Creation of the monitoring and alerting systems of the natural hazards and crisis conditions, effective management with the involved forces and resources is an important state objective, which is resolved by means of the geographically distributed integrated systems of monitoring, alerting and control (GDISMAC).

The research staff of the Institute of Cybernetics jointly with its partner ("Incom" LLC, Tomsk) performed research and technical development of hardware and software systems for creation of geographically distributed integrated systems of monitoring, alerting and control (GDISMAC), as well as design and engineering work which in 2006-2011 served the basis for the production deployment, delivery and successful implementation of the family of such systems into a number of economic sectors and power structures. The work was performed under supervision of M.A. Sonkin.

Scientific significance of the work covers:

• the development of the theoretical aspects of GDISMAC creation of general and special purpose;
• the development of mathematical methods and models of the architecture optimization and structural parameters of such systems on the basis of the theory of graphs and discrete programming;
• the solution of the tasks of optimal use of heterogeneous communication channels;
• the creation of the universal hardware and software, including for development of the support subsystems of the mobile groups using GLONASS system and air drones.

The practical significance of this work is to create specialized user terminals, telecommunication equipment, as well as mathematical and software of GDISMAC.

The unique model, algorithmic, software and technical solutions of the authors are protected by 21 patents and inventor’s certificates and justified by over 300 publications, 24 diplomas and medals of the national and international exhibitions.

The convincing testimony of the universality and practical relevance of the authors’ work is the fact that the alerting systems developed on the GDISMAC basis are supplied to the Russian Federation Ministry of Defense; alerting systems and hard-copy communication and control systems are deployed in the Russian Federation Interior Ministry Troops throughout the country; the monitoring systems of the forest fire situation are used in forest areas of tens of RF territories; the systems of the data collection, processing and alerting are used in Kamchatka region, in RosHydroMet, Hydromet of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.

In 2013, the work was awarded with the State Prize - Prize of the Russian Federation Government in science and technology.