Since physically challenged people can be more vulnerable, there is a need for authorities to have a solution for preventing any mishaps. A public safety solution can send alert notifications when a person is distressed.
Most places in smart cities are not designed to be disabled-friendly. There are no ramps for parks and other public places. NEC India’s public safety solution can help in making public places more secure.
Public safety solution is equipped with behavior detection which helps in spotting any incident. The concerned authorities can initiate suitable action in case of an incident.
Other than behavior detection, a public safety solution can help in crowd behavior analysis. This functionality enables the authorities to get an idea of crowd density in overcrowded situations.
These public safety solutions use image and video analytics to accurately detect a person who is in distress. Authorities can configure these solutions and define rules and scenarios. This will help them in getting alerts when a disabled person is in distress.
While such public safety solutions cannot be permanent solutions, finding hotspots where such incidents happen regularly can be identified. Authorities can consider making public places disabled-friendly based on a historical analysis of incidents.
Hazardous places can be demarcated by the authorities. A pre-configured public safety solution will send an alert notification to the authorities when a person ventures near these hazardous zones.
Investigating cases of snatching is much easier with public safety solutions. This is because they have face recognition software with which authorities can nab the culprit. Since disabled people can be much more vulnerable to snatching, this feature is helpful.
Activating a public safety solution in crowded spots like railway stations and bus depots is necessary because they are vulnerable to incidents. Any unusual behavior like loitering or sudden running in such places can easily be detected.
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