A knowledge-based company has developed a geoinformatics system to improve the quality of rescue missions.
The system, developed by Kavosh Sepehr Lotus Company, helps rescue forces predict the time and size of an atmospheric phenomenon’s occurrence and determine the weather condition of the place where a natural or manmade disaster has occurred.
The knowledge-based system has entered its final stage with the support of the headquarters for the development of technologies of the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology, the latter’s news portal reported.
The main user of this knowledge-based meteorological geoinformatics system is the Iran Red Crescent Society (known as Helal Ahmar in Persian).
In the design of this system, three main factors were considered: collecting data of highly populated areas, calculating the risk caused by different weather phenomena and informing the rescue forces, and accuracy in specifying the size of the weather phenomenon.
Eight phenomena that can give rise to a human and financial toll based on the country’s climatic conditions have been taken into account by the system so that before and during the occurrence of an accident, a notification is sent to the respective rescue forces so that timely actions could be taken.
The system makes it possible to get access to the risk predictions of different phenomena and their intensity for each region, down to the district level, for different periods of time. Such data could also help prevent a likely catastrophe in the event of a severe weather phenomenon.
Weather-related events are the most important cause of damages that require the assistance of rescue forces.
Studies indicate that 25% of road accidents also occur due to bad weather conditions, hence accurate information about weather conditions and related risks assist IRCS forces in taking precautionary measures and preparing for any eventuality.
Anti-Hail System Developed
A domestic knowledge-based company has designed an anti-hail system that can turn hail into rain to prevent damage to trees and facilities during hailstorms. The system can liquefy the hail through a special process before they reach the ground.
“The anti-hail system turns the hail into raindrops by producing special sound waves in the sky,” Alireza Nourian, the CEO of Ervin Hail Industries Company, was quoted as saying by the news portal of the Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology.
He pointed out that the most important advantage of the domestic anti-hail system is the ability to prevent any potential damage during a hailstorm.
The system creates a series of acetylene gas explosions in a special reactor, which give rise to sound waves with a special frequency. Then the device directs the sound waves into the thunderclouds. The waves disturb the formation of hails by creating turbulence in ice crystals, which turn hailstones into raindrops.
The anti-hail system can be used to protect crops, gardens, urban areas, industrial sites, car companies’ parking lots and any open warehouse where goods, products, or equipment need protection during a hailstorm.
The director of the knowledge-based company explained that the domestic anti-hail system is 30% more effective and cheaper than its foreign counterparts.
“The system has been designed in two forms. One is a semi-intelligent system that is designed for the first time in the Middle East and the second model is the first smart system designed in the world,” he said.
The domestic system has met the needs of the country for anti-hail systems and prevented currency outflow. So far, 500 anti-hail systems have been installed in the country.
Also, the domestic anti-hail system has been exported to Turkey that expressed satisfaction with its quality and performance.
Nourian noted that the design and development of the anti-hail system have led to the creation of numerous direct jobs and 20 indirect jobs.
Online Sales Network for Handicrafts of Undeveloped Areas
An innovative company has designed an online sales network to promote the handicrafts created by people in Iran’s undeveloped areas.
Aranick is the first specialized website for selling Iranian handicrafts of undeveloped regions, according to the CEO of Araye-Nik Hezar Dastan Innovative Company.
“Sites and blogs have been selling handicrafts before the development of Aranick, but they were limited to one field, or specific fields of handicrafts. But Aranick sells handicrafts from all provinces of Iran, with a focus on lesser-known handicrafts,” Narges Shayeq Borujani was also quoted as saying by the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology.
According to the CEO, the main purpose of this website is to introduce handicrafts from undeveloped areas and create a market for them.
“Aranick is a website based on a warehouse wherein the buyer and creator of handicraft can interact. The handicrafts are not sold directly by their creators, but are purchased from the creators by the company since they require quality assessment, an identity card and a brand,” she said.
Borujani noted that the activity of this company is not limited to the Iranian market and Aranick has exported handicrafts to France, Germany, China, Canada, Australia, Italy and Switzerland.
“One of the main challenges in exporting products is the lack of a foreign bank portal. For this reason, the products are wholesaled to foreign customers for them to retail on their own platform,” she said. She considered creating demand for handicrafts and similar products the most important challenge in this field. “Innovative industries are not among the basic needs of people; the economy should be in a way that people are inclined to seek handicrafts,” she added.
Borujani said the company has created 11 direct jobs, but about 2,500 people are indirectly working to identify little-known handicrafts of undeveloped areas and supply them to the market.
