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 Sabadell Smart Congress, celebrated on 8 y 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 for the reception of citizen demands and the coordinated management of actions of the different forces and bodies involved in their resolution (112, Police, Firefighters, Civil defense, 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 the Indra security market, “The concept of Smart City cannot be understood 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 taking advantage of information 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.

In this context, The Indra manager indicated 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 hearing systems to disseminate information of interest in an area if necessary.

Single vision and reduced response times

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

It also brings together a set of new integrated applications on a single platform., como sistemas de atención de avisos, coordinación, control, answer, despacho y seguimiento de recursos, integración de comunicaciones, geographic information or vehicle location systems.

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

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