Ambient Safety Intelligence_ a Framework for Proactive Public Safety Through Distributed Multi-source Data Correlation
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Here is a comprehensive description for your Zenodo publication that will help readers understand the significance and scope of your work: This paper introduces the Safety Ecosystem Framework, a novel architectural approach to public safety that addresses fundamental limitations in current emergency response and crime prevention systems. While modern societies have achieved remarkable connectivity through smartphones, Internet of Things devices, and urban sensor networks, these technologies remain largely isolated when someone faces a life-threatening emergency. The result is a paradox where food can be delivered in ten minutes but emergency help often takes thirty minutes or more to arrive. The research presents a comprehensive framework for ambient safety intelligence that unifies heterogeneous data sources including personal devices, public infrastructure, and private security systems into a cohesive ecosystem. Through multi-source data correlation and distributed computing architectures, the proposed system enables proactive threat detection rather than purely reactive response. The framework achieves near-zero false alarm rates while reducing emergency response times from the current average of twenty-five to thirty minutes down to under five minutes through automated detection and optimized resource coordination. Key contributions include the development of peer-to-peer safety intelligence mechanisms that leverage community responders to complement professional emergency services, a comprehensive vehicle safety scoring system that creates transparency in automotive markets and insurance pricing, and privacy-preserving mechanisms that enable effective safety monitoring while protecting civil liberties. The paper also introduces forensics intelligence capabilities that automatically aggregate and analyze evidence from multiple sources to accelerate investigations. The framework is designed specifically for deployment at national scale in developing country contexts, with particular attention to India's unique challenges including resource constraints, infrastructure limitations, and the need to serve diverse populations equitably. Analysis based on Indian urban environments suggests potential to prevent significant portions of the estimated fifteen trillion rupees in annual economic losses from preventable safety incidents. This work contributes to multiple research domains including distributed systems, human-computer interaction, smart cities, emergency management, and public policy. It demonstrates how existing technologies can be coordinated to create qualitatively better outcomes without requiring entirely new infrastructure investments. The paper provides detailed technical architecture, implementation methodologies, and discussion of critical challenges including privacy protection, equity considerations, and sustainable funding models.
Author: Sherin Joseph Roy
Language: English
Topic: Safety and Risk Management
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7090141578
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