With the Rio Olympics around the corner, information and communications technology infrastructure deployments are in the final stages. The Technology Operations Centre is the control room for the competition and noncompetition venues. From there, a team of more than 600 ICT professionals from all partners will monitor mission critical systems 24/7 during the Rio Olympics.
Until the opening ceremony begins, daily meetings are being held with all technology providers to guarantee the proper operation of the Games, the Rio 2016 Olympics CIO Elly Resende told RCR Wireless News.
At the city level, the Rio Operations Center integrates information from multiple government agencies and private sources. It monitors the city to forecast and manage, for example, weather conditions, traffic, floods, accidents and other situations.
There are 600 cameras currently installed throughout the city and 215 new cameras will be added prior to the Games. City images are shown in 104 big screens in this room to advise controllers, the police and other agents what is going on.
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Editor’s note: This story is part of a series focused on the technology deployments that support the Rio Olympics.
Rio Olympics: Inside the Technical Operations Centre
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