Innovating Public Safety for CoSPs
In an emergency situation, seconds save lives. The better emergency services can understand events as they unfold, the faster they can coordinate and respond. Using data gathered by cameras and sensors in city-wide infrastructure, and then shared over 5G networks, those in charge of public safety can access real-time information on situations around the city. Using augmented reality to bring together and enhance video, sensor and data feeds, emergency response leaders can improve decision making, and better co-ordinate fire, ambulance, and police services on the ground.
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In an emergency situation, seconds save lives. The better emergency services can understand events as they unfold, the faster they can coordinate and respond. Using data gathered by cameras and sensors in city wide infrastructure, and then shared over 5G networks, those in charge of public safety can access real-time information on situations around the city.
Using augmented reality to bring together and enhanced video, sensor, and data feeds, emergency response leaders can improve decision making and better coordinate fire, ambulance, and police services on the ground.
Public safety executives can deploy drones to gain a bird's eye view of the situation unfolding, as well as its wider impact on surrounding streets and buildings. They can use this footage to direct emergency services to the scene via the fastest route possible.
At street level, traffic, surveillance, and security cameras provide a close-up view of events. Safety executives can use this footage to identify who may be in the most immediate danger, or who may need medical attention first.
Using heat sensors emergency response leaders can pinpoint the exact location of people trapped inside a burning building, and then direct fire and rescue services straight to them. Sensors measuring oxygen and carbon dioxide levels provide additional insight into air quality, enabling safety executives to prioritize rescue attempts so those in most danger are brought to safety first.
Augmented reality headsets worn by firefighters on the ground give them the same view as those coordinating rescue efforts at mission control. They have a much better understanding of the environment they are in and greater insight into their own safety. For example, they can see clearly how much oxygen they have remaining, something that's not always possible by sight in a smoke-filled room.
Ambulance crews can use body sensors to monitor a patient's vital signs. This information is then automatically forwarded to teams in the emergency room. So they are fully prepared for each patient the moment they arrive. In situations where a casualty needs immediate specialist attention, body sensors and body cams can relay information directly to specialist consultants, no matter where they are located. Wearing a virtual reality headset, these experts can see exactly what the ambulance crew are seeing. Experts can then advise ambulance crews on the best course of action, and even circle or annotate the view to avoid any ambiguities, all in real time.
Weather data allows response teams to better manage emergencies over extended periods. Changes in wind direction, for example, have a huge impact on how fires should be tackled and where best to position emergency crew. Last but not least, safety executives can record every minute detail of an emergency as it unfolds and then use this data to carry out a post-mortem. From this insight, fire, ambulance, and police services can refine best practice, further improve the response to emergency situations, and save even more lives.