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New CGI Sense360 data analytics platform improves situational awareness for disaster rescue teams
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n New CGI Sense360 data analytics platform improves situational awareness for disaster rescue teams\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntar{\nTEXT-ALIGN: RIGHT\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n Stock Market Symbols\n \n \n \n GIB (NYSE)\n \n \n \n GIB.A (TSX)\n \n \n \n \n www.cgi.com/newsroom\n \n \n \n \n \n HAMBURG\n \n , BOCHUM and DARMSTADT,\n \n Germany\n \n \n ,\n \n \n July 27, 2022\n \n \n /CNW Telbec/ - CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) announces CGI Sense360, its cloud-based, smart analytics platform that gives emergency responders holistic and accurate situational awareness in the event of a disaster. Using comprehensive data sources and augmented reality, the platform creates a visual situation overview that helps organizations more efficiently organize and accelerate rescue operations.\n \n \n Whether a disaster is caused by natural or human hazards, up-to-date information is critical to safe and successful rescue efforts. CGI Sense360 creates a holistic picture of a disaster using data from a variety of sources across the ecosystem, such as satellites, drones and maps; infrastructure, geospatial, weather and environmental data; and online databases, blogs and social media. The platform's integrated and secure communications system combines augmented reality, situational images and other data to create a visual overview that is shared with emergency responders in a context-aware manner to enable faster, safer rescue operations.\n \n \n International aid organization I.S.A.R. (International Search and Rescue) in\n \n Germany\n \n is a project partner in the design and development of CGI Sense360. I.S.A.R. is certified by the United Nations for international rescue operations.\n \n \n \"We provide international assistance in humanitarian missions; for example, after natural disasters and accidents or in war zones,\" says Dr.\n \n Steven Bayer\n \n , Project Coordinator at I.S.A.R. \"The immediate availability of detailed situation images and current data is crucial for efficient, rapid rescue measures. And, it is preci...