ZF digitalises rescue forces with ZF Rescue Connect07 December 2021
A new digital solution, ZF Rescue Connect, links rescue forces with each other during operations and provides them with status information of the deployed vehicles and equipment in real time.
“With ZF Rescue Connect, we are offering the first comprehensive, manufacturer-independent connectivity solution for rescue forces in Europe,” said Florian Freund, head of connectivity services, ZF Aftermarket.
The solution is based a European cloud platform, which the technology group ZF operates together with industry partners such as MP-BOS and Eurocommand. Data about accident victims, the rescue forces deployed, the rescue vehicles and the rescue equipment can be accessed by the operations centre via a ‘dashboard’. Small electronic transmitters and receivers connect the people, vehicles and equipment to the cloud via mobile network communications.
Rescue workers involved in the operation carry their personal ‘ZF CrewTAG’ with them so that they are visible on a digital map during the entire operation. The accident victims each receive a ‘ZF LifeTAG’ from the first arriving rescuers until they are safely cared for. The emergency vehicles and important equipment are equipped with corresponding on-board units. ZF offers the transmitters and receivers either as original equipment for vehicles and rescue equipment or as a manufacturer-independent retrofit solution. Solutions from other suppliers can also be integrated into the cloud via standardised communication interfaces. The central ‘dashboard’ summarises the information for the incident command in real time and facilitates informed decision-making according to the current situation.
ZF states that the system comes in a market in which no comprehensive, manufacturer-independent and affordable connectivity solution has been available to date. It was developed in the ZF Data Venture Accelerator, which is a worldwide hub for digital business within ZF’s Corporate Research and Development department.
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