1. Solutions from
Tekes Safety and Security Programme

2. Interactive Spatial Methods for Risk
Analysis
User need
 Improve preparedness and response for accidents in
critical networks (road, electricity, gas, water)
Solution
 A multi-criteria decision making process for total risk
assessment in which spatio-statistical analysis are
used to predict an incident, impact models to analyze
consequences and spatial data mining and modeling
to analyze vulnerability of the network
Benefits
 Flexible ”white box” method enables analyzing and
visualizing of risks in unpredictable circumstances of
crisis management where complete and high quality
datasets are not available
Users
 Security actors such as fire, rescue and other civilian
crisis management
 Military
www.aalto.fi

3. Real Time Situation Model for
Indoor Missions
Need
 To create situational model for any indoor location in
real time
Approach
 An integrated system making use of a wireless
sensor network deployed by a robot and supported
by wearable sensors carried by the mission team
Benefits
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Provides a site independent, accurate model
Adapts to any indoor space
Economic through reusability of the system
Robot assistance helps to manage mission risks
Users
 Rescue teams, fire fighters, defence forces
www.aalto.fi, www.uwasa.fi, www.vtt.fi
www.mil.fi/en (National Defence University)

4. Firefighting is Dangerous – Sensors Can Save
Lives
User Need
 When a rescue team member is down, every second
counts
 Rescue team leader needs to guide others to the
injured team member
Solution
 Our solution provides combined indoor positioning and
immobility detection for firefighters
Benefits
 The solution is robust, affordable, accurate (2m), easy
to use and maintain
Competition
 Competing solutions are expensive, require preinstallations and extra device
Watch the video at
http://www.keytouch.info/features/videos_and_podcasts/?itemid=134
Real-time demo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItA8Tj09Wzk
www.tut.fi, www.muratamems.fi/en, www.cassidian.com

5. Next Generation TETRA Base Station
Need
 Needs of public safety and utility organizations to flexibly connect
base stations of their dedicated secure TETRA radio
communications networks
Solution
 Full IP TETRA base station, TDM and IP interfaces
 TETRA2 TEDS capable radio for wideband data
Benefits
 Meets governments high security requirements
 Versatile redundancy options for mission critical use
 Support for mobile high speed data applications
Competition
 Maintains the competitiveness of Cassidian Finland in the global
TETRA infrastructure market
Users
 Future-proofs major European nationwide public safety networks:
BOSNET, VIRVE, RAKEL, EDR etc
 Regional TETRA networks in Europe and elsewhere
www.cassidian.com

6. Handheld Hyperspectral Imaging for
Forensic Imaging
User need
 Faster methods for detecting suspicious subjects,
forensic marks and contaminated areas
Solution
 Handheld hyperspectral imaging device
 No competitive devices on the market
Benefits
 Shorter inspection time
 More solved crimes with lower material cost
 Faster reveal of importing illicite subjects and
planning of terroristic attacs
 More precise and faster definition of contaminated
areas
Users
 Crime scene investigators, border guards, customs
officials, other defense, security and police forces
www.jyu.fi

7. CBRNE Safety & Response for
Environmental Threats
User need
 The field of CBRNE is scattered by manufactures, products
and threats
Solution
 CBRN Finland provides complete turn-key CBRNE safety and
response solutions for various end-users needs in for varying
security situation
Benefits
 Customer gets cost-effective modular structure from the onedoor principle
Competitors
 In the field of CBRN is only couple turnkey solutions
providers(Thales)
Users
 Military, first responders, health care providers, authorities,
critical infra operators, industry
www.cbrnfinland.fi

8. Virtual CBRNE training field
User need
 Co-operation between the authorities is challenging due to
differences in equipment and operations mode
 Nationally, the knowledge of the CBRNE-process varies, and is
not shared enough with authorities
Solution
 Comprehensive web-based eLearning and virtual training
environment for all authorities and national recommendations of
CBRNE process
Benefits
 The project will create national recommendations to CBRNE
process (Equipment, systems and services)
 Shared models of operations, improvement of co-operation
between various authorities
 In advance planned practices and educations saves money, time
and resources
Users
 All first responders at the CBRNE- operations, Hospitals,
Defence Forces and CBRNE industry
www.decovy.fi

9. Oil Spill Detection
User need
 Detect oil spills from look-alikes i.e. seaweed floats
 Have accurate and in-time information about the spills to
enhance the efficiency and usage of the recovery gear
Solution
 OSDS Sensor Unit houses a radar and two radiometers. The
mechanics has an active wave compensation
Benefits
 The OSDS’s radiometers detect the missing capillary waves
from the water surface caused by the oil film on water
 Oil density and temperature can be measured and thus the
risk of oil spill expansion can be determined
Users
 Naval guards, sea rescue authorities, Navy, research
vessels
 Power plants, oil companies, harbor and shipping operators
and environmental authorities, responsible for supervising
the water bodies
www.enviprobe.fi
Sea water emits thermal radiation on
microwaves. This radiation is detected by
the radiometers of the Sensor Unit. Oil on
water modifies this radiation depending on
the thickness of the oil film. OSDS uses this
effect to estimate the oil film thickness.

10. Portable Hazardous Fumicants Analyser
User need
 Fumication is needed to prevent foreign organisms and
animals to be transported within containers from
country to another
Solution
 Ion mobility spectrometer with a photo ionization
detector combined with a gas chromatographic column
for pre-selection of the threat gases of interest
Benefits
 Quick and reliable way to detect possible threat without
opening the container
 Very sensitive: Identifies approximately 20 common
fumigant materials simultaneously
Users
 Freight companies, safety personnel, etc.
www.environics.fi
Fumication is needed to prevent
foreign organisms and animals to
be transported within containers
from country to another.

11. Easy Field-Grade Visual Communication
User need
 Easy to deploy and use visual communication solution
for emergency situations, e.g. traffic accidents
Solution
 Eubicom MIB, a remote controlled, easy to move and
centrally managed digital signage and visual
communication solution
Benefits
 Automated, remote controlled
 Simple and centralized PC-based management
Users
 Rescue, safety and security (fire departments, police,
defense force), hospitals
 Hotels, airports, industrial plants, shopping centers and
service providers
www.eubicom.eu
With AC and battery powered LED
display boards and centralized
management , Eubicom MIB enables
versatile digital signage deployment.

12. Solid State Neutron Detectors
Need
 Replacement for materials (He3) that are unavailable
 Enhanced real time safeguards for the global
community of radiation hazard workers
Approach
 3n3TM is a semi-conductor detection system based on
the use of a detector material bonded to a detection
circuit – Silicon substrate
Benefits
 Reliable and enhanced measurement of neutron
radiation
 “Plug and Play” solutions for current technology, easy
replacement of old products
 Fills He3 technology gap in neutron instruments
Users
 Consumers in health, defence, homeland security and
nuclear markets
www.finphys.fi

13. Disaster Management
User need
 Comprehensive real-time disaster alerting, awareness
and warning system
Solution
 Merges raw data from number of different sources
 Analyses raw data to produce tailored and added value
services for end-users
Benefits
 Offers real-time information for decision makers during
disaster
 Makes evacuation, rescue and recovery work safer
Users
 Rescue services and other authorities, commercial
enterprises, i.e. as chemical factories, power plants,
citizens
www.fmi.fi
The visualization of the analyses and
information of the diaster makes it easier
and faster to gain full comprehension of the
situation.

14. Accident and Disaster Preparedness
User need
 Better preparedness for accidents and disasters through
location-specific risk assessment and evaluation
Solution
 Spatial risk management solution
 Risk and response area computation
Night Time: 6 PM to 6 AM
Benefits
 Visualizes the risks on a map
 Helps model and improve risk preparedness
Users
 Civil defense: Police, rescue and security services
 Utilities: Electricity, water, gas
Day Time: 6 AM to 6 PM
RiskGIS models accident risks
by using location and time
RiskGIS is a registered trademark
of InPlace Solutions Ltd
www.riskgis.fi

15. Co-operation in Public Safety
User need
 To provide quick and appropriate response to any
emergency situation
Solution
 Enables operation between authorities on all levels
and provides excellent tools for responding in an
optimal manner
Benefits
 Cost-efficiency - resources utilized optimally
 Support for decision-making
Users
 Public safety and security officials (police,
firefighters, rescue and emergency services etc.)
www.insta.fi

16. Speeding Wireless Situation Awareness and
Rescue Actions
Need
 Reliable information through richer media
resources to help in day-to-day-missions
 Improved way of sharing significant information
between control rooms and operators in the field
Solution
 Automated, intelligent surveillance and rescue
framework adapted to the mobile environment
 Advanced video analysis and abnormal-situation
detection in mobile and unpredictable contexts
Benefits
 Customised algorithms provide the most
comprehensive picture and automated decision
support for more faster and effective control and
acting in unpredictable situations
Users
 Law enforcement, Fire & Rescue, Customs,
Boarder Guard, Civil Defence
www.itea2-spy.org/

17. Security Operators Cooperation
User need
 Advanced security operator cooperation calls for
single point of management of various telecom
and sensor networks
Solution
 A tactical distributed network management system
meets the requirement.
Benefits
 Automated network management streamlines
processes supporting operational efficiency
 The solution is standards based, easy to
implement and OS independent
 The system is sustainable as it allows connection
of new networks and sensors
Titan NMS supports both military and civilian
standards (e.g. Eurocom and IP Ethernet).
Users
 Civil security operators
www.itea2.org/
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18. A Standard Method to Connect ICT Equipment
in Emergency Vehicles
User need
 Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR)
has a lot different vehicles with increasingly
ICT facilities (most stand-alone) and tighten
budgets
 Less-fragmented market for ICT suppliers
Solution
 PPDR vehicles’ ICT systems should be divided
into layers having standardized interfaces
Benefits
 Open standards, especially SMEs coming to
the business: new products, degreased prizes
 Improve interoperability and availability of new
PPDR ICT services
Users
 PPDR, ICT HW & SW suppliers, car industry
http://mobi.laurea.fi

19. Mobile Applications for Field Operations
and Situational Awareness
User need
 Mobile data applications are needed to improve mobile field
operations and situational awareness
Solution
 Automatic Vehicle Location
 Query services to enable access to databases
 Image Messaging for more informative and accurate messages
 Task Management delivers exact task details to field users
Benefits
 Real-time situational awareness
 Saves time and improves safety of workers
 Better leading practices and new tools
 Integrated applications: customers select the applications that
they need
 Browser based: can be deployed anywhere with lower costs
Users
 Public safety: police, fire & rescue etc.
 Users of dedicated networks with need for professional
applications: transport, utilities etc.
www.portalify.com

20. Critical Minutes For Emergency Vehicles
User need
 Access to GPS signal even in challenging indoor
environments like parking garages, tunnels, vessels,
public transport stations
Solution
 Provides instant GPS service indoors
 GPS indoor coverage area of 2-50 meters in diameter
from the repeater
Benefits
 Cold start navigation gaps will be avoided
 GPS receiver locked to satellites at all times
Users
 Underground parking areas and logistics terminals,
emergency- and safety vehicles underground /-roof
areas, stores, trade shows, public transportation
stations, ferries, safety area trespassing, etc.
www.gps-repeating.com
The GPS receiver can then ‘see’ the satellites
indoors. The use of reradiated signals mean
that the GPS receiver is tracking the current
GPS status.

21. Compact and Durable Work Light
User need
 Durable and powerful work lighting in harsh conditions
Solution
 Cost effective light that meets the needs of the
professional users: low power consumption, durable and
waterproof casing and high intensity light beam
Benefits
 Robust, waterproof and durable, bright low energy light
 No electro magnetic interference to any sensitive
equipment
Users
 Police cars, ambulances, fire engines and maritime
environments
www.sarco.fi
Fits in most vehicles and different
applications due to the small size.

22. Rescue Team Management and Operations
Coordination
User need
 Ability to manage rescue teams and coordinate their
operations seamlessly
Solution
 Wireless team communication system using VOX &
video transmission, connected to vehicle intercom
system
Benefits
 Hands-free rescue team communication and open
connection to management at the same time
Users
 Coast guard, boat rescue, fire fighting, military sector
www.savox.com

23. Modern Way of Police Work
Need
 Currently check stops are ineffective and only one thing
can be checked at a time
 Instead of cutting costs the Police should actually be
making more money
Solution
 With our Multi Handset all the necessary checks can be
made at one time
 more offenders caught
 more income & better traffic security
 Easy to use: one push of a button per scan
 Automatic printing of fines and statistics
Benefits
 Network, databases & barcodes already exist
 Increased efficiency
 Compact device, familiar to users
www.stopnoise.fi
Scanning the barcode from a
driver’s license

24. Sustainable Nuclear Security –
a National Detection Architecture
User need
 Several security agencies are involved in control and
management of nuclear and other radioactive materials, but no
common processes have been defined for coordination of joint
activities
 Same applies to procurement of detection technology
Solution
 Creating a national nuclear security detection architecture and
specifying technical solutions for its implementation
Benefits
 More intensive and coordinated cooperation between the
authorities
 The collectively defined specifications allow joint procurement
practises which lead to cost savings and higher degree of
equipment usage
Users
 The results will be exploited jointly by state and communal
security and safety authorities
www.stuk.fi

25. Fast Response to Difficult-to-Detect
Radionuclides
User need
 Monitor difficult-to-detect radioactive species at low
concentration
 Air monitoring feedback currently more than 24 hours
 Offer safe working conditions and minimize factory downtime
Solution
 Demonstration device successfully run for 6 months at
production environment
 Robust measurement technology combined with analysis
software
Old-way
Benefits
 Cost-effective and user friendly solution
 Speed of detection, in-field – replaces laboratory analysis
Users
 Authorities, first responders, metallic alloy manufacturers,
mining industry, nuclear industry
www.tut.fi, www.stuk.fi
On-line monitoring

26. Strategic Training
Need
 Going to the field is no longer the only option for
scenario-based training
Approach
 A simulator software package, TETRAsim, for
operational, computer-based TETRA training in
classrooms
Benefits
 TETRAsim facility measures the trainee’s true skill
level
 Training is reality-based, safe, measurable and
easily controlled by the trainer
 The trainer sees all events in the network, which
enables a complete control during the training
Users
 TETRA operators and Training centres of
governmental agencies; police, fire brigade, military,
border guard, health organisations
www.tetrasim.com

27. Intelligence Gathering Device
User need
 Most tracking devices for vehicles last only a few days and
the gathered information can be accessed via the internet
by any unknown third party
 Intelligent operations can last for several months and
contains often highly sensitive information
Solution
 A small high end GPS tracking unit with 256 bit AES
communication encryption and GPS Jamming detection
capability with long-lasting rechargeable batteries
Benefits
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Operational life-time up to one year
Encrypted surveillance information
Secure real-time downloading over internet
Listening and camera devices can be added
Source: Trevoc
Users
 Professional law enforcement and intelligence use
 Homeland security market in Europe and US
www.trevoc.com

28. Protection Against CBRN Threats
User need
 Reduce vulnerabilities and improve resilience against
low-frequency, but possibly high-impact chemical,
biological, radiological or nuclear incidents
Solution
 Optimal use of available expertise and resources, CBRN
incidents are effectively prevented, or detected timely,
responded appropriately and recovered with minimal
damage
Benefits
 Improved understanding of threats, and identification of
cost-effective solutions for enhanced security
Users
 CBRN industry, first responders, health care providers,
authorities, critical infra operators
www.vtt.fi
VTT can help in developing new concepts
and technological solutions in the CBRN
area, e.g. protective suits, air filters, building
and collective protection, decontamination
and testing methods.

29. Situation Awareness Through Wearable
User Interfaces
User need
 The leader needs the right information in the right
format at the right moment of time
 Situation awareness in critical environment
Solution
 Wearable multimodal system to gather and deliver
information
Benefits
 System consists of wrist computer equipped with
touch screen display and different sensors
 Innovative visualizations, Off-the-shelf hardware,
Simpler than existing systems, Cost-effective
Users
 Different armed forces, all branches
 SAR personnel, firefighters, etc.
www.vtt.fi
Finding the best ubiquitous way of presenting
information to an actor in demanding operation
environments so that situational awareness is
increased.