Improving homeland security and protecting citizens in large urban areas
Facilitating decision-making and responsiveness
In 2007, for the first time, more than half of the world's population lived in urban areas. This unprecedented shift will increase in the years ahead. Thales has been helping ensure the security of people in megacities around the globe for over 15 years. As a leader in mission critical systems and services, Thales draws on this experience to put together intelligent and integrated security solutions that meet the dual challenge of protecting the public and delivering government services so that citizens can live better together in the 21st century.
Thales's innovative approach goes beyond simply installing control and surveillance equipment. Instead, we offer a comprehensive urban security concept covering a broad range of threats, including industrial and natural disasters, social unrest and terrorist attacks.
Thales solutions are based on the principle of implementing integrated systems for managing incidents and coordinating the response of emergency services (police, fire and ambulance services, private operators, etc.). These systems enable everyone involved to share, exchange and converge information from multiple sources via an integrated operation control centre, which analyses the data gathered and provides valuable decision support, especially regarding the flow of people.