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Government

Public safetyCapture data, enhance intelligence and improvesecurity

Highlights:● Enhance command, control and

response capabilities

● Harness video surveillance to enhanceintelligence and improve situationalawareness

● Minimize fraud and transform the wayyou gather, analyze and use information

● Enable first responders to more effec-tively collaborate, communicate andoperate during emergencies

Reducing crime, responding effectively to a disaster, and protecting cit-izens and public assets are significant challenges facing governments.How your citizens perceive their safety has a direct impact on wherethey choose to live, work and play. Public safety solutions fromIBM can help governments, public safety agencies, first responders andschools address threats and respond effectively when situations arise.

How do you make public safety more effective? You improve access todata, which leads to improved collaboration and response times.Whereas a piece of data by itself may seem insignificant, intercon-nected data from multiple sources can paint a broader picture. Ourpublic safety solutions generate insights by providing a comprehensive,near-real-time view of events that can help emergency managers betterassess needs, prioritize and coordinate actions, and proactively deployassets to address—and potentially prevent—adverse incidents.

Physical security and surveillancePublic safety solutions like digital video surveillance can help youimprove physical security at multiple locations with less manpower.The ability to secure people, property and infrastructure—such aswater supplies and utility grids—with cameras, sensors and biometricscan provide increased understanding from a surveillance perspective.Use digital video to analyze discrepancies or anything out of order bycapturing details that human capabilities might miss.

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Fraud and threat intelligence, crime dataanalyticsData analytic solutions applied to public safety can help minimize fraudand transform the way you gather, analyze and use information by low-ering the barriers to sharing information cross agency or departments.For example, when a man walked into a pizzeria, pulled a gun on theowner and robbed him, real-time data helped solve the crime. Whilethe man had no identifying characteristics except for a tattoo on hisneck, a search of the data repository—parking tickets, citations, courtand prison information, social services and abuse reports—quickly pro-vided an identity and address.

Emergency response interoperability andcollaborationIn order to operate most effectively during emergencies first respon-ders need the highest level of situational awareness they can receive.For instance, when fire fighters enter a burning building, they needinstant access to details. Is the building being renovated? Are the sprinklers turned off? What is the owner doing with the property?Somebody has these details, but the data needs to be communicated tothe fire department. Providing municipal department data to firstresponders means these fire fighters stand a better chance of success. Ina natural or man-made disaster, the solution can provide assistance inlocating missing persons or coordinating volunteer efforts for searches,general emergency status and monitoring, and data storage for volun-teer skills, location and experience.

Whether responding to mass emergencies, tracking criminals or secur-ing people, property and infrastructure, our public safety solutions canprovide the interoperability, incident management, resource planning,tracking, coordination and dispatch needed to better synchronize effec-tive responses. The solutions utilize IBM’s deep expertise in large-scalesystems that integrate computers, networking, telephony, mission-critical applications and call centers.

For more informationTo learn more about our public safety solutions, please contact yourIBM marketing representative or IBM Business Partner, or visit thefollowing Web site: ibm.com/government

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