Public Safety Agencies Worldwide Select Intergraph Technology for Emergency Preparedness and Response.Responders to leverage GIS-enabled solutions to facilitate effectiveness and efficiency HUNTSVILLE, Ala ALA aminolevulinic acid. Ala alanine. ala (a´lah) pl. a´lae [L.] a winglike process. . -- Demand for Intergraph's emergency incident planning, response and reporting solutions has surged as numerous public safety organizations across the world have contracted to implement or have recently deployed the company's technology. Intergraph's offering, which is used by law enforcement, fire and emergency medical agencies to protect nearly a half billion people worldwide, promotes situational awareness Situation awareness or situational awareness [1] (SA) is the mental representation and understanding of objects, events, people, system states, interactions, environmental conditions, and other situation-specific factors affecting human performance in for dispatchers and first responders first responder First response personnel Emergency medicine A person employed in the public sector–EMT, fire fighter, police, volunteer EMS–whose duties include provision of immediate medical care in the event of an emergency; FRs have basic emergency and drives efficiency and effectiveness when seconds count. Intergraph will provide its leading emergency incident management solutions to the following public safety agencies: * Austria * Vienna Emergency Medical Service: Awarded through contract with Center Communication Systems GmbH, the Intergraph business partner in Austria for the public safety sector; will utilize Intergraph technology in the main command and control center as well as in all mobile command and control centers and stations * Germany * Berlin Police: Deploying Intergraph's technology as part of modernization modernization Transformation of a society from a rural and agrarian condition to a secular, urban, and industrial one. It is closely linked with industrialization. As societies modernize, the individual becomes increasingly important, gradually replacing the family, effort at PELZ, the organization's command and control center; the technology will be used to manage more than 4,000 emergency calls and 1,700 police operations each day * Turkey * Istanbul Il Saglik Mudurlugu, regional public health authority: Intergraph's command and control solution will be used in efforts to protect more than 16 million people; inaugural Intergraph customer in Turkey "Intergraph's technical leadership, long-term dedication to the public safety marketplace and proven track record with agencies and implementations of all sizes and scopes enable us to deliver the best possible end-to-end public safety solutions," stated Alice Dilbeck, vice president and general manager, Intergraph Public Safety, Government and Transportation. "We are honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. that these public safety agencies have placed their confidence in us and we are deeply committed to them and their success. We share their commitment to furthering the safety and security of residents within their communities." Intergraph's emergency incident planning, response and reporting solutions transform vast amounts of data into actionable intelligence Having the necessary information immediately available in order to deal with the situation at hand. With regard to call centers, it refers to agents having customer history and related product data available on screen before the call is taken. , enabling public safety agencies to make better, faster decisions. Intergraph technology facilitates interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. and directly promotes cross-agency information sharing See data conferencing. , a key initiative for homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States efforts. About Intergraph Intergraph Corporation is a leading global provider of spatial information management (SIM) software. Security organizations, businesses and governments in more than 60 countries rely on the Company's spatial technology and services to make better and faster operational decisions. Intergraph's customers organize vast amounts of complex data into understandable visual representations, creating intelligent maps, managing assets, building and operating better plants and ships, and protecting critical infrastructure and millions of people around the world. For more information, visit www.intergraph.com. (c) 2007 Intergraph Corporation. All rights reserved. Intergraph and the Intergraph logo are registered trademarks of Intergraph Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and in other countries. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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