July 28, 2022 – CGIa provider of IT and business consulting services, has recently announced the launch of ‘CGI Sense360’, the company’s cloud-based intelligent analytics platform that uses augmented reality (AR) to provide first responders with an awareness holistic and accurate situational awareness in the event of a disaster.
Based on CGI, using comprehensive data sources and augmented reality, the platform creates a visual situational overview that helps organizations organize and accelerate rescue operations more efficiently.
Whether a disaster is caused by natural or human hazards, up-to-date information is critical to safe and successful rescue efforts. As a result, CGI Sense360 creates a holistic picture of a disaster using data from a variety of sources across the ecosystem, such as satellites, drones, and maps; infrastructure, geospatial, weather and environmental data; and online databases, blogs and social networks. The platform’s integrated, secure communications system combines augmented reality, situational imagery, and other data to create an overview that is shared with emergency services taking context into account to enable faster and safer rescue operations.
The international aid organization ISAR (International Search and Rescue) in Germany has been a project partner in the design and development of CGI Sense360. In addition, ISAR is certified by the United Nations for international rescue operations.
“We provide international assistance in humanitarian missions; for example, after natural disasters and accidents or in war zones,” said Dr. Steven Bayer, project coordinator for ISAR. “The immediate availability of detailed situation images and current data is crucial for quick and efficient rescue measures. And it is precisely this information that the new CGI Sense360 cloud-based data analysis platform can provide.”
CGI noted that the development of the platform is also supported by the European Space Agency (ESA). CGI space experts have worked closely with ESA for some 40 years, including in Bochum and Darmstadt, Germany. Current CGI projects include the development of a centralized “pool and share” system for secure satellite communications services.
“In rescue operations, analog processes still dominate in many cases,” said Stefan Wichert, Senior Vice President of CGI Operations North Germany. “However, an accurate picture of the situation and an unrestricted flow of information are indispensable in the event of a crisis or disaster. Also, the time factor is important. With CGI Sense360, we offer a secure, intelligent and high-performance platform that meets these criteria. It offers all the information needed for critical time coordination and relief operations in near real time. We see very large market potential for our new platform, which takes the benefits of digitization a decisive step forward.”
CGI Sense360 is initially designed to assist rescue teams in disasters, for example in war zones or in the event of terrorist attacks, accidents, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and wildfires. CGI said the solution builds on the company’s experience in supporting its clients globally with natural disaster planning and recovery programs. This includes developing wildfire mapping services using artificial intelligence and spatial data for ESA, delivering England’s Future Flood Forecasting System, and working with US states and territories to implement management systems. of data to manage natural disaster recovery programs.
CGI added that it continues to develop the CGI Sense360 solution for additional situational awareness scenarios, such as for military, police and fire departments, and organizations with critical infrastructure such as utilities, airports and container terminals.
To learn more about CGI and its business solutions, visit the company’s website. website.
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