Kyzylorda regional government Situation
Center, Republic of Kazakhstan
Project Information
Industry: Public Sector
Project type: Situation Center
Customer: Kyzylorda akkymat administration
Integrator: Polymedia-Kazakhstan LLC
Year: 2014
Location: Kyzylorda, Republic of Kazakhstan
Polywall version: Polywall PRO
Hardware: Matrox Mura MPX 44HF
Video wall size: 2 video walls 4x2,
3 repeater displays
Display brand: Mitsubishi VS-70HEF
projection cubes, Mitsubishi Electric LM55S1
thin frame displays
Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in the world, and the ninth largest overall. Located in the south of
the country Kyzylorda region is one of strategic importance for Kazakhstan. It covers a vast area which includes
the famous Baikonur spaceport. Oil and uranium development, Europe - Western China transport corridor, Eco
project of Aral Sea recovery outline the range of projects held by the regional government. At the same time the
distances between population centers present significant administrative and communication challenges for the
regional authorities. Situation center became an elegant solution to these challenges.
The new technologies allow to use situation center not only for meetings
and conferences, but also for rapid decision-making in case of crisis
and emergency situations.
Situation center main tasks:
• Monitoring, analysis and forecasting of socioeconomic development
of Kyzylorda region
• Infrastructure and investment projects monitoring
• Security and risk management at economic, financial, demographic,
industry, information and other sectors
• Sociopolitical analysis
• Strategic and operative planning of Kyzylorda region
• Prepare and examine decision options on current issues
• Provide information support for corporate decision making
• Performance control
Requirements
Situation center consisted of a main meeting room, and analyst’s suite, interpreters
facility and server room. The customer wanted to get a fully-integrated solution from a
single provider, employing state-of the art audio-visual equipment from leading global
manufacturers. The top priorities were such system requirements as reliability and stability,
ease of management. Furthermore, the system had to integrate with existing information
systems used all over the Republic of Kazakhstan.The main software requirements were:
• Ability to show multiple images from different sources on the video wall
• Integration with information systems currently in use by state bodies of Kazakhstan
• Access rights differentiation for the system operators
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• Online and offline data entry
• Ability to create scenarios for the demonstration and their quick editing
• Integration with government authorities information systems according to
specifications
Solution
Ruslan Ormagambetov,
Deputy Chief of Administration
The center was created by our joint efforts to
improve the effectiveness of management
through the use of innovative technologies.
This is the first Regional Situation Centre
in Republic. The project is done at a high
technological level and for the moment is
unique in our country. Polywall software
fully meets the high standards of the center
providing a reliable and effective support
in its everyday operation.
Situation Center infrastructure consists of a meeting room with a desk for the
participants and visitors sites, analysts rooms and cabins of simultaneous
interpretation. Polywall software was installed to manage data visualization on
two 2x4 video walls (Mitsubishi VS-70HEF projection cubes, Mitsubishi Electric
LM55S1 thin frame displays), 12 personal displays for meeting participants and
3 repeating displays for meeting visitors. It is in charge of creating meeting
scripts and configurating information windows on the video wall in the main hall
in accordance with matters under discussions. During major meetings all the
video walls and displays all synchronized to show the current presentation in
real time, with that, the system operators can display any additional information
on the personal monitor of each participant.
Polywall software main tasks:
• Efficient control of all audiovisual suits operation modes, both in real time
and on a preprogrammed script
• Manage different modes of data visualization on various types of sources
connected to the system
• Create and store non-linear meeting scripts, including status of all hardware
and software at any time; immediate call of scripts and their editing
• Present large volumes of numerical data from various sources as busines
graphics for more efficient perception especially at shared displays
Results
Situation Center was put into operation in 2014. Center staff consists of 21
employees, including analysts and technicians experts.
Polywall software provides 24/7 reliable visual support to the entire decisionmaking process, ensuring:
• video wall operation management support
• live data placement, broadcasting
• organization of remote negotiations and meetings
• data monitoring and forecasting
In 2015, the Kyzylorda Situation Center project won the prestigious award in the
field of audio-visual industry InAVation Awards in the category “Control room”.
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