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Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and its impact is being felt by organizations around the world.

Emergency response

Proven effectiveness of Social Media in Emergency Response and Crisis Management

Research shows that emergency responders can benefit from using social media to gather valuable insights and enhance situational awareness during emergencies. By leveraging the power ...

Social Media Insights for ECC's 911 dispatchers

Emergency response

ECC’s: how to save time, get better insights and make better decisions

As emergency communication centers (ECC’s, 911 dispatch centers) continue to face challenges in their efforts to respond to crises and disasters, real-time intelligence using social ...

ICAART 2022 | Victor Margallo

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Our Data Scientist Victor Margallo presented his paper at the International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence 2022. Learn more about the paper below.

Helping the Austrian government evaluate social media for disasters

When the Austrian Federal Ministry of Interior wanted to evaluate the use of social media to improve disaster management and emergency response, it turned to ...

Press Release: Partnership between PublicSonar and RapidSOS

PublicSonar and RapidSOS partner to provide real-time social media intelligence to 911 centers. Read the official press release below.

The Power of Social Media: Public Safety and Crisis Management

E-book: The Power of Social Media

Over the years, we have collected several cases that demonstrate the power of social media for public safety. Download our e-book now and learn more ...

Emergency planning: how can social media contribute to situational awareness?

A recent report by a British NGO lists the ten most financially impactful natural disasters of 2021. The floods in Europe are in second place. ...

Whitepaper: Intelligent Innovation in Public Safety

Whitepaper: Intelligent Innovation for Public Safety and Emergencies

Information management during disruptive events brings many challenges. There are technological innovations that lead to better-informed decision-making and help emergency teams respond more quickly. Download ...

2021 Data Science and AI: Startups & Scale-ups

InnovationQuarter has published the 2021 edition of the AI startup and scale-up ecosystem for the province of Zuid-Holland. We are very proud to be part ...

Six tips for monitoring social media

Public safety & security

As a municipality, province or security region, you want to know early on when something threatens to get out of hand and you want to ...

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PSNI selects PublicSonar as their partner

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PublicSonar welcomes the PSNI as their latest public safety partner. Read more about our partnership.

Traffic Control Centre The Hague: “Combination of systems saves time”

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We had a look behind the scenes at one of our customers: the Traffic Control Centre of the Municipality of The Hague. They have been ...

What is intelligence-led policing without smart use of open data?

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Intelligence-led policing is proving invaluable for police authorities in preventing and mitigating (potential) risks and threats. Incorporating open data is of great importance, but not ...

PublicSonar participates in EU Horizon 2020 project to increase disaster resilience

Press release: PublicSonar participates in the EU Horizon 2020 project RiskPACC to increase disaster resilience by closing the Risk Perception Action Gap (RPAG).

Innovation

Understanding Public Sentiment for Public Safety & Security

During incidents: are citizens angry or confused? Valuable information is needed to enhance public safety and security. Read more about how public sentiment can inform ...

In the news: “We make the world safer”

In the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad, Till Behne portrays how technology companies were founded and what was needed to make them a success. PublicSonar was ...