Abstract
Safety as essential quality, needed in the development strategy of every city should be constantly improved by newest technologies. As currently used software and practices were studied, it can be seen that in Smart City concepts, technologies help with governing the city mainly in the field of obtaining, processing and providing information. Interconnection of many various information sources brings the possibility of storing all the information in one central data storage, instead of separated storages for every individual informational source. Taking the information from a central informational centre and their automatic, real-time visualization by simulation technologies can improve safety in the below described ways. By combining advantages of interconnectivity and simulation technologies, we aim to take advantage of their identified possibilities in order to enhance crisis management in all phases of its model. The period before crisis event occurrence consists of the phaseof prevention and the phase of crisis planning. Within the period after crisis event occurrence, there are phases of response and recovery. In this paper, we also present The Laboratory of Modelling and Simulation of Crisis Phenomena in Traffic, which is a part of the University Science Park of the University of Žilina. This laboratory disposes of program VR Forces®, that is used in our research.
Highlights
Nowadays, new technological possibilities allow us to improve many areas of life by various innovative means
In this paper we present a way to use the constructive simulation in the periods and phases of the Model of Crisis Management
During the phase before crisis management occurrence it is possible to use constructive simulation as a support tool in trainings and exercises for crisis management personnel. Organizing such trainings and exercises can greatly improve the preparedness of crisis management personnel to deal with crisis events, with focus on support and improvement of decision-making
Summary
New technological possibilities allow us to improve many areas of life by various innovative means. Such is the aim of a Smart City concept, which is trying to transform cities of today into futuristic places that use the most out of technological progress to improve the quality of life of citizens. One area of Smart Cities is crisis management, where information technologies can be used in every phase of the Model of Crisis Management. Many authors usually use the term Crisis Management Cycle, but in the Slovak Republic the term Model of Crisis Management is used. In the light of crisis phenomena occurrence, these phases can be divided into two periods: phases before the occurrence – in the period of preparation, and after the occurrence of crisis phenomena – in the period of resolution
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