BAE technology for incident response sees growth

A growing number of local law enforcement, private security, and public safety organizations are using new technology from BAE Systems to enhance public safety incident response.

BAE Systems’ Geospatial eXploitation Products OpsView product increases the safety of infrastructure by offering real-time situational awareness and full operational visibility.

“GXP solutions assist military, security, and public safety operations all over the world,” Dana Poirier, general manager of Advanced GEOINT Systems at BAE Systems, said. “With GXP OpsView, we can dramatically improve the ability of first responders to efficiently act in emergency situations with the highest level of operational success.”

The Northern New Jersey Urban Area Security Initiative, as well as New Jersey’s Ocean County and Warren County Prosecutor’s Offices, are among those that have deployed the technology in the past year. These groups are using it to protect schools and other critical infrastructure.

GXP OpsView allows a central command center to assign tasks, coordinate deployment, and provide ongoing communications to responders throughout an event or crisis. The location of all field operatives is tracked via mobile devices, and responders can use this tool to share critical field data with all personnel.

“The public safety community has struggled to solve the significant problem of how to reduce the inherent complexity of an emergency at its earliest stage,” Phil Coyne, president of Critical Response Group, said. “We believe that a first responder will now be capable of quickly and effectively communicating across response disciplines, which can translate into lives saved.”