eSafety Compendium

Emergency Calls (e-Calls) and E-112Recommendation number and title:12) Adopt the Commission Recommendation on the introduction and implementationof E-112 in Europe.13) Establish a European Emergency Communications Forum to continue theCGALIES work.14) For in-vehicle emergency calls (e-Calls), establish data requirements and data transferprotocols. Establish interfaces and e-Call routing and handling.Activity leader:European CommissionStart of activities:2002Background:Deployment of the in vehicle emergency call (e-Call) is a priority both for the industryand the public sector. In cases where a vehicle is involved in an accident, an emergencyCall, or e-Call can be initiated automatically, and accurate vehicle location and additionalsafety-related information can be passed to the Public Service Answering Point (PSAP).Such information cuts dramatically the emergency response times, saving lives andreducing the consequences of serious injuries. eCall will use the single Europeanemergency call number E112. In order to facilitate the processing of location-enhancedemergency calls, the Commission adopted a Recommendation that further emphasisesthe need to take into account the in-vehicle emergency calls.Status:Having recognised the absolute necessity that all eCall players agree on a commonfunctional objective and a common project timing, the eCall DG has drafted an MoUwhich is now open for signature and has been signed by some of the main stakeholders.This MoU sets the objectives and outlines the route to complete the launch phase of theeCall project by 2009. The MoU was signed in August 2004 by the EuropeanCommission, ERTICO, and ACEA.. Since then, Finland, Sweden, Greece, Italy,Lithuania and Slovenia have also signed the MoU. Five further Member States (Cyprus,Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany and The Netherlands) have indicated that theywould be ready to sign in the near future. A "toolbox" for eCall, including the list oforganisations that have signed the MoU can be found on www.escope.info.European R&D:eScope – eCall toolbox (www.escope.info)eSafety Support – eCall Support (www.esafetysupport.org)eMerge (www.e-merge.org/)CGALIES (www.telematica.de/cgalies/index.html)GST RESCUE (http://www.gstrescue.org)Page 85 of 490