--- title: "Public safety: solutions | Nexus Observatory" description: "Solutions for public safety and emergency management: Rainfall, river level and soil moisture, Fire weather, smoke and ignition…" url: https://observatory.global/industries/public-safety/solutions/ publisher: Nexus Observatory Inc. updated: 2026-11-02 --- [Nexus Observatory](https://observatory.global/) / [Public safety](https://observatory.global/industries/public-safety/) / **Solutions** # What we deliver for public safety. Enterprise offers, each designed, deployed and run on the open protocol, and each linked to the service platforms that build it. [Plan a deployment](https://observatory.global/contact/deployment/) [Use cases](https://observatory.global/industries/public-safety/use-cases/) [Open the explainer](https://observatory.global/industries/public-safety/explainer/) Reference design, drawn to scale · drag to turn 1. Public safety · Solutions Warning time, gained at the sensor Observing networks, communications and data for emergency management: hydromet and fire-weather stations, camera towers with inference at the edge, deployable cells for incident command, and the integration that hands a trigger to the alerting authority, which keeps every decision. Needs: rainfall, river level and soil moisture, fire weather, smoke and ignition, ground movement and seismic activity, communications at the incident base and reporting uptime and data latency. 2. Solution Hydrometeorological and flood observing networks Stream gauges, rain gauges, weather radar and automatic weather stations built to WMO practice, reporting through WIS 2.0 where the agency requires it. For national meteorological and hydrological services, river-basin agencies, utilities. Delivered as hardware + software, managed service and build-operate-transfer. [Talk to sales](https://observatory.global/contact/sales-enquiry/) 3. Solution Wildfire camera and fire-weather networks Camera towers with edge inference and co-located fire-weather stations; detections go to the agency that decides and dispatches. For forestry and emergency agencies, utilities. Delivered as hardware + software and managed service. Regional networks across fire seasons. Crews, software and records stay the same as the network grows. [Talk to sales](https://observatory.global/contact/sales-enquiry/) 4. Solution Deployable connectivity and sensing kits A cell on wheels with satellite backhaul, mesh telemetry and environment nodes for incident bases and events. For emergency agencies, humanitarian logistics, event operators. Delivered as rental and managed service. Pre-positioned fleets. Crews, software and records stay the same as the network grows. [Talk to sales](https://observatory.global/contact/sales-enquiry/) 5. Solution Satellite and non-terrestrial backhaul LEO and GEO backhaul, 3GPP non-terrestrial integration and direct-to-device fallbacks for remote sites. For remote operators, humanitarian logistics, utilities. Delivered as managed service. Any latitude with coverage. It runs on the open Observatory Protocol, so other providers can join. Crews, software and records stay the same as the network grows. [Talk to sales](https://observatory.global/contact/sales-enquiry/) 6. Solution National observing network programmes Build-operate-transfer of national observing infrastructure as digital public infrastructure, with transfer of skills and records. For governments, development lenders financing them. Delivered as build-operate-transfer and professional services. National. It is delivered and supported by Nexus Observatory Inc. The evidence travels with the data wherever it goes. [Talk to sales](https://observatory.global/contact/sales-enquiry/) 7. Solution Managed Site One accountable operator for a site end to end: power, connectivity, instruments, compute, maintenance and evidence. For any owner of remote or critical sites. Delivered as managed service. Fleets of sites. Service levels are written as numbers you can measure. [Talk to sales](https://observatory.global/contact/sales-enquiry/) 8. Scenario National GBON surface and upper-air network WMO-grade stations reporting through WIS 2.0, funded through the systematic-observations financing pathway. It builds on the same base node, timing, trust and operations as every other public safety deployment, so it can start small and grow site by site. It runs on the open Observatory Protocol, so other providers can join. 9. Scenario Wildfire camera network and fire-weather stations Camera towers with edge inference and co-located fire-weather stations, utility- or agency-funded. It builds on the same base node, timing, trust and operations as every other public safety deployment, so it can start small and grow site by site. Changes are versioned, tested and reversible. 10. How it works From instrument to record, in one chain An instrument reads; the base node checks the value, stamps time and place, signs it and sends it over the link the site has: cellular, LoRaWAN, private 5G or satellite. The edge verifies the signature before admitting it, and the core catalogues it with its metadata, quality flag and licence. 11. Trust Every node proves what it is A node joins only after its hardware root of trust answers an attestation challenge. Keys stay in secure hardware, software arrives signed, and every reading carries a signature, so its origin can be checked by anyone downstream without asking us. 12. What you get Open where it can be, contracted where it must be The protocol, methods and open data are free to use and build on. Sites, fleets, managed operations and data tiers are delivered under contract by Nexus Observatory Inc., priced per site and per fleet, with service levels written as numbers you can measure on your own dashboard. 13. Next step Plan a public safety deployment Tell us the sites, the measurements and the people who will use them. We reply with a design and a scope for public safety. An engineer replies with a survey proposal and a scope, and the plan grows from one site to the network you need, at your pace. [Plan a deployment](https://observatory.global/contact/deployment/) [Open the Studio](https://observatory.global/studio/) [Talk to sales](https://observatory.global/contact/sales-enquiry/) **01** Specialized fields ## Solutions shaped for each field. Every offer is configured for the field it serves. Open a field for its stack, its data path and the questions buyers ask. [Specialized field Wildfire detection and responseSmoke detection from towers, fire weather and danger, thermal confirmation and satellite hotspots, on microwave and satellite to the fire agency's dispatch, so a start is seen in minutes.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/public-safety/wildfire/) [Specialized field Flash and urban floodsRain and water depth in streets, culverts and small streams, with cameras at known flood points, on LoRaWAN and cellular, so warnings reach people in the minutes a flash flood allows.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/public-safety/flash-floods/) [Specialized field Landslides and debris flowsGround movement by GNSS, pore pressure and rainfall thresholds, ground vibration for debris flows, on LoRaWAN and satellite from unstable slopes to the agency that warns and closes roads.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/public-safety/landslides/) [Specialized field Earthquakes and early warningStrong-motion and broadband seismometers, GNSS for large events, structural response in key buildings, on fibre and cellular with timing that lets a warning outrun the shaking.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/public-safety/earthquakes/) [Specialized field Avalanches and mountain roadsSnow and weather on the slopes, avalanche detection by radar and infrasound, cameras on the paths, on microwave and satellite to the road and the avalanche service, so roads close before the snow comes down.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/public-safety/avalanches/) [Specialized field Incident response and deployable networksA network that arrives with the crews: cell on wheels, satellite, mesh, drones, gas and thermal sensing at the scene, so incident command sees and talks when local networks are down.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/public-safety/incident-response/) **02** Solution bundles ## Start with one unit. Grow to a network. The same systems at every scale, on the open protocol, so nothing you buy is replaced as you grow. 1. **01** Base unit One station or node, specified for this industry: instruments, power, enclosure and backhaul. [Build a station →](https://observatory.global/studio/builder/) 2. **02** Site A surveyed, commissioned site with its timing, its links and the evidence file a buyer can audit. [Plan a site →](https://observatory.global/contact/deployment/) 3. **03** Fleet Many sites run as one service: one plan, one update path, one evidence trail, one service level. [Managed offers →](https://observatory.global/industries/public-safety/solutions/) 4. **04** Network Fleets that federate with partner grids through the open protocol, owner by owner. [The open protocol →](https://observatory.global/protocol/) **03** Enterprise offers ## How we deliver. The form names who receives your details. hardware + software, managed service, build-operate-transfer ### Hydrometeorological and flood observing networks Stream gauges, rain gauges, weather radar and automatic weather stations built to WMO practice, reporting through WIS 2.0 where the agency requires it. **Buyers**: National meteorological and hydrological services, river-basin agencies, utilities **Scale**: National networks, thousands of sites **Protocol**: join, describe, time, observe, qualify, federate **Platforms**: [Sensors & instruments](https://observatory.global/sensors/), [Field services](https://observatory.global/field-services/), [Connectivity](https://observatory.global/connectivity/) [Scope it with us →](https://observatory.global/industries/public-safety/contact/) hardware + software, managed service ### Wildfire camera and fire-weather networks Camera towers with edge inference and co-located fire-weather stations; detections go to the agency that decides and dispatches. **Buyers**: Forestry and emergency agencies, utilities **Scale**: Regional networks across fire seasons **Protocol**: join, observe, orchestrate **Platforms**: [Edge compute & AI](https://observatory.global/edge-ai/), [Sensors & instruments](https://observatory.global/sensors/), [Connectivity](https://observatory.global/connectivity/), [Field services](https://observatory.global/field-services/) [Scope it with us →](https://observatory.global/industries/public-safety/contact/) managed service ### Satellite and non-terrestrial backhaul LEO and GEO backhaul, 3GPP non-terrestrial integration and direct-to-device fallbacks for remote sites. **Buyers**: Remote operators, humanitarian logistics, utilities **Scale**: Any latitude with coverage **Protocol**: federate, observe **Platforms**: [Connectivity](https://observatory.global/connectivity/) [Scope it with us →](https://observatory.global/industries/public-safety/contact/) managed service ### Managed Site One accountable operator for a site end to end: power, connectivity, instruments, compute, maintenance and evidence. **Buyers**: Any owner of remote or critical sites **Scale**: Fleets of sites **Protocol**: join, admit, observe, orchestrate, qualify **Platforms**: [Field services](https://observatory.global/field-services/), [Protocol & Grid](https://observatory.global/grid-services/) [Scope it with us →](https://observatory.global/industries/public-safety/contact/) rental, managed service ### Deployable connectivity and sensing kits A cell on wheels with satellite backhaul, mesh telemetry and environment nodes for incident bases and events. **Buyers**: Emergency agencies, humanitarian logistics, event operators **Scale**: Pre-positioned fleets **Protocol**: join, time, observe **Platforms**: [Connectivity](https://observatory.global/connectivity/), [Field services](https://observatory.global/field-services/), [Hardware & power](https://observatory.global/hardware/) [Scope it with us →](https://observatory.global/industries/public-safety/contact/) build-operate-transfer, professional services ### National observing network programmes Build-operate-transfer of national observing infrastructure as digital public infrastructure, with transfer of skills and records. **Buyers**: Governments, development lenders financing them **Scale**: National **Protocol**: join, admit, describe, time, observe, qualify, federate, orchestrate **Platforms**: [Protocol & Grid](https://observatory.global/grid-services/), [Field services](https://observatory.global/field-services/), [Sensors & instruments](https://observatory.global/sensors/), [Connectivity](https://observatory.global/connectivity/) [Scope it with us →](https://observatory.global/industries/public-safety/contact/) The line we hold Warnings, alerts and official acts stay with the competent authority. We supply the observing systems, the data and the evidence behind them. **04** Service platforms ## Who builds it. [Service platform Sensors & instrumentsMeasurements that carry their own proof.](https://observatory.global/sensors/) [Service platform Field servicesSurvey to decommission, one accountable crew.](https://observatory.global/field-services/) [Service platform ConnectivityPrivate 5G, AI-RAN and orbit, on site.](https://observatory.global/connectivity/) [Service platform Edge compute & AIInference beside the instrument.](https://observatory.global/edge-ai/) [Service platform Hardware & powerBuilt for the site, not the lab.](https://observatory.global/hardware/) [Service platform Space and satellite systemsFrom orbit to the ground, on one protocol.](https://observatory.global/space/) [Service platform Protocol & GridYour grid, on the open protocol.](https://observatory.global/grid-services/) [Service platform Design and integrationOne accountable integrator, site to grid.](https://observatory.global/#lines) [Service platform Operations centreEvery node watched. Every incident closed.](https://observatory.global/#lines) [Service platform Positioning, navigation and timingWhere and when, with the error bound.](https://observatory.global/#lines) **05** Standards and compliance ## Drawn against the standards your auditors use. Standards the systems are drawn against - OGC SensorThings API 1.1 - Municipal open-data terms - WMO-No. 8 (CIMO Guide) - WMO-No. 1160 (Manual on WIGOS, GBON) - WMO WIS 2.0 - WMO-No. 306 (BUFR) - OASIS CAP 1.2 (outbound alerts) - NWCG RAWS standards - NFPA 1600 - 3GPP Band 106 Regulation and authority - **The line we hold** Warnings, alerts and official acts stay with the competent authority. We supply the observing systems, the data and the evidence behind them. - **Spectrum and siting** Licences, permits and siting are part of the plan, country by country. [Country notes →](https://observatory.global/industries/public-safety/countries/) - **Privacy and data** Your data stays yours, under the licence you choose. [Privacy notice →](https://observatory.global/legal/privacy/) - **Security** Hardware-rooted identity and signed updates on every device. [Security →](https://observatory.global/security/) **06** The path ## From first call to a running site. **01** ### Scope What you need to observe, where, and to what standard. A written scope you can share internally. **02** ### Design Survey, a reference design, a bill of materials and a plan, drawn against the protocol and the standards. **03** ### Deploy and run Installation, commissioning on test, then operation by your team or ours, with evidence on record. **07** Questions buyers ask ## Before you scope it. Who sells, and who owns the data? Nexus Observatory Inc. is the seller of record. The data your systems collect stays yours, under the licence you choose. Do we have to buy hardware? No. We deliver as a managed service, a data licence or a system you own. Can we start small? Yes. Start with one station or one site, then grow to a fleet and a network on the same open protocol, without replacing what you bought. Which standards do the systems meet? Each system is drawn against the open protocol and the standards it is composed from, listed on this page. Who issues warnings and official decisions? Warnings, alerts and official acts stay with the competent authority. We supply the observing systems, the data and the evidence behind them. What happens after go-live? We run the systems to a written service level, with monitoring, repair and an evidence trail, or train your team to run them. ### Ready when you are. Plan a deployment, configure a station or talk to sales. Every request reaches the team that answers it. [Plan a deployment](https://observatory.global/contact/deployment/) [Station Builder](https://observatory.global/studio/builder/) [Talk to sales](https://observatory.global/contact/sales-enquiry/) ## Bring us the site. 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