OPSTAR
Systems Integration

Improved communication through Systems Integration, enabling OPSTAR to realise their mission statement – to save lives in peril; anywhere, anytime

Challenge

Specialising in Aviation Operational Support, Emergency Response and Critical Infrastructure Security; OPSTAR were using multiple applications to monitor search and rescue missions, some of which were cloud-based, while others were on-premise only
OPSTAR were experiencing issues with accuracy and stability of their existing solutions, putting at risk their ability to respond to a rescue situation reliably and quickly
OPSTAR were looking for ways to improve the efficiency of their operations and solidify the competitive advantage they have over competitors
They sought to consolidate their disparate systems into a cloud-based application, that surfaces all the relevant information quickly and reliably, giving OPSTAR the opportunity to scale their business

As OPSTAR’s business is looking to scale in the future, but required the portal to be developed in a compressed period to support operations and customer acquisition, Solentive worked with the OPSTAR team to develop an initial Minimal Viable Product (MVP), that could be launched initially with a smaller outlay and built upon overtime to meet demanding needs
Solentive developed a hybrid-cloud/desktop/mobile portal, that consolidated multiple existing search and rescue applications, supporting the monitoring and tracking of aircraft and response vehicles, the collection and distribution of information, and post-incident investigations, and process improvements
The solution was built using .NET Core, .NET Windows Servers, Virtual Radar Server customisation, RabbitMQ, Windows Location Service, and took full advantage of the Azure Stack – Azure AD B2C, Azure SignalR, Azure Functions, Azure App Services and Azure Blob Storage/Queues

The new cloud-based solution PRIME, allows OPSTAR to accurately identify the location of planes when they are in a rescue situation
Manual processes are streamlined, enabling quicker response times
Better communication is enabled across the operational team