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    Critical communications for police

    When your mission is to prevent, protect and respond

    Modern communication and collaboration solutions

    • Cities and societies are becoming more complex and connected.
    • The amount of security challenges continue to grow.
    • And security threats are getting more sophisticated.

    To deal with these threats, police forces need to be more efficient and have a better view of incidents. This helps manage emergency situations, as well as identify and prevent crimes.

    Police organizations need modern communication and collaboration solutions. These provide the right information, to the right people, at the right time – securely and efficiently.

    Fast access to trusted data means police officers can make the right decisions quickly and act faster – making citizens, societies and infrastructures more secure.

    Improving your operations with better situational awareness

    During a crisis, when a group of people need to work together, the main brake on efficiency is the lack of a common view of the situation. How is the situation evolving? Which intervention methods are the most effective? How to share the right data to the right people efficiently?

    Advanced solutions that provide a shared assessment of the situation, allow police organizations to be ready to cope with any situation – ensuring efficient action and safety of citizens.

    Scenario video: how to search and identify suspected troublemaker

    Read the blog post "How to improve situational awareness when managing large events - case football fireworks" for more.

    Professional apps

    Doing things in new and better ways

    Mobile apps now play an essential role in supporting public safety. Offering new and better ways to protect citizens, they also help organizations work more efficiently.

    New technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) offer new options to public safety applications, such as:

    • Tracking of vehicles, assets and resources
    • Messaging in talk groups
    • Camera and video recording
    • Call taking
    • Command and Control in the office and in the field.

    The SmarTWISP apps ecosystem from Airbus offers professional versions of smartphone apps to meet the needs of your mission-critical users and devices.

    Discover how professional apps can help you work more efficiently. Visit the Apps Catalogue now:

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    Professional app trends 2022

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    This report details the findings from the seventh annual Airbus mobile apps survey in 2022.  Learn more –

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    A better view of the incident

    The SmarTWISP apps ecosystem from Airbus helps you discover innovative, professional apps to improve your view of any incident, while offering the secure access to data you demand.

    Take a look at the Apps Catalogue – it includes several companies offering video streaming/sharing solutions:

    Video sharing as it happens

    NSion video sharing app

    Customer stories

    Who are the users?

    Police organizations around the world use digital radio and related solutions from Airbus - Take a look at Customer Stories on Public Safety networks

    Police organizations are also featured in the Reader Stories in Key Touch magazine

    Quéretaro success story

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    People living in Mexico’s state of Querétaro are among the safest in the country – and with 2,000,000 citizens to look after, keeping them that way is a tall order. But what’s behind their success? Learn more –

    Download: Querétaro success story

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    Professional apps for your smartphone

    Take a look at the Apps Catalogue from Airbus!

    It lists the professional applications developed for the hybrid Tactilon Dabat TETRA+LTE device.

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    Satellite images

    Information is everything, but it can be a challenge to get the right information, at the right time, in the right format.

    Airbus Intelligence gives users easy access to geospatial data and insights that lead to better, more informed decisions.

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    Drones for public safety

    Over the past few years, drones (UAV/UAS) have proven invaluable for public safety.

    They can dramatically enhance situational awareness, not only for incident commanders and emergency managers, but also for other public safety professionals.

    Learn what Airbus has to offer – go to Airbus website.

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    Cyber security

    Society is now more dependent on computer systems and integrated networking than ever before – and with diverse security threats, cyber defence is more critical than ever.

    Airbus CyberSecurity has worked closely with governments across Europe, providing innovative solutions to defend nations against cyber threats.