This presentation will focus on the new generation of disruptive technologies that are ‘evolutionising’ our ability to make good and timely decisions to keep ourselves and the people we are responsible safe from harm. ‘Evolutionising’, because we can only go forwards from here.
Topics that will be covered include:
- National public alerting systems — choice of technologies around the world that meet the functional requirements to deliver the right outcomes for community safety;
- the role of the private sector in providing national 24/7 all-hazards monitoring capabilities and community alerting that helps businesses and individuals make good and timely decisions to stay safe, minimise loss, and maintain so far as possible productivity and business continuity;
- the vitality of software applications for smartphones and communications centres that passively monitor the movements of people and assets remotely and, in an emergency, locate them in an instant and enable immediate two-way communication, to exchange and inform situational awareness as well as save life;
- the comprehensive use of land, water and airborne platforms, including unmanned aerial vehicles for 3D mapping and surveying landscapes and structures to help predict the impact of disasters, inform mitigation strategies and provide efficient Rapid Damage Assessments for multiple audiences.