Public safety is a big concern to everyone. Technology plays a major role in keeping public safety workers and citizens safe. Whether it’s an app on your phone that keeps you safe while you are walking alone at night or data encryption on your computer to protect your personal information, technology works hard for you everyday.
Technology continues to grow by leaps and bounds and this is no different in the public safety sector. Some of the latest developments in public safety technology are focusing on things like data analytics, cybercrime, and Ambient UX. Here’s what’s happening in public safety tech in 2018.
Data Analytics
Technology has made it relatively easy to obtain information on just about anything. An important consideration in public safety is how to use this information to prevent or solve crimes. One way of doing this is to ensure public safety solutions include embedded analytics that provide proactive alerts based on real-time data. By being proactive rather than reactive, more crimes and emergencies will be prevented before they happen. Crimes and emergencies that aren’t prevented will be solved and responded to faster.
Cybercrime
The down side of technological advances is that they allow individuals with ill intentions to progress as well. As a result, cybercrime is a very real concern and new ways of committing cybercrime increase as fast as technology. Public safety agencies will need to come up with new ways of dealing with data theft and data manipulation. As a result, public safety agencies need to make sure their staff are trained to deal with cybercrimes. Having a cybercrime expert in-house is also very beneficial.
Ambient UX
Ambient UX is all about timing. It’s a design approach that allows the user to access the data they need when they need it. It’s not uncommon for employees to access several devices while on the job. This includes smartphones, cameras, desktops, radios, and notebooks, to name a few. With Ambient UX technology, all devices become linked and employees become more efficient. Patterns in the data are detected that enhance job-related skills, improve situational analysis, and solve problems in new ways.
The aim of design technologies like Ambient UX is to keep user safety at the forefront of public safety solutions by considering all emerging technologies in the design process. Whether you’re a public safety professional or just an advocate for public safety technology, it’s important to recognize the role technology plays in the latest public safety trends.
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