08 Mar Wearin’s police tactical vest: IoT and AI to enhance safety on operations
Wearin’, in partnership with France’s General Directorate of the National Gendarmerie, has developed a connected tactical vest that uses AI for its abnormal-situation detection system.
Wearin’ Brain is manually triggered by an SOS button or automatically detects an abnormal situation and transmits the personnel’s geolocation to the command centre via IoT.
The vest also features smart power management, optimised cabling, and enhanced visibility for night operations. The product will be tested by various units of the gendarmerie throughout 2024 to meet the diverse needs of agents’ professions and missions.
The IoT platform developed by Wearin’ can also be integrated into the command centre system to provide real-time information about the situation on the ground, improving coordination and response times.
Lieutenant-Colonel Fabrice Blanc, Director of the “connected vest” program at the DGGN said: “The vest that we are co-developing with Wearin’ embeds the latest technologies in connectivity, detection, communication and visibility.”
The IoT solution called Wearin’ X DGGN Smart Tactical Vest has been designed with an open, modular architecture that keeps the interoperability of current and future systems in focus. Throughout the partnership, it will be able to evolve and adapt to meet the operational needs of law-enforcement agencies, which vary according to the different types of intervention by gendarmes, national or municipal police officers, or customs agents.
Jonathan Brossard, Director of Wearin‘ and CEO of Conextivity Group added: “It’s the field that commands in this type of applied innovation.
“Versatility, modularity and interoperability are at the heart of our R&D approach. The smart vest’s functionalities and performances will be tested by various units of the gendarmerie throughout 2024, with the aim of meeting their diverse needs in terms of safety, resilience and efficiency in the field. Our collaboration with the DGGN involves pooling our experience, skills and technologies to deliver a cutting-edge, open system that will evolve in line with the current and future requirements of agents’ multiple professions and missions.”