Early warning system in disaster management

Effective disaster management requires a comprehensive approach. Supporting the UN’s Early Warnings for All initiative, our early warning system (EWS) suite provides disaster management authorities with actionable tools for real-time digital field situational awareness, threat detection, multichannel warning dissemination, and crisis response coordination —all designed with one goal in mind: minimize harm and accelerate recovery.

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A trusted leader in disaster warning

400M people covered

Governments rely on our solutions to safeguard 400 million citizens worldwide. Our all-hazard approach integrated systems excel in risk detection, public alerting, and crisis management, providing a unified approach to address various threats and enhance community safety.

Advocate for UN's EW4All

Our disaster risk knowledge application aligns with the United Nations' Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative, aiming to protect everyone by 2027. It contributes to this goal through real-time monitoring, analysis, and detection of hazards.

Telco expert since 2004

We leverage our telecom expertise to deploy mobile-enabled Early Warning Systems for enhanced public safety, utilizing Cell Broadcast and location-based SMS technologies to ensure timely alerts and effective emergency responses.

Fully integrated disaster warning framework

Disaster risk knowledge

Understanding disaster risks is the foundation of effective early warning systems. By fostering a deeper awareness of hazards and vulnerabilities, decision-makers are empowered to take proactive measures to safeguard lives and livelihoods:

→ Enable hazard mapping
→ Get geospatial insights for risk visualization

This reflects on the first pillar of the United Nations' "Early Warning for All" initiative, led by UNDRR, which focuses on enhancing global risk knowledge and integrating it into early warning systems.

Risk detection & monitoring

Effective disaster response requires the ability to detect risks in real-time. By leveraging advanced technologies, we help stakeholders act quickly and decisively:

→ Detect anomalies with AI-driven early warning tools
→ Track environmental changes via IoT sensor networks
→ Send real-time notifications on evolving threats

This goes in line with the second pillar of the EW4All initiative, led by WMO. It aims to improve meteorological observations, impact-based forecasting, and warning services.

Warning dissemination and communication

Disseminating warnings means delivering clear, actionable alerts tailored to their needs and locations. Our multichannel public warning systems allow public authorities to:

→ Notify users with geo-targeted emergency alerts
→ Ensure multi-channel communication for rapid outreach
→ Provide contextualized notifications for specific hazards

It strongly collaborates with pillar n°3 of the UN's EW4All initiative. Led by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), it focuses on delivering warnings in actionable and standardized formats and in a timely manner, putting people at the center.

Crisis response

Effective crisis response turns early warnings into lifesaving actions. By equipping public authorities with the proper tools to act, we ensure that disaster impacts are minimized, and recovery is accelerated:

→ Empower informed decisions with accurate risk data
→ Support resource dispatch using real-time data insights
→ Ensure uninterrupted communication during disaster recovery phases

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is leading this fourth pillar of the UN's EW4All initiative. It ensures that plans and procedures are in place at local, subnational, and national levels, enabling communities and agencies to respond effectively when warnings are received.

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The GeoSafe EWS Product Suite

GeoSafe RK

Risk knowledge for early warning

Our map-centric Risk Knowledge (RK) solution provides comprehensive situational awareness by monitoring global exposure to hazards and incidents. This intuitive platform consolidates diverse data sources into a single user-friendly interface. Leveraging a pre-built, extensive data catalog, it seamlessly displays any data relevant to the user, from CAP-enabled alerts to specialized maps or IoT sensors. Based on their needs and contexts, crisis managers can promptly trigger automated alerts as soon as an incident is detected.

GeoSafe PWS

Multichannel alert system

Originally designed for public authorities, our Public Warning Systems (PWS) are also tailored for mission-critical organizations by delivering emergency alerting in critical business situations. Our multichannel solution empowers crisis managers to send high-speed, contextualized, and geo-targeted alerts across all communication channels—including SMS, mobile apps, and social media—and adapt messaging using live location data and advanced analytics for effective communication during emergencies.

GeoSafe CC

Disaster recovery software

Our Command Center (CC) simplifies taskforce management and ensures clear communication with all stakeholders. It features dynamic location targeting for efficient asset management, advanced contact management for mobilizing your team, and real-time visualizations of assets in danger zones. This enables precise coordination during crises, ensuring timely and effective responses by providing a centralized platform for managing resources, communicating with personnel, and monitoring unfolding situations.

All-hazard approach, one unified platform

Multi-source live data layers

AI & automated actions

Seamless integration

Alert monitoring functions

User-friendly interface

Population heatmaps

Geo-targeting & retargeting

Multichannel approach

Case study: Flood Warning System in England

Context

Our technology at the core of England's Environment Agency's new flood warning system

The Environment Agency (EA) in England is set to modernize its flood warning system through a partnership with Leidos and Intersec. This modernization effort aims to replace the 20-year-old cornerstone service with cutting-edge technology, demonstrating EA's commitment to enhancing England's flood resilience.

Solution

EA has partnered with Leidos and Intersec to modernize the flood warning system. This new cloud-based solution, independent of telecom infrastructures, integrates Intersec’s advanced early warning technology to enhance the EA's flood warning capabilities.

It will provide internal users with powerful situational awareness tools, including advanced mapping and geographic layers, all within a user-friendly interface. The system will enable efficient field operations and rapid dissemination of location-based alerts to communities.

→ Read the press release

With an estimated 5.7 million properties in England at risk of flooding in 2024, an updated flood warning system will help protect households and our national infrastructure. The new system will include additional geospatial services, and additional messaging capabilities to inform registered users.

Eric Freeman

Chief Executive at Leidos UK & Europe

What are clients say

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We were attracted by the completeness of Intersec's solution, by its experience in delivering messages on a very large scale depending on the real-time location of recipients, and by the willingness of its teams to keep this solution at the cutting edge of technology over the years to come.

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Romain Moutard

Program Director, French Ministry of the Interior

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As a result of our use of the Intersec platform, we have been able to provide the Asia-Pacific authorities with instantaneous, precise location data that saves lives and prevents additional evolution of the pandemic.

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Pedro Uria Recio

Chief analytics & AI officer