Transportation Mass Notification

The 2004 Madrid train bombings occurred at the height of rush hour, killing 192 people and wounding another 2,050.  The 2005 London attack struck its public transport system, which transports 2.67 million passengers per day, also during the morning rush hour.  Fifty-two people were murdered in the attacks and approximately 700 injured.  The July 2006 Mumbai train bombings were a series of seven bomb blasts that took place over a period of 11 minutes on the Suburban Railway in Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay). 209 people lost their lives and over 700 were injured in the attacks.  These terrorist attacks are evidence of how vulnerable mass transit areas are. 

In today’s world being prepared to rapidly disseminate accurate emergency information to the public before, during and after a disaster is critical in protecting life, mitigating casualties and minimizing chaos.

• Command and Control (C2). WAVES provides the user a sophisticated, but easy-to-use C2 augmentation capability, enabling emergency and security managers to rapidly alert your passengers and personnel of imminent danger and efficiently control their response before, during and after a man-made or natural disaster.
• Indoor and Outdoor Alerting.  WAVES offers both indoor (Individual Building MNS) and outdoor alerting, (Giant Voice/Speaker Siren). 
• Regional Control Capability.  WAVES can integrate multiple sites into a broader regional control system. WAVES Regional Alerting System provides remote access and control of numerous WAVES from a primary location such corporate security office.
• Secure/Robust Communications. WAVES offers a variety of communications capabilities, both wired and wireless to deliver the necessary voice and data information. MadahCom’s ‘flagship’ communication network is based on its digital Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) technology with superb anti-jamming capabilities and high immunity to interference, eavesdropping and spoofing as well as protecting the network in the event of a disaster.  Other communication solutions include UHF, VHF, POTS, and Ethernet.
• WAVES is  modular, scaleable, and mobile
  • Easy to expand systems and capabilities in response to growing needs.
  • Relocation of installed WAVES systems can be accomplished with ease.
• Integration Capability. WAVES has the capability to integrate with Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and other designated C2 systems for improved system management and situation awareness.  It can also be integrated with sensor and detection systems, including systems such as weather systems, chemical and biological sensors, intrusion detection, access control and fire alarm panels.  In addition, WAVES can communicate with CAP (Common Alerting Protocol), an XML-based data format for exchanging public warnings and emergencies between alerting technologies.
• Portable Field Units. TACWAVES, containing low and high power mobile speaker systems, offer portable field notification units for operations within disaster areas or temporary events.
• WAVES can be programmed to display its graphic user interface in any language desired.
• Remote Activation. Users can remotely access the WAVES base station and activate critical mass notification functions via telephone (including cellular) or a networked computer, as well as local wired/or wireless activators. 
• Zones and Subzones. WAVES sends specific alerting message to the affected areas (zones) as well as notifying the appropriate personnel, whether onsite or offsite.  Different messages can be sent to different zones (speakers).
• ISO 9001:2000 Certification - MadahCom holds the most-advanced certification, representing a strict quality system that meets the requirements of the International Quality Management Standards. 
• Compliant with ADA, OSHA, FEMA and NFPA standards and codes.

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