plugin which enables the display of visual information in vis/ability, as incident notifications are received via email.

Link ServiceNow Connector

The Link plugin to ServiceNow, enabling the display of content in vis/ability, by relevance and importance, as they are triggered by ServiceNow tickets.

Link Waze Connector

The Link plugin to Waze, enabling the automated, organized display of traffic cameras and content in vis/ability,, as incidents first develop and are reported via Waze crowdsource data.

People (or Person)

A credentialed user of the vis/ability platform

People Tab

A tab (in the vis/ability Hub) which allows one to share content and chat with other users of the system.

Share

v. To send information or access to information to another user in vis/ability; n. An invitation to access information from another user in vis/abiilty

Sources

Visual content available in the vis/ability Platform. Includes web pages, applications, graphics, media files, screen captures, widgets, IP cameras, cable channels and live streamed video from a vis|ability mobile app.

Sources Tab

A tab (in the vis/ability Hub) to access all the content available in the vis/ability platform

Space(s) (vis/ability Spaces)

A virtual container(s) for collaborating with vis/ability Sources.

Spaces tab

A tab (in the vis/ability Hub) to access, create, and manage Spaces

System Manager

The central repository of vis/ability system configuration information

Tab

The central repository of vis/ability system configuration information

Template

A set of defined areas of a video wall, in an existing layout format, into which content can be placed without requiring additional effort to resize or shift around the screen. Users can define any number of Templates for use anytime.

Tile

To organize content so it occupies equalized amounts of space in a visual area.

Tools Tab

A tab (in the vis/ability Hub) to access the Link configurator and Actions Panel

User

A human with the ability to interact with a digital tool.

Video Controller

A device or computer which combines a number of video signals into a contiguous image, to display on a video wall.

Video Wall

A group of video displays positioned together, in order to be viewed as one contiguous display. Or, a very large display for use in control rooms and command centers.

vis/ability

The collaborative visual operating picture for critical intelligence, teams, & essential organizations.

vis/ability (vis/ability Platform)

The collaborative visual operating picture for critical intelligence, teams, & essential organizations

VMS

Video Management Systems, which are often used to unite the control and management of a large number of monitoring cameras. vis/ability integrates VMS platforms to unify your common operating picture.