PRISMATICA - Pro-active Integrated Systems for Security Management by Technological, Institutional and Communication Assistance
Overview
Background & policy context:
PRISMATICA is an project that brings together six urban public transport operators (including London Underground; RATP, Paris; and STIB, Brussels) and several research and technology laboratories from across Europe. It aims to integrate technical systems and operational processes to develop innovative security management systems for transport operators. As such, the project contributes to more general efforts to make public transport systems more attractive to passengers, and more secure both for passengers and staff.
Objectives:
The key objectives of the project are:
- to study current practices in surveillance work and security management in control rooms and operations centres;
- to develop user and organisational requirements for security management in urban and regional public transport networks;
- to enhance, develop and implement cost-effective technical tools for remote monitoring and automatic detection of events that threaten the security of passengers, personnel and property.
Methodology:
The technical component of the project uses a variety of tools (most notably image recognition technologies, but also audio surveillance systems) to aid the automatic detection of a range of events, such as violence, trespass, congestion, fires, suspect packages and suspect individuals, theft, vandalism, ticket fraud and so forth. Additionally, the project will survey and assess best practice in prevention techniques and security management amongst European operators.
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