Heatwaves on construction sites monitored by the operations centre: alerts issued in just 90 seconds
The system uses a range of sensors – including hydrometric, seismic and structural sensors, as well as various types of actuators – to automatically trigger alerts. The devices are installed on construction sites and calibrated.
Key points
- The effects of climate change
Heatwaves are monitored via an operations centre that issues alerts in just 90 seconds, coordinating operations centres, health services and civil protection in real time.
It was then that he founded the Italian company Regola, which specialises in control room technology and has developed nowtice, a system capable of sending multi-channel heatwave alerts within a minute and a half.
The effects of climate change
At the root of this are the effects of climate change and heatwaves, which are putting pressure not only on production systems but also on the infrastructure responsible for managing these events.
“It is no longer simply a matter of managing the emergency once it arises, but of anticipating it through systems that enable us to quickly reach those at risk and those responding on the ground,” says Massimiliano Palma, CEO of Regola. “In scenarios of this kind, the ability to send mass communications in a very short time and to synchronise information flows between operations centres, health services and civil protection is a key factor in reducing exposure to risk and improving response capacity.”
Swift action is required
This is also because the key issue is the speed with which information reaches the public and local staff, particularly at times when the risk to the most vulnerable groups increases exponentially.
