SitGard is an operational decision-support tool designed for first responders, addressing multiple capability gaps identified by IFAFRI and the DIREKTION network.
It tackles:
CG2: Real-time monitoring, and analysis of hazards (live video from drones, phones, robots);
CG4: Integration of information (2D/3D mapping, geo-referenced images, mission models);
CG5: Interoperable communications (live video and data sharing between multiple agencies);
CG6: Remote acquisition of information (multi-source visual feeds consolidated in a single interface);
CG9: Actionable intelligence (centralized and geo-tagged data accessible live and for after-action reviews).
The solution has reached TRL 9: it is fully operational and used during real missions by 15 emergency organizations across France and Belgium, supporting over 1,800 interventions including major crises (e.g. cyclone response in Mayotte, large wildfires in Aveyron, building collapse in Marseille).
SitGard offers a unique level of innovation and usability:
While real-time video is increasingly accessible, SitGard distinguishes itself by providing an integrated, collaborative, and mission-specific platform, streamlining decision-making across stakeholders. The platform also ensures full GDPR compliance, with secure French cloud hosting, auto-deletion of data, and traceable access logs.
Technology innovation level: SitGard has been operationally deployed for less than 3 years, combining proven technologies in a novel, user-centric, and highly interoperable environment. Its added value lies not only in technical performance but in its adoption by field teams, who can manage complex operations with improved coordination, situational awareness, and information traceability.
SitGard’s core ambition is to transform how first responders access, organize, and share visual intelligence during crisis operations.Our objective is to empower civil protection teams with a collaborative, interoperable tool that enhances decision-making and operational efficiency—whether during wildfires, urban collapses, or natural disasters.
SitGard addresses the growing complexity of emergency scenes, where multiple agencies operate with heterogeneous tools and limited access to shared information. By centralizing live video, maps, models, and mission-specific overlays, SitGard creates a common operational picture accessible in real time, supporting faster, better-coordinated responses.
Beyond real-time collaboration, our ambition is to integrate automated image analysis capabilities to convert visual data into actionable insights. Through AI-powered modules—such as early fire detection (via FireGard), search and rescue support, and flood zone mapping—SitGard will help teams interpret large volumes of images more efficiently, reduce cognitive load, and anticipate critical developments during operations.
SitGard is particularly relevant to European first responders, who increasingly rely on visual data but lack platforms to exploit and contextualize it at scale. With its GDPR-compliant architecture, cross-device accessibility, and mission-specific tools (e.g., SITAC symbology, 3D modeling, geo-tagged annotations), SitGard bridges this gap.
Our ambition is to scale SitGard to a European level, enabling cross-border cooperation and reinforcing Europe’s technological sovereignty in disaster response. The DIREKTION Award would support the promotion and evolution of SitGard toward an AI-augmented operational assistant for first responders.
SitGard introduces a highly operational and user-centric innovation in the field of disaster response, by merging multi-source video intelligence with geographic and tactical coordination in a single, interoperable platform.
What makes SitGard innovative is not just the technologies it integrates—but the way it adapts them to the real operational constraints and collaborative needs of civil protection stakeholders. SitGard allows live and delayed video streams from drones, phones, robots, and static cameras to be visualized, geo-referenced, shared, and contextualized within a dynamic 2D/3D mapping interface tailored for field operations.
Its collaborative design is a core differentiator: multiple users from different organizations can work simultaneously on the same mission, placing SITAC symbols, drawing exclusion zones, or importing 3D models, all while ensuring secure and traceable data use. The real-time video sharing with national-level coordination centers (e.g., COZ, COGIC) further strengthens cross-level decision-making.
The next frontier of innovation in SitGard is the progressive integration of AI-based analysis, such as early fire detection (via FireGard), flood pattern recognition, and automated search-and-rescue visual cues. This brings true cognitive augmentation to responders, easing the transformation of massive visual inputs into immediately usable information.
SitGard’s innovation lies in its combination of maturity, agility, and domain-specific intelligence. Unlike vertical or mono-purpose tools, it offers a flexible environment designed for interoperability, co-constructed with users, and evolving with their operational feedback.
This approach to human-machine collaboration and scalable interoperability is rarely achieved in existing civil protection tools, giving SitGard a strong technological and strategic edge in the European landscape.
SitGard directly addresses a critical operational gap in disaster and emergency response: the lack of real-time, collaborative, and geolocated visual intelligence to support fast, coordinated decisions.
In modern interventions, first responders increasingly use drones, mobile phones, robots, and bodycams to capture video footage. However, without a unified platform, this data remains fragmented, difficult to access, and often underused during critical phases of the response.
SitGard solves this by providing a single interface that consolidates, streams, stores, and maps all video and image data, accessible in real time from any device. This enables field units, command posts, and coordination centers to share a common operational picture, make informed decisions faster, and collaborate across agencies and hierarchies.
It also offers mission-specific tools such as:
Interactive mapping with 2D/3D support and tacticat situation symbology,
Live annotation and measurement tools for exclusion zones or risk cones,
Access management and secure sharing via email or SMS,
Data traceability and automatic GDPR-compliant deletion.
SitGard is already in use by 15 emergency organizations and has been deployed in over 1,800 real-world operations, including:
Cyclone Chido response in Mayotte (UIISC7),
Wildfires in Aveyron (SDIS12),
Urban collapse in Marseille (BMPM),
Structural fire in Belgium (Hainaut-Centre).
In each of these, SitGard enabled better coordination, clearer situational awareness, and faster response planning—often across multiple units.
By transforming raw imagery into structured, actionable intelligence, SitGard improves operational readiness, reduces decision latency, and supports post-event analysis. It is a field-proven solution to one of the most pressing needs of modern emergency response: knowing more, faster, and together.
The SitGard project team brings together key experts: Anne-Sophie Cadre (President) oversees the project and deployments; Andrei Belokogne (CTO) leads technical execution; Michel Moukari (Head of R&D) drives algorithm innovation; Pierre Jardin (Infrastructure Lead) validates technical environments; and Damien Grandi (Web Lead) ensures the platform meets operational needs. This multidisciplinary team ensures seamless coordination and performance.
The SitGard project team brings together key experts: Anne-Sophie Cadre (President) oversees the project and deployments; Andrei Belokogne (CTO) leads technical execution; Michel Moukari (Head of R&D) drives algorithm innovation; Pierre Jardin (Infrastructure Lead) validates technical environments; and Damien Grandi (Web Lead) ensures the platform meets operational needs. This multidisciplinary team ensures seamless coordination and performance.