NEW VENTURE FOR HULL-BASED TECHNOLOGY

ENTREPRENEUR

Pioneering mapping technology has been launched to optimise emergency services’ response to incidents, enabling blue light teams to reach locations rapidly with pinpoint accuracy.

Hull-based APD Communications has released APD Maps, a cutting-edge cloudbased software platform.

it will empower police, fire, ambulance and other services to better serve and protect the public, allowing them to deploy the right resources, to the right locations, at the right time.

The latest innovation locates emergency responders, callers, vehicles, incidents, points of interest and even the nearest defibrillators anywhere at the touch of a button, providing better visibility for control room dispatchers and frontline teams.

Mike isherwood, managing director of the Home officeserving firm, said: “We’re excited to launch this world-leading solution, which combines multiple data and intelligence sources to support informed and confident decision-making. Using APD Maps, control room personnel can dispatch multiple emergency services and public agencies to the same incident, by sharing a single coordinate pin to ensure they all receive the information.

“estimated times of arrival can be clearly viewed and provide the operator with immediate and accurate details in real time, supporting them to reassure the caller until help arrives. it can also help plot the quickest route to an incident, saving time and lives.”

Browser based, it integrates with google Street View, CCTV camera locations, real-time traffic flow information, highways data and automatic number plate recognition.

APD, part of nec Corporation since 2019, employs 170 people, the majority in Hull’s old Town. More than six million emergency calls are handled using its tech.