Michael Pröstler, CEO, GridGears GmbH - Location Information in Next Generation 112

1. Location Information in
Next Generation 112
EENA 2021

2. Where are you?
EENA Conference in Riga
Radisson Blue Hotel
Elizabetes Street 73
55

3. Challenges in Emergency Situations
Emergency Situations
Stressful, Unusual and Extrem Situations
Brain is in “Panic Mode“
Difficult to think straight
Hard to remember your location
Hard to determine your location
Hard to communicate your location

4. What‘s your address?
Latitude: 56.9771256
Longitude: 24.0080191

5. Need Technology to Assist
When we are unable to
determine our location
(“somewhere in the woods“)
When we are unable to
communicate our correct
location (“in the Radisson Blue
Hotel“)
When we are unable to
communicate at all
To determine location information
As quickly as possible
As accurately as possible
To transmit location information
As fast as possible
In a machine-readable way

6. Next Generation 112
Location Information: Purpose, Representation & Transport

7. Purpose of Location Information
Routing
Who can provide help?
Key Requirements
Time Limit: Immediate / Call-Setup
Accuracy: Medium - High
Dispatch
Where should help be provided?
Key Requirements
Time Limit: Medium – Fast
Accuracy: Very High
HELP
PSAP

8. Representation of Location Information
Civic
Representation in form of an address
Geodetic
Representation as a geographical shape
(Point, Circle, Polygon, Arcband, etc.)
<civicAddress xml:lang="en">
<country>BE</country>
<A1>Brussels</A1>
<A2>Brussels</A2>
<RD>Avenue de la Toison d’Or</RD>
<HNO>79</HNO>
</civicAddress>
<Circle srsName="urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326">
<pos>42.5463 -73.2512</pos>
<radius uom="urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001">
850.24
</radius>
</Circle>

9. Transport of Location Information
By Value
It is embedded in the message and can be
used directly
By Reference
A reference is included in the message, which
needs to be resolved
SIP Message
Location Information
SIP Headers
Media Information
SIP Headers
SIP Body
SIP Message
SIP Headers
Media Information
SIP Headers
SIP Body
Location Information

10. Next Generation 112
Location Information Handling

11. ESInet & Core Components
IP-based Network for Emergency Services
Standardized Interfaces
Powerful Routing Capabilities
Location-based Routing
Daytime/nighttime Shifts
PSAP Capabilities, State, etc.
Accessable by any “Trusted“ Source
Mobile Network Providers
VoIP Providers
Application Providers
IoT Providers
ESINET

12. ESINET
Source
PSAP
PSAP
PSAP
ECRF
ESRP
Use Location for
Routing Purpose
BCF BCF
General Conversation Setup
What‘s your address?
(Dispatch Purpose)

13. ESINET
Source
PSAP
BCF BCF
Without Further Communication…
Dispatch Location?
SIP

14. Depends on Location Origin
Classic Landline
Physical Correlation
between Phone Number
and Location
eCall
Car derives Location via
GNSS
VoLTE Emergency
Conversation
Mobile derives Location via
GNSS, Wifi, etc.
2G / 3G Emergency Call
Cell Tower
Location + Range

15. ESINET
Source
PSAP
BCF BCF
Request Additional Location Information
LIS

16. Summary
Location Information is Key
Determine most appropriate PSAP (Routing)
Dispatch precisely where help is needed (Dispatch)
Need Technical Assistance
In stressful, exceptional situations
When we do not know where we are
When we cannot communicate at all
NG112: Enabler for modern emergency services
Route any conversation (voice, video, text)
Standardized way of processing Location Information
Future-proof and flexible way to integrate new technologies

17. Key Statement
Digitalization of Emergency Services
Adopting to one technology
Providing the digital foundation for
future innovation and technologies

18. Further Information
CEO
MICHAEL PROESTLER
michael.proestler@gridgears.at
https://www.gridgears.at
office@gridgears.at
Caller location in NG112
End-to-end approach