Automated environmental sensor alerts (temperature, fire, etc.)

Purpose

1.1. Automate real-time monitoring of environmental factors (temperature, fire, gas leaks, humidity) in bus depots for early detection and rapid incident response.
1.2. Enable automated alerting workflows to notify relevant personnel, escalate emergencies, and launch defined actions such as evacuation protocols or system shutdowns.
1.3. Ensure compliance with safety and facility management regulations through continuous automated alerting and data logging for audit trails.
1.4. Centralize and automate hazard data to streamline facility risk management and business continuity plans.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Temperature readings from sensors exceed or drop below predefined thresholds.
2.2. Fire/smoke detected by IoT or BACnet-connected fire sensors.
2.3. Detection of hazardous gas (e.g., CO2, methane) surpassing safety standards.
2.4. Humidity fluctuations outside optimal depot range.
2.5. Sensor disconnection or maintenance failure.
2.6. Integration with manual triggers for emergency override.

Platform Variants

3.1. Twilio SMS
• Feature/Setting: Automate SMS alerts via Programmable SMS API. Configure endpoint: SetMessageCallbackUrl and use SendMessage or NotifyService, e.g., "Send alert to +1234567890 when temperature > 40°C".
3.2. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Automate email alerts using Send API. Configure dynamic transactional template, e.g., "Environmental Incident Alert", and trigger via API v3 /mail/send.
3.3. Microsoft Teams
• Feature/Setting: Automate Teams message via Incoming Webhooks. Configure webhook endpoint in Teams channel; send payload with sensor data and event timestamp.
3.4. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Automate Slack notifications using Incoming Webhook or Chat.PostMessage API. Configure alert channels and use JSON payload to push environment-triggered messages.
3.5. PagerDuty
• Feature/Setting: Automate incident creation through Events API v2. Set up custom event_routing_key, trigger alerts on breach detection.
3.6. ServiceNow
• Feature/Setting: Automate incident tickets using Table API. Configure POST to /api/now/table/incident with automated environment event details as input.
3.7. AWS SNS
• Feature/Setting: Automate push notifications via SNS Publish API. Configure TopicArn for depot notifications, set Message/Subject per trigger.
3.8. Google Pub/Sub
• Feature/Setting: Automate broadcast to subscribers. Publish message to environment_alert topic from IoT device or automation hub.
3.9. Home Assistant
• Feature/Setting: Automate triggers using Automations & Scripts UI. Configure device triggers for sensors; use notification integrations for email/SMS.
3.10. Splunk
• Feature/Setting: Automate alerts with Splunk Alert Actions. Configure search for sensor logs and automate Notable Event or email action.
3.11. BMS (Building Management System) API (e.g., Honeywell Forge)
• Feature/Setting: Automate environmental event HTTP callback; configure alarm logic and set NotificationRule for sensors.
3.12. MQTT Broker
• Feature/Setting: Automate pub/sub messages. Configure topic filtering for event-based triggers (e.g., depot/alerts/fire).
3.13. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: Automate multi-platform actions. Trigger zap on RSS/Webhook with sensor payload, set action for email/SMS.
3.14. Pushover
• Feature/Setting: Automate mobile push notifications using Message API; configure user_key and app_token for each alert category.
3.15. Webex
• Feature/Setting: Automate messages into Webex spaces via Messages API; set destination room and send event payload.
3.16. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Automate case creation using REST API. Use /services/data/vXX.X/sobjects/Case to log environment incidents.
3.17. Azure Logic Apps
• Feature/Setting: Automate workflow using When_a_HTTP_request_is_received trigger; link to Azure Notification Hubs or email steps.
3.18. Opsgenie
• Feature/Setting: Automate alert creation with Alert API; configure payload with sensor readings and priority level.
3.19. VictorOps
• Feature/Setting: Automate incident routing using REST Alert API v2; set routing_key and attach detailed environmental context.
3.20. WhatsApp Business API
• Feature/Setting: Automate templated notifications; configure POST to /v1/messages with alert template and recipient phone number.
3.21. Sentry
• Feature/Setting: Automate issues via Event API; create new issue in response to out-of-bounds sensor readings.

Benefits

4.1. Automates detection and response for environmental threats, reducing risk and manual overhead.
4.2. Automates multi-channel alerting, ensuring immediate, targeted notification and compliance.
4.3. Automates escalation processes, supporting rapid containment and mitigation.
4.4. Automates data collection for post-incident review and regulatory documentation.
4.5. Automates facility management and risk mitigation in bus depots, increasing safety and operational uptime.