BabbarOps Launches Incident Management Platform Designed to Unify Live Video, Intelligence and Operational Planning
What to Know
- Integrates live video feeds from drones, aircraft, cameras, and smartphones into a single interface for streamlined incident management.
- Allows witnesses and residents to provide real-time video via a simple link, enhancing situational awareness without app downloads.
- Supports operational planning with tools for threat assessment, tactical and medical plans, and resource coordination.
GRANITE BAY, California -- BabbarOps has introduced a public safety platform designed to help law enforcement agencies manage critical incidents by bringing live video feeds, operational planning and intelligence into a single shared workspace.
The platform combines two primary capabilities: Live Command, which consolidates video feeds from multiple sources, and Incident Command, which provides a real-time operational picture for patrol officers, supervisors, tactical teams, investigators and command staff.
According to BabbarOps, the platform was developed to address operational challenges that emerge during large-scale incidents when information is dispersed across multiple systems and personnel. Video streams, assignments, intelligence and incident updates are often managed separately, creating gaps in situational awareness among responding units.
Live Command allows agencies to view video feeds from drones, aircraft, fixed cameras and mobile devices through a single interface. The company said users can access feeds through one agency login without sharing links between teams or switching between platforms.
The system also includes a capability called EyesOn, which enables witnesses, victims or residents at an incident scene to provide live video from a smartphone. Users receive a one-time link by text message and can begin streaming video without downloading an application or creating an account.
BabbarOps said the feature allows incident commanders to receive real-time visual information from locations that may be inaccessible or unsafe for officers to immediately enter.
The platform's Incident Command component is designed to replace traditional whiteboards and manual tracking methods by maintaining a continuously updated operational picture throughout an event. Patrol officers arriving first on scene can establish assignments, perimeters and resource requests, while subsequent responders inherit the same information as the incident evolves.
As tactical teams, investigators and command staff become involved, the platform allows each group to work from the same operational picture rather than relying on separate briefings or independently maintained information.
According to the company, the system supports operational planning functions including threat assessments, tactical plans, medical plans and contingency planning. Investigators can also access current incident information while developing search warrants or coordinating follow-up investigative activities.
BabbarOps said its platform is hardware-agnostic and designed to work with equipment agencies already own, including drones, aircraft, cameras and mobile devices. The company does not require agencies to purchase proprietary hardware or pay per-device licensing fees.
The platform was developed by a team that includes an active-duty patrol sergeant and public safety unmanned aircraft systems pilot, along with an engineer with experience building large-scale distributed systems.
BabbarOps said the platform is hosted on Amazon Web Services GovCloud (US) infrastructure and includes role-based access controls, audit logging and Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption for live-stream delivery. The company stated that live incident video is not retained or stored within the platform.
According to BabbarOps, the system has been developed and refined during public safety operations involving tactical deployments, investigations and critical incident response.
The company is currently offering pilot opportunities for agencies interested in evaluating the platform using their own personnel, equipment and operational scenarios.