security management<\/h1><\/div>Smart monitoring of the urban environment: the case of Independence<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
The WiseTown solution was chosen by the administrators of the American city of Independence to monitor their city in real-time during the Independence Day<\/strong> celebrations.<\/p>\nIndependence Day, celebrated every year on the 4th of July, is one of the most important national holidays in the United States and is also an unmissable event in the City of Independence, Oregon.<\/p>\n
The 2018 edition presented an absolute novelty when it came to managing the security of the event<\/strong>: technology played a decisive role in the management and monitoring of the city. The geographical dashboard Situation Room made it possible to manage every sensitive aspect of the event in real-time<\/strong>, with particular reference to communication, traffic, and security.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"WiseTown\u00ae](\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271199%27%20height%3D%27594%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201199%20594%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271199%27%20height%3D%27594%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" "\\"WiseTown\u00ae")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>event monitoring<\/h2><\/div>During the 4th of July celebrations, the small town of Independence, which has a population of about 8,600, hosts more than 20,000 people and visitors from all over Oregon who are attracted by the parades, barbecues and fireworks displays that enliven the town for four whole days.<\/p>\n
For the administration of the small town, which has a limited number of dedicated control personnel, the safe running of the event is a priority.<\/p>\n
The administration’s need was to have a tool for managing the security of the events, in particular to:<\/p>\n
\n- Monitor<\/strong> people’s crowds in order to avoid overcrowding.<\/li>\n
- Respond promptly<\/strong> to any criticalities arising during the event<\/li>\n
- Monitor the event in real-time<\/strong> and be able to send a rapid intervention from a single control center without having to cover the whole area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
the security management solution<\/h2><\/div>WiseTown Situation Room is a platform composed of mobile components, social network interfaces and a geographical dashboard that shows in real-time what is happening<\/strong> in a given context.<\/p>\nOpen data, geo-referenced posts from social networks, data acquired by IoT sensors specifically placed in the main critical points of the event, and spontaneous citizen reports from an application already used in the city were acquired and processed. The visualization of the data in a single<\/strong>, intuitive and immediate dashboard allowed the surveillance of the events from a single control room center<\/strong>, with a reduced number of staff with the ability to send a prompt intervention targeted at critical locations.<\/p>\nThe integration of the Situation Room platform with the city’s existing reporting application has boosted the involvement of residents in the organizational dynamics of the event.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Innovative character of the security control room<\/h2><\/div>WiseTown\u00ae Situation Room was able to:<\/p>\n
\n- prevent<\/strong> dangerous situations;<\/li>\n
- optimize<\/strong> control;<\/li>\n
- speed up<\/strong> intervention methods;<\/li>\n
- stimulate<\/strong> valuable communication between event organizers and citizens\/visitors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The system also proved to be capable of integrating the data archives and applications already used in the specific context, thus guaranteeing maximum adaptability to the needs of the specific context.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>How the platform works<\/h2><\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Operations Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
The Situation Room platform is a kind of centralized brain that collects the necessary information and distributes it to the various actors involved in organizing the party (town hall staff, volunteers, police, etc.).<\/p>\n<\/div>
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Dashboard management<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
Each team member has the possibility to access the dashboard in order to manage the administrative part of their competence: viewing analyses and reports, having an overview of the data on the map, managing and assigning alerts.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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Data collection<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
The instructions that reach the operations center are based on data from specially installed IoT sensors, open data, video surveillance of the area, and geo-referenced posts on Twitter. The information, collected and processed, provides very useful information on people densities, traffic and road conditions etc.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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Citizens’ reports<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
Another primary function of the Situation Room is the possibility for citizens to submit reports through an app, social networks or by accessing a portal created specifically for this purpose.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Project realised for the City of Independence, Oregon, USA<\/h2><\/div>City of Independence is a city in the United States, located in Oregon, with a population of 8,500. The city’s progressive and innovative institutions have the ambition to combine the city’s tradition of history, culture and anniversaries with the unique opportunities provided by new technologies.<\/p>\n<\/div>
How the project came about<\/p>\n<\/div>
The Pilot Project was funded by FIWARE, a European business accelerator and official partner of the Global City Teams Challenge.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Press review<\/h2><\/div>\n- FIWARE blog: WiseTown \u2013 situation room platform used to monitor the 4th of july celebration in the city of independence<\/a><\/li>\n
- Corriere dell\u2019Umbria del 7 luglio 2018, pag.13: \u00abIndependence Day, sicurezza perugina\u00bb \u2013 In Oregon festeggiamenti controllati da sistemi innovativi: un team ha ideato sensori per verificare gli assembramenti<\/li>\n
- Corriere dell\u2019economia: Independence Day in Oregon: sicurezza affidata al Made in Umbria \u2013 La software house TeamDev monitorer\u00e0 le celebrazioni di Independence con la dashboard geografica SituationRoom<\/a><\/li>\n
- PerugiaToday: Tecnologia \u201cmade in italy\u201d per gestire la sicurezza di Independence Day: Sono gi\u00e0 iniziati i festeggiamenti per l\u2019Independence Day. In Oregon, la sicurezza del grande evento viene affidata alla tecnologia italiana<\/a><\/li>\n
- City Journal: Usa, tecnologia made in Umbria per gestire la sicurezza di Independence Day<\/a><\/li>\n
- IlTamTam.it: Web app umbra per la festa Usa del 4 luglio<\/a><\/li>\n
- PerugiaToday: Made in Umbria che spacca! La sicurezza per la festa del 4 luglio Usa gestita da un App perugina<\/a><\/li>\n
- UmbriaLeft: 4 Luglio sicuro in Oregon grazie alla \u201cTeamDev\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n
- Investing.com: Da azienda software sicurezza citt\u00e0 Usa<\/a><\/li>\n
- Corriere dell\u2019Umbria-venerd\u00ec 16 marzo 2018: \u201cApp della sicurezza tutta perugina conquista gli USA\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
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Smart monitoring of the urban environment: the case of Independence<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
The WiseTown solution was chosen by the administrators of the American city of Independence to monitor their city in real-time during the Independence Day<\/strong> celebrations.<\/p>\n Independence Day, celebrated every year on the 4th of July, is one of the most important national holidays in the United States and is also an unmissable event in the City of Independence, Oregon.<\/p>\n The 2018 edition presented an absolute novelty when it came to managing the security of the event<\/strong>: technology played a decisive role in the management and monitoring of the city. The geographical dashboard Situation Room made it possible to manage every sensitive aspect of the event in real-time<\/strong>, with particular reference to communication, traffic, and security.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> During the 4th of July celebrations, the small town of Independence, which has a population of about 8,600, hosts more than 20,000 people and visitors from all over Oregon who are attracted by the parades, barbecues and fireworks displays that enliven the town for four whole days.<\/p>\n For the administration of the small town, which has a limited number of dedicated control personnel, the safe running of the event is a priority.<\/p>\n The administration’s need was to have a tool for managing the security of the events, in particular to:<\/p>\n WiseTown Situation Room is a platform composed of mobile components, social network interfaces and a geographical dashboard that shows in real-time what is happening<\/strong> in a given context.<\/p>\n Open data, geo-referenced posts from social networks, data acquired by IoT sensors specifically placed in the main critical points of the event, and spontaneous citizen reports from an application already used in the city were acquired and processed. The visualization of the data in a single<\/strong>, intuitive and immediate dashboard allowed the surveillance of the events from a single control room center<\/strong>, with a reduced number of staff with the ability to send a prompt intervention targeted at critical locations.<\/p>\n The integration of the Situation Room platform with the city’s existing reporting application has boosted the involvement of residents in the organizational dynamics of the event.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> WiseTown\u00ae Situation Room was able to:<\/p>\n The system also proved to be capable of integrating the data archives and applications already used in the specific context, thus guaranteeing maximum adaptability to the needs of the specific context.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Operations Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul> The Situation Room platform is a kind of centralized brain that collects the necessary information and distributes it to the various actors involved in organizing the party (town hall staff, volunteers, police, etc.).<\/p>\n<\/div> Dashboard management<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul> Each team member has the possibility to access the dashboard in order to manage the administrative part of their competence: viewing analyses and reports, having an overview of the data on the map, managing and assigning alerts.<\/p>\n<\/div> Data collection<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul> The instructions that reach the operations center are based on data from specially installed IoT sensors, open data, video surveillance of the area, and geo-referenced posts on Twitter. The information, collected and processed, provides very useful information on people densities, traffic and road conditions etc.<\/p>\n<\/div> Citizens’ reports<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul> Another primary function of the Situation Room is the possibility for citizens to submit reports through an app, social networks or by accessing a portal created specifically for this purpose.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> City of Independence is a city in the United States, located in Oregon, with a population of 8,500. The city’s progressive and innovative institutions have the ambition to combine the city’s tradition of history, culture and anniversaries with the unique opportunities provided by new technologies.<\/p>\n<\/div> How the project came about<\/p>\n<\/div> The Pilot Project was funded by FIWARE, a European business accelerator and official partner of the Global City Teams Challenge.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"WiseTown\u00ae](\"https:\/\/wise.town\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WiseTown-Independence-Day-Oregon.jpg\" "\\"WiseTown\u00ae")
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the security management solution<\/h2><\/div>
Innovative character of the security control room<\/h2><\/div>
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Project realised for the City of Independence, Oregon, USA<\/h2><\/div>
Press review<\/h2><\/div>
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