April 22, 2010 -- Infoterra, a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS Astrium, has today announced the launch of SAFEcommand - a suite of products designed specifically to address the modern challenges faced by public safety and emergency organisations such as the police, fire and rescue services, and ambulance fleets. SAFEcommand integrates core data management, mobile and emergency response solutions to increase operational effectiveness and service delivery for both 'blue light' and homeland security organisations.
Key benefits for emergency services will include improved access to the latest incident information, improved response times and the accurate real-time location of resources. A central system for data consolidation and management also ensures the seamless delivery of critical operational response information to mobile resources. SAFEcommand can also play a key role in the effective data consolidation and management process prior to the deployment of critical risk information to frontline resources. The Infoterra solution takes advantage of the latest GIS-based systems and real-time mobile data communication to optimise crew and appliance resources. It also offers full support for multi-agency data sharing.
"SAFEcommand is an important addition to Infoterra's expanding portfolio of public safety solutions, and our combination of integrated software, comprehensive GIS data, resilient mobile communications and national Managed Services capability makes Infoterra an ideal partner for major public safety projects," commented Dave Fox, Infoterra's CEO.
"Infoterra already has a proven track record in the emergency services sector - our Vehicle Mounted Data System for example is the fire service's most widely used solution with over 1,300 vehicles already deployed, while our VTracker visual resource tracking system allows mobile resources to be tracked in real-time on aerial photography or maps using a range of communication bearers including TETRA," adds Dave Fox. "With SAFEcommand we can now extend our offering, bringing efficient and flexible contingency planning and emergency response to a much broader audience."
SAFEcommand addresses three essential areas: data management, mobile and emergency. SAFEcommand Data Management products - including a Hazard Management System, VTracker real-time mobile resources tracking, Real-Time GIS, a Corporate Gazetteer, Hydra for managing hydrant information, and a Risk Intelligence Database - enable frontline personnel to manage and rapidly access up-to-date and accurate information for emergency and operational needs.
SAFEcommand Mobile products support the effective deployment of command and control information to mobile resources in the field, and include software systems for mobile use in vehicles. Solutions include Vehicle Mounted Data System, Gateway for the dynamic capture of resource location messages and data, an automatic information update service and mobile PDA messaging. In addition, SAFEcommand Emergency provides a strategic, efficient and flexible solution for the creation of contingency plans and emergency response.
Paul Warner, Director of Public Safety at Infoterra added: "SAFEcommand can help public safety and emergency organisations deliver on their critical Duty of Care objectives through the provision of real-time location intelligence for staff and vehicles, integrated operations planning and response, and full mobile data and satellite communications. Our product suite also features unrivalled access to the latest geospatial data - from in-depth 2D datasets detailing key incident intelligence, to the industry's highest resolution 3D cityscapes to increase operational effectiveness and service delivery for blue light and homeland security organisations."
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About Infoterra Ltd
Infoterra Ltd is a leading provider of geographic information products, software and services. Its portfolio of geographic information solutions includes airborne and satellite data acquisition, operational emergency planning systems, geo-information creation, database management and outsourced hosting. Infoterra provides geospatial and software knowledge to companies worldwide to help them make informed decisions. The company has major customers in public safety, government, defence, insurance, utilities, engineering and oil, gas & mineral exploration.
Infoterra Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS Astrium, Europe's leading space systems and services specialist. Infoterra Ltd, which incorporates Imass Ltd, is part of Spot Infoterra, the Earth Observation Division of Astrium Services.
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