المملكة: Al-Baha: Smart sensors enhance emergency response and confront rain risks
Activate Al-Baha is an advanced system of Smart sensors directly linked to the emergency and crisis center, as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance the efficiency of dealing with Rain conditionsand the risks of floods within the framework of digital transformation and the adoption of the latest modern technologies.
The General Supervisor of Emergency and Crisis Management in the Al-Baha Municipality, Muhammad Al Najim, explained that this step comes as an extension of the Municipality’s keenness to raise the level of preparedness and immediate response to emergency situations by employing smart technologies that allow an accurate and immediate reading of indicators of rising water levels, which contributes to supporting proactive field decision-making, and enhancing coordination with the relevant authorities in order to preserve the safety of lives. And property.
Installation of 302 smart sensors
Al Najem stated that the first phase of the project witnessed the installation of about 302 smart sensors in locations that were carefully identified by specialists based on field studies, which included analyzing the locations of water accumulation and the rise in its levels in ferries, bridges and sewers, which contributes to reducing potential risks during rainfall.
He pointed out that these sensors are linked to a platform "Emerge" Which allows immediate follow-up of the status of the sites, as the Emergency and Crisis Center works around the clock to monitor and analyze data and take the necessary measures proactively, and in the event of a rise in water levels, escalation and coordination procedures are activated with the relevant authorities in the municipality and its municipalities.
940 Reports System
Al Najem touched on the Emergency and Crisis Center continuing its work around the clock supported by the 940 Reports System, as limited reports were received. It was moderate during the recent rain event, which included falling trees, stones, pools of water, and hail, without recording any dangerous cases.
He pointed out that more than 500 field staff, including supervisors, engineers, and workers, were deployed, in addition to more than 300 pieces of equipment distributed among 39 support sites, with careful follow-up of more than 100 critical sites in the region to ensure rapid response and handling of reports according to the highest safety standards.
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