Smart platform boosts city's safety measures

"If you have no idea which comes first, tomorrow or an accident, our digital platform can now give you the answer."

Chen Weiguo, head of the emergency management bureau of Ruichang, Jiangxi province, made that comment as he concluded his introduction to the city's smart emergency command platform.

The platform, whose development was based on data compiled during the First National Census on the Risk of Natural Disasters, integrates various powerful functions that can quickly identify the shortest disaster-relief route and the nearest emergency shelter in the event of a crisis.