Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response

Control rooms must provide clear visibility when conditions change rapidly. Primate delivers an integrated control room for emergency response that consolidates operational, security, and facility systems into a single synchronized view, helping teams understand what is happening and respond with clarity when incidents escalate.

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From Weeks to Hours: $150K Saved Every Year

Primate’s Network Model lets operators complete grid updates in 4 hours instead of 80, cutting dependency on engineers, eliminating backlogs, and typically saving over $150,000 per year in labor costs.

$150K+

annual labor savings

96%

faster update time

Real-Time Monitoring vs $6.7B Blackout

During the 2003 Northeast blackout, alarm failures left operators blind for over 90 minutes.Primate’s real-time EMS health monitoring would have caught the failure instantly, preventing cascading outages and billions in economic losses.

$6.7B

loss avoided

90+

min faster operator response

Preventing $1M-a-Day Penalties

NERC violations for missed contingencies can cost utilities millions daily. Primate continuously monitors data quality and system limits, instantly flagging potential breaches to help keep operations compliant and penalty-free.

$1M/day

fines prevented

3

key NERC standards covered

One Visualization. $100M in Mission Costs Saved

A detected anomaly nearly grounded a million-dollar launch. Primate’s visualization revealed it was outside the critical zone, preventing an unnecessary cancellation and saving hundreds of millions in wasted preparation.

$100-$150M

loss avoided

0

false aborts

Turning $1.7M Outages Into Minutes of Downtime

Average grid outages last 5.8 hours and cost $1.7M in downtime and penalties. Primate’s fault detection helps operators isolate and resolve issues fast, often restoring power in minutes instead of hours.

$1.7M

saved per outage

5.8hrs = minutes

recovery time

Stopping $300K-an-Hour Downtime Before It Starts

Each hour of downtime costs electric utilities around $300K. Primate’s continuous visualization spots anomalies before they escalate, keeping systems online, reliable, and efficient around the clock.

$300K/hr

loss prevented

24/7

intelligent alarming

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When Incidents Escalate, Visibility Breaks Down

Control rooms are built to monitor operations, but during critical events, multiple systems generate signals at once.

Security alerts trigger. Facility alarms activate. Operational systems report anomalies. Environmental conditions shift. Each system presents its own data, often in separate interfaces.

Operators are left navigating multiple screens to determine what is happening, where it is happening, and how events are connected. As signals increase, clarity decreases. In high-pressure situations, fragmented visibility slows decision-making and increases uncertainty across teams.

One Shared View Across the Control Room

Primate transforms the control room by creating a unified operational view across all relevant systems. By aggregating and correlating live data streams, our integrated control room for emergency response allows teams to understand how events relate to each other within a single environment. Control rooms gain visibility across:

Design role-specific operational dashboards

Security monitoring systems

Configure priority-based alert displays

Facility and building management systems

Access historical trends through interactive displays

Operational systems and infrastructure monitoring

Enable team-wide situational awareness with collaborative visualization tools

Access control and entry systems

Enable team-wide situational awareness with collaborative visualization tools

Environmental sensors and condition monitoring

Enable team-wide situational awareness with collaborative visualization tools

Alerts and event signals across systems

Ready to replace fragmented views with a single operational picture?

Key Capabilities for Integrated Control Rooms

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Full Data Integration

Aggregate security, facility, and operational systems into one synchronized control room view.

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Event Correlation

Connect related signals across systems to help operators understand how events are linked.

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Shared Visual Context

Provide a consistent operational view across control room displays so all teams see the same information.

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Geospatial Awareness

Visualize systems, assets, and events within their physical location for better situational understanding.

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Alert Consolidation

Reduce fragmented alerts by presenting them within a unified operational context.

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Large-Format Display

Render a coherent operational view across control room displays, replacing disconnected dashboards with synchronized information.

Where Control Room Visibility Matters Most

Control rooms are tested when multiple systems generate signals at once. With Primate’s integrated control room for emergency response, teams gain the clarity needed to interpret events and coordinate effectively across the control room. You can:

Design role-specific operational dashboards

Identify where incidents are occurring across systems

Configure priority-based alert displays

Understand how alerts from different systems are connected

Access historical trends through interactive displays

Monitor activity across zones, assets, and infrastructure in real time

Enable team-wide situational awareness with collaborative visualization tools

Align security, operations, and facility teams around a shared operational view

Enable team-wide situational awareness with collaborative visualization tools

Maintain visibility as conditions change and events evolve

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Clarity Under Pressure

Control rooms are designed to monitor systems, but their true value is measured during high-pressure situations.

When multiple alerts appear at once, operators need more than raw data. They need to understand what is happening, where it is happening, and how different signals relate to each other.

Primate enables teams to interpret complex situations by presenting correlated data within a single operational view. This helps reduce confusion, improve coordination, and support faster, more confident decision-making when it matters most.

Performance-Driven Display Technology

Primate is powered by three core technologies that work together to deliver fast, reliable, and distortion-free visualization for control rooms.

TileViewer

Real-Time Interface

Access critical system information from anywhere through:

Desktop workstations

Desktop workstations

Video wall displays

Video wall displays

Mobile devices

Mobile devices

Remote access points

Remote access points

Emergency backup displays

Emergency backup displays

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BlackBoard™

Visualization Processor

Purpose-built for control room environments, delivering:

High-performance graphics processing

High-performance graphics processing

Multi-screen synchronization

Multi-screen synchronization

Interactive control functions

Interactive control functions

Remote access capabilities

Remote access capabilities

Real-time data updates

Real-time data updates

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TileBuilder

Display Engine

Transform complex data into clear visualizations with:

Optimized rendering for any screen size

Optimized rendering for any screen size

Seamless zoom level integration

Seamless zoom level integration

Automatic data point rendering

Automatic data point rendering

Lightning-fast navigation

Lightning-fast navigation

Custom display formatting

Custom display formatting

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Built to Integrate with Existing Control Room Systems

Control rooms rely on a range of operational, security, and facility monitoring systems. Primate integrates these inputs into a unified visualization layer, allowing teams to monitor events without replacing existing infrastructure. Deployment includes:

Proprietary network continuity model

Integration with security, facility, and operational monitoring systems

Study, state estimation, and contingency analysis results visualized in real-time

Real-time data normalization and correlation across systems

Monitor network topology and flow constraints automatically

Custom visualization design for control room environments

Track unit fuel supply limitations and market pricing dynamics

Validation across live operational and high-load scenarios

Validate data quality across all integrated systems

Continuous system monitoring and technical support

Replace Fragmented Views with a Single Picture

Control rooms should not rely on disconnected dashboards and isolated alerts during critical events. By consolidating security signals, facility data, and operational inputs into one synchronized environment, Primate helps teams maintain clarity, align decision-making, and operate with confidence under pressure.

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