Save Me . Objectives

The SAVE ME main objectives are:

  • To identify the actual problems and needs of all travellers and stakeholders in dealing with various physical disaster or terrorism events.
  • To devise specific use cases and application scenarios, covering all the project application areas (metro terminal, platform & vehicle and tunnel) for all types of emergencies considered (earthquake, fire and terrorist attack).
  • To develop a holistic system architecture, that will allow inclusion of different elements and modules, as well as a common ontological architecture for hazards recognition, cause, severity and mitigation.
  • To specify the systems and their modules for in-time detection and to develop the needed sensors (for detection, localisation, and situation awareness), as well as the appropriate telecommunication infrastructure.
  • To investigate all users’ behaviours (including emotions and stress) during panic situations, leading to the development of appropriate interfaces to inform the public, avoiding the cause of havoc and stress (including vulnerable travellers).
  • To develop algorithms, based on intelligent agents, for personalisation of the information provision to the needs of each user (e.g. simple visual information for elderly users, or sound notification for visually-impaired users).
  • To develop a decision support system (DSS), based upon dynamic and closed-loop simulation and modelling tools, with real time data.
  • To offer support to the infrastructure operators.
  • To offer guidance to the rescue crew through PDAs.
  • To offer guidance to the public through their mobile devices, as well as through public terminals and announcements.
  • To develop training programmes (methodologies, curricula and tools) for the infrastructure operators, the emergency units personnel and the general public, to optimise their performance during emergencies.
  • To install and test the SAVE ME system in two Pilot sites (in the underground station and metro vehicles of NEXUS in Newcastle in the UK and the Gotthard tunnel in Switzerland), in order to evaluate its reliability, usability, usefulness, efficiency and market viability.
  • To develop concise exploitation and dissemination plans for the successful and efficient adoption of SAVE ME products.
  • To contribute to the standardisation activities that are being undertaken by National, European and International bodies, on infrastructure properties and evacuation aids.