The Emergency Support System - ESS: Concept and technology
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This document provides an overview of the European Security System (ESS), which is a portable, scalable, ad-hoc system that uses various sensors to provide improved crisis management and decision support during emergency events. Funded by the European Union for 48 months from 2009-2013 with a 9.1 million euro grant, the ESS coordinates data from end users like law enforcement and first responders with research institutions and industry partners to create a common operating picture during disasters. It allows for quick deployment, independence from infrastructure, and flexibility depending on the needs of the crisis. The ESS enhances command and control and aims to minimize uncertainty during unpredictable events like natural disasters, CBRN incidents, or terrorist attacks through its mobile command centers and
The Emergency Support System - ESS: Concept and technology
- 1. An Overview of ESS IDRC Davos August-28, 2012 Gideon Hazzani Director of Business Development - VERINT ESS Coordinator
- 2. Funded by the FP7 • The largest EU foundation for research and innovation Period of 48 months (2009-2013) Grant by EU: 9.1 Million Euros
- 3. The coordinator: 3 end users: 2 research institutes: 10 industrial organizations:
- 4. Random Location Stress Panic Disorder The greater the uncertainty, the more loss of life and damage to public property Uncertainty
- 5. A portable, quickly deployable, independent, scalable, ad-hoc, theater-intelligence system for abnormal and catastrophic events • All weather • Pure visibility conditions (e.g. heavy smoke, dark) • Variety of sensors (of any vendor) Enables improved management, decision support and command and control of most crisis events: • Natural disasters (Japan Tsunami, Haiti earthquake, Hurricane Catherina) • CBRN • Forest fire (Mt. Carmel Forest Fire) • Mass riots • Terrorists attacks • Big public events (big sport games) • Other abnormal events Significant Enhancement for C4I systems
- 6. Portable • Be prepared for the next catastrophic event at random location • Be prepared for known and planned big public events at different locations (e.g. big sport stadiums) Quickly Deployable for Minimizing the uncertainty • Anywhere on land Independent of Infrastructure collapse o Communication Mechanism to communicate with the public Autonomous wireless communication- Mesh WiFi, Satellite COM o Electricity Autonomous power supply Scalable • Number of operated sensors according to the actual need
- 7. Law enforcement (Police) Rescue forces (Red Cross, Fire Fighters) Home land security authorities Municipal authorities Environmental care authorities
- 9. Aerostat Satellite Broadcast Location Weather Based Unmanned Sensor Alerts Via Air Vehicle SMS Chemical Gas Detector Flood sensor IMSI Surveillance Catcher Command Control Center Ground Vehicle First Responders Reports GPS Tracking Human Intelligence
- 10. Suite WEB based applications which create a real-time picture of the Crisis Situation Can be accessed from anywhere in the world according to agreed authorization policy Municipal Fire Department Red Cross Police
- 11. Video files are uploaded to a Cloud service Windows Azure Cloud Storage Service
- 13. Spatial video streaming transmitted by the video sensors (UAV, Aerostat, etc.) Videos and photos captured by first responders and citizens Fusion of TV news channel
- 14. Downstream • Broadcast information and alerts to the public and/or emergency staff in the affected areas • Location based mobile dispatching of first responders Upstream • First responders reports to be popped-up at the ESS screen o Text and Video • Sensor alerts • Facebook and Twitter reports • Crowd reports („crowd Base Station intelligence‟) • Web based TV news channels
- 15. Sending alerts and new instructions to all sensor operators directly from the portal • IC, Balloon, UAV, SGV Pop up message on sensor operators desktop • New Azimuth to track or observe • New Location to cover
- 17. ESS trucks ESS sensors ESS command post First responders (vehicles, PDAs) Video sensors • UAV • UGS • SGV • AEROS • Smart-phone 18
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- 19. Driving Time of first responders to event location Effective and rapid evacuation of public Identify traffic travel time at main roads Roadblocks information Brussels Driving Time Screen ESS
- 21. Real-time geographic view of mobile user density and distribution Upgraded display of the number of people located in the warm / hot zone Essential for creating a “sterilized zone” where fast mass-evacuation is required „Zoom Out‟ „Zoom In‟ 2 mobiles in the Sterilized Zone
- 22. Real-time spatial estimation, forecast and 3D GIS visualization of risks and hazards such as: • Chemical spill • Radioactive radiation • Fire expansion • Floods Dependency on the wind and weather conditions Degree of risk presentation (concentration level, hot and warm zones) Variety of propagation models (ALOHA, G-FMIS and other) Chemical-Spill Fire Risk Analysis Risk Analysis Flood Risk Analysis
- 23. Weather is significant parameter in catastrophic events ◦ Micro Based on ESS meteorological sensor Real time display of weather conditions in affected area Wind speed and direction Temperature Humidity Air pressure ◦ Macro Enabled by import of meteorological data from external service provider (METO France) Wide area weather online report and forecast
- 24. All relevant data is recorded for: • Post event basic debriefing • Training Fast playback functionality of recorded event • Play screen as it was seen to the user Incident logs 25
- 25. Lite ESS portal version designed for PDA (Android) • Portal->PDA: Instructions, photos • PDA->Portal: Reports, video, photos, GPS location 27
- 27. • DL: 10Mbps • UL: 4 Mbps • Redundancy Coax Modem Internet Modem LAN Router Router LAN ESS Rack
- 29. Portable, Rugged, Military standard Includes: • ESS Servers (DFMS, Portal) • GPS clock receiver • SAT modem
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- 39. Cross border event (France-Italy) : Vescavo- Airplane crash causes massive forest fire, Collaboration between French and Italians forces (March 2013)
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