Results, Insights and Best-Practices from IIC Testbeds: INFINITE Testbed
A city in Ireland is built where a river enters the sea and is under risk from two types of flooding: tidal and fluvial( river). The flooding impacts the citizens of the city in many ways:
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Water Damage to Property( Commercial & Residential), Infrastructure and Vehicles Commercial Cost: Interruption of Retail, Business and Social Activities Public Health & Safety Concerns from the Flooding of Public Areas
The current Flood Prediction and Alert system developed by the local authority has served the citizens well for a long time. It relies on manually monitoring and combining multiple sources of data on a continuous basis to produce predictions and forecasts. The local authority is working with the INFINITE team to explore the possibility of automating the flood prediction process. Automation requires data collection from many sources in real time, including tidal gauges, river level gauges, tidal tables, weather forecasts and combining all of these sources together to develop flood prediction models that will reduce the margin of error in current Flood prediction techniques so that better and more accurate warnings will minimize the impact of flooding in all affected areas. The current early warning system in this city is a subscription based SMS text service. The goal of this use case is to make real time flood predictions and information available on an open data platform and to leverage social media to achieve a more informed public.
The INFINITE team and the local authority expect that the more accurate flood related information and insights will drive a better informed and targeted flood infrastructure prevention investment planning activities. The local authority is driving a smart agenda through a smart gateway initiative. The results and experiences from the Flood event advisory use case will demonstrate how IIoT can play an enabling role in the coordination, escalation and response to Flooding events with other local authority services and government agencies.
First Responder: The“ First Responder” use case is a proof of concept( POC) for an IIoT solution that tracks the health and location of first responders. First Responder is designed to improve the safety and effectiveness of first responders when involved in an emergency situation, especially those in harsh environments. According to National Fire Protection Association, more than 60,000 fire fighter injuries in North America alone are reported annually, of which 25 percent are caused by overexertion or strain.
First Responder tracks the location and vital signs of first responders at all times, inside or outside of buildings. A smart, wearable sensor-equipped vest is worn by personnel to monitor useful health metrics including breathing rate, breathing volume and heart rate. A connected boot tracks location and movement. By identifying potential worker health issues immediately and tracking lone workers via these metrics, emergency teams can be healthier, safer and more efficient. All the relevant vest and boot data are collected by an edge gateway device and relayed via the mobile network to the INFINITE testbed. The multiple data streams are collected, aggregated, analyzed and displayed on a portal via a dashboard for access by control teams who may be at the emergency site or in a central control location. The data is analyzed to monitor
- 56- January 2017