Thales presents its new integrated system for large‐scale event
management and crisis management. Designed for civil security
forces, this solution enables more effective collaboration between
deployed units and command centres.
The authorities and forces responsible for public safety and security
must contend with increasingly frequent and wide‐ranging incidents,
from crime and accidents to natural disasters and crisis situations. They
also need to process and analyse an ever‐growing volume of
information and intelligence data gathered on the ground. These trends
present a new set of challenges for security professionals. At command
level, the risk is information overload. For units, response times can be
slower, due to an inability to sort and analyse information.
To meet this need for increased efficiency, Thales has developed a new
solution incorporating the key conventional functions — situation
awareness, management of command information and crisis
management system resources — combined with new modules, such as
advanced decision support and asset coordination.
Operations managers now have a clear picture of forces deployed on
the ground, via a touchscreen tablet. Coordination officers at a command centre can monitor overall operations as they evolve, using a
screen wall. This ability to disseminate the right information, calibrated
to the needs of each user, according to their level of responsibility, is a
distinctive feature of the new Thales solution.
The system is designed around the key objectives of mobility, with the
use of smartphones and tablets, and access to multimedia data,
including still and video imagery. With the Thales solution, users of
standard devices have access to secure applications tailored to the
needs of decision‐makers and personnel in the field. These applications
include Field Observer, which instantly enriches situation updates with
georeferenced still and video imagery.
A mobile component developed in partnership with Renault Trucks
Défense offers additional functions, such as 'last mile' reconnaissance
imagery, thanks to a micro‐UAV.
To improve operational efficiency from the highest decision levels of
government through to agency personnel on the ground, Thales has
developed new tools based around communities of interest,
information sharing and a coordinated vision of all phases of an
intervention, from planning to debriefing. As a result, the authorities
have a real‐time picture of the situation to support a proactive and
timely resolution.
This integrated and collaborative solution can be deployed at a national
or regional operations centre or on‐site in a mobile command vehicle.
From the design concept of this new solution, Thales has drawn on its
world‐class experience and credentials in public safety and security,
such as the Ciudad Segura (secure city) project in Mexico, where Thales
helps protect the people of Mexico City from a wide range of risks, and
in France, where Thales developed the BDSP public security database
for the Gendarmerie Nationale.
Key features
A collaborative
information management
and decision support tool
The right level of
information to the right
level of intervention for
faster decisions and
actions
Incorporates the latest
technological
developments, including
UAVs, mobile devices and
screen walls
Complete with an mobile,
integrated command post