Emergency Services

PeopleSense delivers real-time situational awareness during emergencies — combining hazard alerts with live crowd intelligence to help responders prioritize, deploy, and act faster.

Challenges in Emergency Response

Optimizing Resource Allocation

Efficiently deploy emergency resources based on real-time crowd data.
PeopleSense enables precise resource allocation to areas with heightened emergency demand.

Ensuring Public Safety

Enhance public safety by anticipating and managing crowd dynamics during emergencies.
Our solutions contribute to creating safer evacuation routes and preventing overcrowding in critical areas.

Swift Decision Making

Time is of the essence in emergencies.
PeopleSense Real-time Crowding Solutions provide emergency services with immediate insights for rapid decision-making.

Why It Matters

Smarter Prioritization

Identify which populations are impacted first

Faster Response

Deploy to high-exposure zones without delay

Better Public Messaging

Push targeted messaging to vulnerable areas

Improved Safety Outcomes

Reduce casualties via proactive crowd movement

FEMA Incident Feeds — Mapped & Actionable

PeopleSense ingests FEMA IPAWS → EAS alerts via authenticated polling endpoints to provide actionable situational visibility on:

When alerts arrive, PeopleSense:

Maps alert polygons and zone
Cross-references affected areas with live crowd occupancy
Highlights priority regions for response & messaging
Creates automated notification pathways

These enhanced overlays help emergency teams decide where and when to deploy specialized resources.

Earthquake Alerts, Enhanced With Crowd Context

PeopleSense integrates USGS ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) data directly into our dashboards. Incoming seismic alerts are mapped with projected shaking intensity (MMI), overlaid onto live occupancy distribution at impacted locations.

This enables emergency agencies to quickly:

Identify high-density exposure sites
Prioritize response to vulnerable facilities
Alert staff & property partners
Prepare coordinated evacuation

Real-Time Shake Maps

Mapped MMI zones overlaid with populations at risk

Impact-Area Occupancy

Know how many people are in affected geographies instantly

Dynamic Re-Evaluation

Updated as ground motion and occupancy evolve

OIP: Next-Generation Population Intelligence for Alerts

Traditional CAP 1.2 hazard alerts identify where ground shaking or hazards occur, but not who may be affected.
To address this gap, PeopleSense proposes the Occupancy Information Parameter (OIP) — a standardized data block that extends CAP messages with indicators such as:

Occupancy Count(OC)
Occupancy Density (OD)
Occupancy Volatility (OV)
Confidence Level (CL)

This enables emergency systems to receive not just hazard metrics, but dynamic human-context indicators, driving more efficient prioritization and resource allocation.

The OIP framework is compatible with:

CAP 1.2
GDACS
International DRR & response guidance