MANILA, Philippines - With the Philippines being visited by natural disasters like typhoons, earthquakes and flooding with alarming frequency, the need to boost preventive measures to help alleviate the effects of these occurrences has become an imperative. Multinational technology company Smartmatic is proposing a proactive solution that could spell a big difference in saving lives and property.
Although better known as the company which brought Philippine elections to the digital age, Smartmatic’s portfolio extends to technology and services that help address emergencies requiring fast responses.
The Smartmatic Unified Security Platform (USP) is a turnkey solution for public safety and disaster management. The USP is a scalable, flexible technological platform that allows the interconnection of various security modules under the same operating environment. It can centralize the operations of systems such as emergency call response and mobile unit dispatch, remote video surveillance and telemetry making operating procedures more agile and responsive. The solution focuses on addressing public safety in an integrated manner.
For a country battered with an average of 20 typhoons every year, the Philippines’ susceptibility to natural disasters requires thorough planning and vigilant monitoring. Advocating a mindset of preparedness, the Smartmatic USP offers benefits on a national level and even down to the LGU (Local Government Unit) level.
The USP offers key elements relevant to disaster-prone communities: communication, control and command center, emergency handling and dispatching, resource management, urban monitoring, alarms and early environment warnings. Real-time information during an emergency situation allows the formulation, application and improvement of citizen security policies and strategies. More importantly, it facilitates immediate response when disaster strikes.
A USP feature closer to home is the flood monitoring, which relies on telemetry devices that the measure amount of rainfall and water levels. Data collected in real-time even from the most inaccessible areas are transmitted to the Command and Control Center for monitoring. This places critical information at the fingertips of authorities, allowing them to make timely decision that could save lives.
Alastair Wells, Smartmatic Global Services director for Asia-Pacific and General Manager for the Philippines is confident that the USP is another platform that could empower the Filipinos.
“Aside from strengthening democracy in the countries we serve through our electoral solutions, we also want to help build safer cities and communities in keeping with their sustainability efforts. This is part of our continuing commitment to advance the communities we serve,” said Wells.
Smartmatic is a global company that designs and deploys technological solutions aimed to help governments and the public in the most efficient way. It is one of the most advanced technologies providers in the world with a long and proven track record in Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and the United States. Smartmatic’s key competitive advantage lies in its cutting-edge technology and experience in these key ares: Elections, Identity Management and Smart Cities Solutions. For more details and contact information, visit www.smartmatic.com.