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The innovative connected tactical vest project uses artificial intelligence (AI) for its abnormal-situation detection system and can transmit this warning to a command centre via the Internet of Things (IoT). This innovation, applied to the operational needs of various law-enforcement professions, is the first result of a partnership between France's General Directorate of the National Gendarmerie (DGGN) and Wearin', the Swiss technology group Conextivity’s startup. The new tactical IoT solution, which attaches to pre-installed body armour, ensures redundant safety and connectivity through a state-of-the-art AI-enhanced warning device that is independent of current radio systems. Called the Wearin' Brain, this ruggedised device is triggered either manually by an SOS button, or automatically when it detects an abnormal situation such as loss of verticality, piercing of the body armour cover after a stab wound, or a bullet impact. In the event of a warning, the device also transmits the geolocation of personnel. Gendarmes’ electronic equipment The kit also features luminous fibres integrated into the front and back of the vest offering personnel The connectivity kit features smart power management via a central high-performance battery guaranteeing eight hours of autonomy, which considerably increases the running time of gendarmes’ electronic equipment. The kit's optimised cabling allows the equipment to be recharged via a single cable, which the agent can easily connect at the end of a mission, or to his/her vehicle if required during an extended mission. The Wearin' Brain, the Wearin’ Battery and its quick-release system are integrated ergonomically into the vest via MOLLE fasteners and/or heavy-duty multifunctional pouches with no snagging areas. The kit also features luminous fibres integrated into the front and back of the vest offering personnel on night operations the option of enhanced visibility. Types of intervention by gendarmes It will be able to evolve and adapt to meet the operational needs of law enforcement agencies "The vest that we are co-developing with Wearin' embeds the latest technologies in connectivity, detection, communication and visibility," explains Lieutenant-Colonel Fabrice Blanc, director of the "connected vest" program at the DGGN. The IoT solution called Wearin' X DGGN Smart Tactical Vest has been designed with an open, modular architecture that keeps the interoperability of current and future systems in focus. Over the course of the partnership, it will be able to evolve and adapt to meet the operational needs of law-enforcement agencies, which vary according to the different types of intervention by gendarmes, national or municipal police officers, or customs agents. Vest's functionalities and performances "It's the field that commands in this type of applied innovation," confirms Jonathan Brossard, Director of Wearin' and CEO of Conextivity Group. "Versatility, modularity and interoperability are at the heart of our R&D approach. The smart vest's functionalities and performances will be tested by various units of the gendarmerie throughout 2024, with the aim of meeting their diverse needs in terms of safety, resilience and efficiency in the field." "Our collaboration with the DGGN involves pooling our experience, skills and technologies to deliver a cutting-edge, open system that will evolve in line with the current and future requirements of agents’ multiple professions and missions." Coordination of intervention units Heads can speed up tactical decision-making and improve the coordination of intervention units The IoT platform developed by Wearin' can be delivered with a dashboard integrated into the command-centre system to provide real-time information about the situation on the ground, via data from sensors, warning devices and communication systems worn by personnel on operations.  Based on this precise intelligence of operations underway, transmitted in bidirectional streams, commanders can speed up tactical decision-making and improve the coordination of intervention units, as well as their response times. Innovation partnership Signed in November 2023, the innovation partnership between Wearin' and the DGGN is supported by the French Ministry of the Armed Forces' Defence Innovation Agency and the National Gendarmerie’s Transformation Department. Officially unveiled at the Milipol show in Paris in November 2023, the connected tactical vest from Wearin' and the DGGN will be showcased on the international stage at the World Police Summit in Dubai, March 5-7, 2024, on Wearin' stand no. SS2 A32. The vest has also been shortlisted by the show's jury to compete for the prestigious World Police Summit Awards in the Innovative Police Force category.

Since the beginning of October, all the agents at the security company SOS Cash & Value have been equipped with the intelligent vest from Wearin’, the startup whose Internet of Things (IoT) technology is specifically designed to reinforce the safety and efficiency of its mission-critical teams on the ground. Sensors integrated into the monitoring centre The high-tech vest that SOS Cash & Value's security guards wear during their mission throughout Switzerland is equipped with environmental and biometric sensors connected to the monitoring centre based at the security company's headquarters in Vernayaz (Valais). The Wearin' dashboard integrated into the centre’s warning system provides real-time information on the situation on the ground. It continuously displays the data from the sensors whose algorithms correlate biometry, movement, acceleration, and positioning in the vicinity and in the armoured vehicle, which is also equipped with a specific sensor. Real-time alert and communication system An alarm is automatically triggered when the system detects an abnormal situation or the stress caused by an incident An alarm is automatically triggered when the system detects an abnormal situation such as a security guard falling over (Man Down detection), or the stress caused by an incident such as an attack on a vehicle. The alert and communication system between the agents and the monitoring centre enables the SOS Cash & Value mission leaders to decide on the actions and measures to secure and intervene with the emergency services and police forces at the incident scene. Reliability and safety “This personal equipment is revolutionising the world of private security,” explains Pierre-Yves Glassey, CEO of SOS Cash & Value. “It’s cutting-edge and provides an ingenious and reliable solution, tailored by Wearin' to our company’s specific needs, and based on our experience and standards in security. This high-tech bulletproof vest provides a security guard with exceptional safety.” Technology testing The technology developed by Wearin's R&D engineers in Morges (Vaud) was successfully tested on a European scale in May 2022, during first-aid drills in the event of a major disaster. It is intended for organisations whose staff is called upon to coordinate risky activities and interventions on the ground, such as police forces, firefighters and first responders, or lone workers in the logistics or construction sectors. Turnkey end-to-end solution The digital platform that is easily integrated into the customer's monitoring system" “Our IoT technology is unique on account of its ingenuity as well as its integrability and modularity,” specifies Alvaro Goncalves, Wearin’s Technical Director. “We implement it as a turnkey end-to-end solution, on two platforms that communicate permanently with each other: on the one hand, the physical platform of the smart vest worn in the field by the customer's staff and, on the other hand, the digital platform that is easily integrated into the customer's monitoring system.” Scalable digital solution “The digital platform collects and centralises the data transmitted by the vests’ sensors. These data are processed by artificial intelligence and then displayed via an application on a security dashboard used by the operators in the engagement and monitoring centres.” “Both platforms are modular and scalable. Our solution is designed to adapt easily and quickly to the customer's needs and technological capabilities.” Encryption Our group wants to take the lead in reinforcing our agents’ security, which is the priority" The SOS Cash & Value Security Manager notes the data security guaranteed by the solution, "This is a crucial point for the SOS Surveillance Group, to which SOS Cash & Value belongs. Our group wants to take the lead in reinforcing our agents’ security, which is the priority.” “Since the encryption used by Wearin' to encode our data is of the highest industrial standard, we are protected against any criminal intent to decrypt them.” IoT and AI Jonathan Brossard, CEO of Conextivity Group to which Wearin’ belongs, is pleased to implement the solution as a world first with a Swiss customer, "Three years almost to the day after the creation of our startup, and following strategic partnerships concluded early this year with leading suppliers such as Airbus  with its Secure Land Communications (SLC) division, the race was on to implement the solution on the ground.” “We’re pleased that it’s in Switzerland, the country where our solution was designed, that Wearin' is applying its unique IoT and artificial intelligence technology at the service of the connected human.”

Since the beginning of October, all the agents at the security company SOS Cash & Value have been equipped with the intelligent vest from Wearin’, the startup whose Internet of Things (IoT) technology is specifically designed to reinforce the safety and efficiency of its mission-critical teams on the ground. The high-tech vest that SOS Cash & Value’s security guards wear at all times during their mission throughout Switzerland is equipped with environmental and biometric sensors connected to the monitoring centre based at the security company’s headquarters in Vernayaz (Valais). The Wearin’ dashboard integrated into the centre’s warning system provides real-time information on the situation on the ground. It continuously displays the data from the sensors whose algorithms correlate biometry, movement, acceleration and positioning in the vicinity and in the armored vehicle, which is also equipped with a specific sensor. An abnormal situation An alarm is automatically triggered when the system detects an abnormal situation such as a security guard falling over (Man Down detection) or the stress caused by an incident such as an attack on a vehicle. The alert and communication system between the agents and the monitoring centre enables the SOS Cash & Value mission leaders to decide on the actions and measures to secure and intervene with the emergency services and police forces at the scene of the incident. Personal equipment This personal equipment is revolutionising the world of private security “This personal equipment is revolutionising the world of private security. It’s cutting-edge and provides an ingenious and reliable solution, tailored by Wearin’ to our company’s specific needs and based on our experience and standards in security. This high-tech bulletproof vest provides a security guard with exceptional safety.” Pierre-Yves Glassey, CEO of SOS Cash & Value. The technology developed by Wearin’s R&D engineers in Morges (Vaud) was successfully tested on a European scale in May 2022, during first-aid drills in the event of a major disaster. It is intended for organisations whose staff is called upon to coordinate risky activities and interventions on the ground, such as police forces, firefighters and first responders or lone workers in the logistics or construction sectors. Integrability and modularity “Our IoT technology is unique on account of its ingenuity as well as its integrability and modularity,” specifies Alvaro Goncalves, Wearin’s Technical Director. “We implement it as a turnkey end-to-end solution, on two platforms that communicate permanently with each other: on the one hand, the physical platform of the smart vest worn in the field by the customer’s staff and, on the other hand, the digital platform that is easily integrated into the customer’s monitoring system.” “The digital platform collects and centralises the data transmitted by the vests’ sensors. These data are processed by artificial intelligence and then displayed via an application on a security dashboard used by the operators in the engagement and monitoring centres.” “Both platforms are modular and scalable. Our solution is designed to be adapted very easily and quickly to the customer’s own needs and technological capabilities.” A crucial point Since the encryption used by Wearin’ to encode our data is of the highest industrial standard The SOS Cash & Value Security Manager notes the data security guaranteed by the solution: “This is a crucial point for the SOS Surveillance Group, to which SOS Cash & Value belongs.” “Our group wants to take the lead in reinforcing our agents’ security, which is the priority. Since the encryption used by Wearin’ to encode our data is of the highest industrial standard, we are protected against any criminal intent to decrypt them.” Strategic partnerships Jonathan Brossard, CEO of Conextivity Group to which Wearin’ belongs, is pleased to implement the solution as a world first with a Swiss customer: “Three years almost to the day after the creation of our startup and following strategic partnerships concluded early this year with leading suppliers such as Airbus with its Secure Land Communications (SLC) division, the race was on to implement the solution on the ground.” “We’re pleased that it’s in Switzerland, the country where our solution was designed, that Wearin’ is applying its unique IoT and artificial intelligence technology at the service of the connected human.”