Indra integrates its global emergency management solution for Smart Cities into iSafety

The Spanish technology multinational Indra has presented at the Sabadell Smart Congress its vision on the integration of security systems for Smart Cities, through its comprehensive iSafety system.

Within the framework of the Sabadell Smart Congress, celebrated on 8 And 9 April in this Catalan town, Indra has presented its vision on the integration of Smart City and security concepts for the cities of the future.

The company has materialized this concept in iSafety, su sistema para la gestión integral de las situaciones de emergencia e incidentes de seguridad en las ciudades, that offers intelligent support to the reception of citizen demands and to the coordinated management of actions of the different forces and bodies that intervene in its resolution (112, Police, Firemen, Civil defence, health services).

The iSafety platform allows you to take advantage of the information collected by the different smart systems and sensors already deployed in the city to improve the effectiveness of the actions of the security forces. As fernando Espona explained in his speech, manager in Indra's security market, "you cannot understand the concept of Smart City if it is not accompanied by an improvement in the security conditions of citizens. La clave está en la capacidad de aprovechar las diferentes tecnologías desplegadas en los modelos de ciudades inteligentes para aumentar la eficacia de las actuaciones en emergencias”.

As Espona points out, this approach "does not require the deployment of a new type of urban technology, but the implementation of a security management platform that allows to take advantage of the information coming from different systems; from mobility or alert sensors to smoke or fire detectors".

A practical application of this integration would be the ability to know the real volume of instantaneous traffic on a road to recalculate the best options when dealing with an accident and evacuating an area, or interact on the traffic light network.

In this context, The Indra executive pointed out that the incorporation of new features to the platform is currently being studied, such as the transmission of medical data through smartphones or the use of citizen information elements, such as dynamic panels or advanced audiophony systems to disseminate information of interest in an area in case of need.

Single vision and reduced response times

iSafety allows the unified management of the calls received in the emergency telephone and the coordination of the actions of the competent bodies and areas that have to act in each situation, in addition to other agencies with competence in emergencies and / or disasters, to provide a comprehensive and coordinated response.

It also brings together in a single platform a set of new integrated applications, as warning systems, coordination, Control, Response, dispatch and monitoring of resources, communications integration, geographic information or vehicle location systems.

Currently iSafety coordinates emergencies in cities such as Madrid and Buenos Aires, that exceed two million calls a year and demand thousands of monthly interventions. It has also been adopted by medium-sized Spanish municipalities and manages the halls of the 091, the largest police headquarters in Spain.

Indra also has specific solutions for the intelligent management of traffic and urban public transport, with references in countries such as Spain, Colombia, China, Brazil, Chile, Mexico or Peru. Some of the Spanish cities include Pamplona (With 170 video surveillance cameras, emergency prioritization system, access control beacons and infrastructure improvement) and Torrejón de Ardoz (40 traffic cameras and surveillance, traffic light regulation, location and monitoring of the police fleet and incident response).

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