eSafety Compendium

One of the tasks within the GST Rescue project is to investigate the implementationsstatus of E112 in the Member States. This was done through a questionnaire sent out tothe 25 Member States and the study was finalised in November 2004. GST Rescue aimsto optimise the use of data from in-vehicle emergency call systems. Not only will invehicleemergency calls deliver to the dispatch centre such critical additional informationas location and accident severity data as agreed by the DG eCall, but the emergencyvehicles themselves will employ a navigation solution and warning system permittingthem to arrive safely on the scene as quickly as possible.National activities:A consortium commissioned by the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communicationshas produced a plan for a national eCall pilot. The plan concludes that aftermarketdevices will enable more forceful and cost-efficient car fleet penetration than OEM eCalldevices. The plan also includes an analysis of user requirements based on an interviewstudy. The authorities will provide the system for the device manufacturers and vendorsin order to already ensure the operation of the devices.The German Federal Ministry of the Interior is planning the implementation of E112.The plan is to visualise the location of the incident both at the PSAP and in theemergency vehicles.The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Kingdom Relations in the Netherlands has made aplan for the implementation of E112 taking place in 2006. The implementation containsvisualisation of incident location both at the PSAP and in the emergency vehicles.eScope supports the organisation of national workshops where implementation of eCallwill be the key subject. These workshops will be organised throughout Europe in 2005.The first Expert workshops were held in Finland, Portugal and Switzerland in 2005.eSafety Working Groups:The eCall Working Group was established at the end of 2002. By mid 2003, the eCallWorking Group (at that point transformed into the eCall Driving Group) had identifiedthe key players involved in the eCall process and outlined the functionalities of theinterfaces to be established between the players. These players are members of four large“constituencies”: The eCall Driving Group has developed an Action Plan for Pan-European emergency services. These services will build on the location-enhancedemergency services being implemented in the Member States on the basis of the recentlyadopted recommendation on the implementation of E-112. Furthermore, these serviceswill include provisions for more accurate location information and additional safetyinformation.Future actions:The Working Group on R&D has defined the following research needs for this area:- Further R&D into the required technical architecture and structure of eCall systems- Study aspects of civil protection and emergency managementIn order to further advance the provision of E112 the Commission has established aEuropean Forum for officials responsible for the delivery of public safety and emergencyservices in Europe. The first meeting was held in Brussels on 11 October 2005. Furthermeetings will be held in 2006.Page 86 of 490