ASPIS - Autonomous Surveillance in Public transport Infrastructure Systems
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| ASPIS (Autonomous Surveillance in
Public transport Infrastructure Systems) is a collaborative
research project of the FP7-Transport call co-financed by the
European Community. In case of a catastrophic event such as a bombing in a subway or the wreck of a ship, quick assessment of situation and awareness of the number of potential victims could drastically improve rescue operation efficiency and help to save lives. The ASPIS project has the ambition to fill this gap by developing a video “black-box” able to send video sequences recorded just before the event to the rescue teams to help them in their tasks. The project aims at the development of a prototype surveillance system based on autonomous, smart monitoring devices that capture data only upon the occurrence of an incident, potentially dangerous for the passengers (like an explosion blast or the triggering of the fire detector). When triggered, these devices propagate the triggering to their neighbouring devices and send an alarm. Successively, they upload the captured data to the central station providing a wide (space and time-wise) coverage of the potentially hazardous incident. Finally, they provide a dedicated bi-directional communication channel between the emergency centre and the affected areas. If, for any reason, they don’t succeed to establish communication, they serve as “black boxes”, preserving the data until they are physically recuperated by the authorities. This innovative system is meant for the unattended surveillance of public transport (vehicles, stations), maritime transport (ferries or cruise vessels) and other public spaces. It serves primarily for the prompt and reliable situation awareness during the early, most critical emergency phase, thus greatly facilitating the overall crisis response. |
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Added value for SMEs A low-cost, low-maintenance unattended monitoring system of highly modular design allows transportation & logistic SMEs to introduce it in their operations. It’s a good way to provide data about any incidents occurring within the monitored space, with a robust interface for possible triggering sensors to configure what incidents do trigger an alarm. As an added feature the system provides insight for post-incident investigations carried out afterwards. Possibility of integration into positioning systems, or equipping the devices with a GPS module, provides an overlook of the fleet. All the above features within one system can reduce costs of operation of transportation & logistic companies of all sizes, SMEs as well. |
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Download the project description in PDF |
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| More information: http://www.aspis-project.eu/ |
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