GISinVR is an immersive “real-world replica” of a place, an industrial site, a tunnel, a neighbourhood, a school, a museum, designed for emergency responders and civil protection teams. Instead of switching between documents, maps, photos and long briefings, users enter a single shared 3D environment and immediately understand what is where, what is at risk, and what can be done. They can explore the scene at true scale, from a strategic overview down to operational details, and prepare decisions with confidence. What GISinVR enables for Disaster & Resilience gaps: 1) Rapid situation awareness: build a clear picture faster, even in complex or unfamiliar locations. 2) Operational coordination: align firefighters, medical responders, civil protection, local authorities and site operators around the same “ground truth” to reduce misunderstandings. 3) Training and preparedness: rehearse realistic scenarios (fire, flood, evacuation, industrial accident) repeatedly and safely, without disturbing the real site or mobilizing large resources. 4) After-action learning: replay what happened, improve procedures, and strengthen knowledge management across teams. Near-to-deployment by design GISinVR is built to be practical and affordable: it reuses existing information collected by organisations and can be enriched quickly with new captures (e.g., drone imagery after an incident). It runs on standard devices (PC, mobile, VR), making it easy to adopt within command centers and field preparation workflows. In short, GISinVR turns complex places into an instantly understandable immersive space, helping responders save time, coordinate better, and act safer when every minute matters.
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Our ambition is to give every emergency responder in Europe a capability that is still rare today: to step inside a crisis context before, during, and after an event, and make decisions with a shared, crystal-clear understanding. Disasters are becoming more frequent and more complex: wildfires at the edge of cities, floods impacting critical assets, industrial incidents, cascading effects on utilities and mobility, and vulnerable populations exposed. In these situations, the real enemy is often not the lack of information, but the lack of time and clarity. Teams receive fragments: documents, photos, plans, calls, local knowledge. Turning this into action under pressure is where society gaps appear. GISinVR aims to close these gaps by making complex environments immediately readable and collectively understood: 1) Before the event: strengthen preparedness with realistic rehearsals and shared planning for high-risk sites and territories. 2) During the event: accelerate coordination and reduce misunderstandings between services, authorities and site operators. 3) After the event: transform experience into structured learning, so knowledge is not lost and readiness improves continuously. Our longer-term ambition is to help build a European culture of disaster resilience where training, planning and coordination are not limited by physical access, time, or budget. “Going on site” becomes optional; understanding becomes instant. Ultimately, we want GISinVR to become a trusted, near-to-deployment tool that supports responders everywhere, from local fire stations to multi-agency command levels, so decisions are faster, safer, and more aligned when every minute matters.
GISinVR is innovative because it changes how responders and Augmented Control understand a place. It turns complex environments into an immersive, shared experience that people can grasp in minutes, without needing to be technical experts. 1) From “information overload” to immediate clarity In real operations, critical knowledge is scattered: documents, photos, site plans, local expertise, reports. GISinVR brings everything into one coherent 3D environment where users naturally understand space, distances, access routes, obstacles, and what is at stake. It reduces confusion and speeds up decision-making. 2) Reality-based preparedness, not abstract training Many trainings rely on generic scenarios. GISinVR enables teams to rehearse crises inside a faithful replica of real locations: industrial sites, tunnels, public buildings, neighbourhoods, so preparation matches the places where incidents actually happen. Scenarios can be repeated, improved, and shared across teams. 3) A common language for multi-agency coordination During crises, misunderstandings cost time. GISinVR provides a “shared ground truth” that firefighters, medical responders, civil protection, local authorities and site operators can see together. It becomes a visual language that aligns decisions faster than long explanations. 4) Fast enrichment after an incident When needed, the environment can be updated quickly with new captures (for example drone imagery). This helps teams understand what changed, what remains accessible, and where risks may have evolved. In short, GISinVR’s innovation is not only technological, it is operational: it makes complex places instantly understandable, improves readiness through realistic rehearsal, and strengthens coordination under pressure, using a tool that is close to real-world deployment.
arlData is ready to deliver GISinVR in real operational contexts because we work with a fast, field-proven implementation method and a compact team that can iterate with end-users. How we deliver: 1) Start small, deliver fast (half day): we begin with one priority site or one high-impact scenario (an industrial area or building, a tunnel, a wildfire-prone zone). We produce a first immersive version that can already be used for briefings and training. 2) Iterate with responders: we run short validation sessions with firefighters and civil protection staff, collect feedback, and improve usability and realism. This ensures the result fits operational habits and time constraints. 3) Scale by replication: once one site works, we replicate the same approach to additional sites using reusable templates and a consistent onboarding process. Proven “near-to-deployment” readiness Our approach has already been tested in realistic conditions. For instance, in collaboration with a French fire service (SDIS 40), we created an immersive environment from post-incident drone imagery and made it available at the fire station shortly after the event, supporting rapid understanding and discussion of impacts and risks. This demonstrates our ability to integrate new information quickly and make it usable for responders. Adoption and support We provide: 1) short onboarding sessions for command staff and trainers, 2) scenario-based workshops, 3) support and updates as sites evolve and lessons are learned. 4) Full Territory coverage Capacity and partnerships arlData’s team covers product, immersive development and implementation, and we can mobilize additional support through trusted partners for larger rollouts (data preparation, large-scale deployments, training support). In short, our operational capacity is built to deliver tangible value early, then scale reliably across territories and critical sites, improving preparedness and coordination without heavy overhead.
The five-person team at arlData comprises: Rémy Gourrat (CEO) and Lionel Henry (Business Development/Strategy), supported by three developers: one front-end developer, one Unity/XR developer and one GIS/data developer.
The five-person team at arlData comprises: Rémy Gourrat (CEO) and Lionel Henry (Business Development/Strategy), supported by three developers: one front-end developer, one Unity/XR developer and one GIS/data developer.