Situational awareness isn’t only being aware of your environment, it’s a concept that is now being applied on a grand scale to some forward-thinking cities. Tied in with physical security information management, it’s a way to keep everyone safe, and cities humming, while connecting a slew of trackable items with one convenient interface. Need an example? Just take a look at our Nextiva Physical Security Management system or the Verint SMC system perfectly suited for organizations.
Smart cities are based on the concept of situation management, of being aware of your environment, and making choices to help a busy city move right along. We’ve selected two cities to highlight how they have implemented these technologies to become stronger. You know we are all about public safety solutions!
The City of Chicago uses WindyGrid, a computer application designed in 2012 to make sense of Chicago’s big data. It highlights 911 and 311 service calls across the city, and includes geospatially-enabled public tweets, building information, and so much more across a map of the city. It has been used in a variety of events, from the Taste of Chicago to the Air and Water Show to the St. Patrick Day Parade.
Songdo in South Korea possesses climate-controlled buildings, will do away with traffic jams by electronically tracking people through waste and electrical systems, and has 40% of its area devoted to green space. It’s a $35-million-dollar development—and one that hopes to lure in business folks with its lower taxes and fewer restrictions. Completely designed as a smart city, it will be interesting to see how this island paradise plays out.
University College in London has an MSc available in Smart Cities. Yet for all the talk of a smart city, there are relatively few that have hopped on board so far. On an organization level, that’s where we come in.
Our situational management software can tie together your loose ends. You don’t have to settle for a little of this and a little of that. We can pull all of your solutions together into one smart, sleek package. You can get more done, for less.
Whether you want to improve your communications (Verint Media Recorder for Public Safety); upgrade to Next Generation 9-1-1 standards (Audiolog for Public Safety), or for emergency alert notification systems with our KEANS Services,please contact us today to see how we can help.
