AN innovative event technology is to keep the peace at this year’s Ryder Cup.
Developed by Scottish resilience and crisis management experts ID Resilience, Raven’s innovative technology means that anything from a fall in the rough to a disaster scenario can be professionally logged, managed and resolved through the platform in real time.
The software, also used across 30 venues at this year’s European Championships in Glasgow, has earned plaudits from security, emergency services and events professionals for facilitating joint situational awareness through its mobile capabilities and use of real time data.
Whereas previously organisers have relied on a combination of notepads and spreadsheets to keep track of incidents occurring at events, Raven streamlines the process allowing a host of accidents, emergencies and security situations to be recorded through the same app.
Accessible on mobile devices, the firm says the mission critical software “enables event personnel to report situations such as medical incidents without returning to a control room, satisfying health and safety requirements while keeping key figures in the field, engaged with the event”.
Taking place this weekend at the Le Golf National in Paris, The Ryder Cup will be the first deployment of Raven overseas.
The European Tour will implement the tool so that all areas of its event management network are linked, making sure guests, staff and golfers are kept safe at all times.
Attendees can enjoy the action safe in the knowledge that they’re protected by one of the most advanced incident management system in the world.
Ahead of tee off, Raven’s managing director, Ian Kerr said: “Raven ensures that those working across the incident management network are equipped to handle all scenarios.
“By enabling operatives on the ground to report incidents whilst on the move, Raven keeps all safety, security and key members of event delivery informed with up to the minute data ensuring fast, effective responses.
“For major events like the Ryder Cup, this is crucial to handling any disruption competently and efficiently.”
Working previously as a counter terrorism officer, Kerr built Raven to update the incident management process. By ditching the pens and pads Kerr aims to digitise the tools necessary for having a robust incident management policy.
Developed in partnership with Dundee-based app development company, Banntech, Raven is set to revolutionise event safety and incident management through the use of technology.
ID Resilience specialises in resilience testing
and exercising and crisis management consultation for corporate clients, major sporting events and music festivals.
ID Resilience have delivered testing and exercising at the highest level having successfully delivered a range of contingency exercises for the Ryder Cup 2014 in addition to delivering the venue testing and exercising and readiness programme for Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
ID Resilience protects brands and safeguards the bottom line of companies by delivering realistic, focused and immersive exercises to bring resilience, risk and contingency plans to life, simulating challenging or critical incidents in a safe test environment.
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