GRALLE, a new worldwide mass alerting system for saving lives!
On November the 20th, 2018, the GRALLE project (Galileo-based Reliable Automatic Low-Latency Emergency Warning Service), will have a Milestone review meeting in Brussels, before the final review meeting of December. The project, lead by Thales Alenia Space (France) as prime contractor, with the participation of Telespazio (France), IES and STMicroelectronics (Italy) as project's partners, has…
Training event on the use of software solutions supporting cross-border cooperation between Italy and Slovenia.
It has been held on June the 13th, 2018, at the Regional Civil Protection of Friuli Venezia Giulia premises in Palmanova (Udine), the training event on the use of software solutions supporting cross-border cooperation between Italy and Slovenia. Personnel from the Regional Control Room of Friuli Venezia Giulia in Italy (SOR) and the National and Regional Civil Protection Services from Slovenia…
I_HeERO project: TPSP to PSAP eCall data exchange demo
The eCall development is moving forward: a demonstration event about TPSPs (Third Party Service Providers) and PSAPs (Public Safety Answering Point) eCall data exchange was held on November the 7h, 2017 in Varese, Italy, at the CUR 112 (Centrale Unica di Risposta 112 - a PSAP). eCall is the service that allows the sending of a message from a vehicle to emergency services in case of need.
The…
I_HeERO Project meeting in Lisbon
Tomorrow, 31 March, the Activity 4 Project Meeting of the I_HeERO project will be held in Lisbon, Portugal. The project (Infrastructure Harmonised eCall European Pilot) aims at the development of the infrastructure needed for the implementation of the eCall service. The Activity 4, "Data Integration", deals with the integration of the data exchanged between the different actors during an eCall.…
ALPDIRIS
ALPDIRIS (Alpine Disaster Relieve for Italy and Slovenia) is a project funded by DG-ECHO, the European Commission Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations. The project aims at enhancing the cooperation between Italy (Friuli Venezia Giulia region) and Slovenia regarding alpine search and rescue, especially referring to communication and data exchange. The…
ALPDIRIS: a new project for IES Solutions
A new project for IES Solutions: ALPDIRIS
The participation of IES Solutions to EU-funded projects goes bigger: a new one, called ALPDIRIS (Alpine Disaster Relieve for Italy and Slovenia), has just started. ALPDIRIS is a project funded by DG-ECHO, the European Commission Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection.
The project aims at enhancing the cooperation between Italy…
I_HeERO project: IES at Frankfurt
The I_HeERO project is holding a meeting today, 11 November, hosted by Bosch in Frankfurt. During the meeting, the partners will discuss the modalities of data transfer in eCall format between PSAPs (Public Safety Access Points) and from TPSPs (Third Party Service Providers) to PSAPs. This is a fundamental subject within the project, as defining the most efficient way of connecting PSAPs is one…
Civil Protection exercises in London and Paris
London and Paris are testing their response capacity on disasters that can affect the cities.
In the British capital, the London Fire Brigades hosted the exercise “Unified Response” from 29th February to 3rd March, based on a significant building collapse, incorporating heavy transport (underground) and mass casualties.
The exercise has been conducted simultaneously at four separate…
EPISECC
Efficient communication and access to critical information is a key requirement for the operations of public safety and security services in emergencies. Inter-connectedness and cooperation between different rescue teams is essential for saving lives and protecting assets. However, the communication capabilities are often compromised or destroyed, either by the catastrophe itself or its…
Getting Public Warnings to People Online
As one of the outcomes of the CAP Implementers workshops, Eliot Christian has prepared an article that we publish hereafter.
By Eliot Christian
To help disseminate public warnings, alerting authorities have long relied on commercial media, such as newswire services, broadcast radio and television. Many television stations insert "crawl text" with the warning message, and radio stations insert a…