From the beginning of 2015, an emergency response system for car accidents, called ERA-GLONASS, began to operate in Russia. The navigation project was being prepared for five years. At the same time, a system has been created that guarantees the safety of transport through the use of new opportunities for information, telecommunications and navigation.
How it works
The ERA-GLONASS system works very simply. All new vehicles are automatically equipped with this on-board navigation. If a traffic accident occurs, the device determines the coordinates and time of the accident. By transmitting mobile communications, the signal is sent to the operator, who processes it and transmits it to emergency services: subordinate police units, rescue services, the "112" system and ambulance.
Technological solutions of the ERA-GLONASS system increase the reliability of emergency calls. They include:
- automatic determination of coordinates;
- automatictransfer to the system;
- receiving signals from GLONASS and GPS;
- using its own MVNO communication network connected to all mobile operators in Russia.
Benefits of communication
Own network guarantees the best signal strength available, which ensures high call reliability. In the territory where mobile communication does not work well, information about the accident is received via SMS messages or via satellite communication when an additional module is connected.
Tests have proven the effectiveness of the system: the transmission time of the message from the car to the emergency services is a maximum of twenty seconds. Thus, the ERA-GLONASS project proved its high significance.
System future potential
The capabilities of the system are much wider than an emergency call in case of an accident. The main thing is to support the directions of innovative technologies in the domestic automotive industry, including Over the Top service based on vehicle inspection systems, various types of consumer services, as well as (in the future) tools used for an unmanned vehicle.
Services may include security, technical support, payment processing, insurance, communication and information.
Service providers who provide this kind of service will be able to take advantage of the system themselves, increasing their competitiveness, reducing costs and speeding up the implementation processservice.
Benefits
"ERA-GLONASS" has the following advantages:
- is available throughout the country, providing greater business opportunities and through expansion;
- the best coverage area, which guarantees the best quality of security;
- information in the system is not correctable, which gives grounds for using it as legally significant;
- active cooperation with emergency response services guarantees safety;
- active interaction with state and regional information systems guarantees high-quality communications;
- have our own navigation accuracy improvement system;
- synchronization with emergency services in the EAEU countries, the eCall system, which will start operating in the spring of 2018, opens up new horizons for business expansion.
Thanks to all these advantages, ERA-GLONASS not only removes obstacles for business implementation, but also becomes the base on which the navigation market for road transport will develop.
A few details during the project implementation
Meetings are held annually as part of empowerment and information dissemination. Thus, in October 2015, the fifth ERA-GLONASS congress was held, which was attended by young initiative teams, telecom operators, and automotive electronics manufacturers from both Russia and the countries of the Eurasian Economic Community, the EU and the BRICS countries.
The project is monopolized; for its implementation, GLONASS OJSC was created, which has a 100% state participation. In February 2015, the rules for the interaction of the state-owned company were published.
Communication operators service the system for free, as well as the 112 service.
The project, which started in 2015, continues to develop. For 2016, funding in the amount of three hundred thirty-one million rubles was allocated from the budget for the ERA-GLONASS system. Funding will be used to reduce the time it takes to deliver urgent traffic reports to emergency services.
Vehicle Mounting Hardware
The equipment required for vehicle installation includes:
- navigation module that receives signals from GLONASS and other navigation systems;
- communication module - modem;
- antennas;
- Built-in emergency call button;
- other ingredients.
The kit is given in a special GOST, which is produced by both Russian and foreign companies.
The automaker has the right to independently choose the terminal, after which it passes the certification procedure.
Thus, ERA-GLONASS is a unique platform that raises emergency response capabilities to a qualitatively new level and at the same time opens up prospects for expanding the scope of services for drivers in the future.
