Fugro has partnered with RapidSOS in the US to deliver emergency dispatchers and first responders the dynamic, location-based information needed to speed incident response and improve situational awareness. The solution integrates a patent pending version of the company’s Fugro SIMmetryTM 3D mapping and visualisation technology within RapidSOS’s intelligent safety platform. The RapidSOS partnership enables Fugro to aid the work of more than 5300 emergency communications centres (ECCs) across the country, which together serve 95 % of the US population.
This is a data image of Fugro SIMmetry’s integration with the RapidSOS portal platform for use in the public safety industry.
Caption: The Fugro SIMmetryTM solution for RapidSOS offers Emergency Communication Centres critical insights from 3D Geo-data for fast access to real-world location information
One of the most powerful aspects of integrating Fugro SIMmetryTM with RapidSOS is the ability to model vertical, or ‘z-axis’, location data. This feature allows dispatchers to quickly identify a caller’s location within a multi-story structure. The solution can also be customised to include floor-level building detail, providing dispatchers with important information about the caller’s proximity to stairwells, exits and other building features. In addition to z-axis data integration, Fugro SIMmetryTM offers automated tools for establishing safety perimeters around emergency situations. These perimeters denote areas of high, medium and low risk, helping protect first responders and the public from potential hazards at the scene.
Dave Sehnert, Head of Public Safety Partnerships at RapidSOS, stated: “Working to transform emergency response requires a collaborative approach with partners and innovative products that leverage safety for our ECC and first responder communities. We continuously look for industry pioneers such as Fugro to join the RapidSOS Partner Network. Their Fugro SIMmetryTM solution offers our users valuable information, giving ECCs actionable, and potentially life-saving, dynamic, location-based intelligence.”
Mike Wernau, Programme Manager for Fugro SIMmetryTM stated: “Partnering with RapidSOS to bring an immersive 3D virtual environment to emergency response will allow dispatchers and first responders to act faster and with increased confidence. It’s incredibly rewarding to know that Fugro SIMmetryTM will contribute to the life-saving work of emergency responders across the country and we look forward to supporting ECCs as they begin implementing this solution for their communities.”
Learn more about the Fugro SIMmetryTM and RapidSOS integration at www.rapidsos.com/fugro.
About Fugro
Fugro is the world’s leading Geo-data specialist, collecting and analysing comprehensive information about the Earth and the structures built upon it. Adopting an integrated approach that incorporates acquisition and analysis of Geo-data and related advice, Fugro provides solutions. With expertise in site characterisation and asset integrity, clients are supported in the safe, sustainable and efficient design, construction and operation of their assets throughout the full lifecycle.
Employing approximately 9000 talented people in 59 countries, Fugro serves clients around the globe, predominantly in the energy, infrastructure and water industries, both offshore and onshore. In 2021, revenue amounted to EUR 1.5 billion. Fugro is listed on Euronext Amsterdam.
About RapidSOS
In partnership with public safety, RapidSOS has created the world’s first emergency response data platform that securely links life-saving data from over 400 million connected devices directly to emergency services and first responders. Through its platform, RapidSOS provides intelligent data that supports over 5300 emergency communications centres worldwide, across 165 million emergency calls annually. Together with our RapidSOS Ready emergency community, RapidSOS is supporting first responders in saving millions of lives annually