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NOAA satellites help rescuers locate victims

Feb 2, 2010 11:16 AM, By Mary Rose Roberts

The satellites played a vital role in the rescues of 195 people throughout the U.S. and its surrounding waters in 2009....

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FCC must keep NG-911-ready PSAPs from becoming wallflowers

By Lynnette Luna

In today’s 911 world, standards and relationships exist that facilitate the location of a caller. They don’t exist relevant to an all-IP world. That has to change....



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Get in line

By Donny Jackson (donald.jackson@penton.com)

Public safety isn't alone in its effort to get more spectrum....


The impending explosion

Video-surveillance technology has come a long way and barriers to adoption quickly are vanishing....

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Concerns are growing in the public-safety sector, particularly in the fire service, over the amount of gear that's finding its way into first-responder vehicles....

Speed thrills

The newest Wi-Fi standard, 802.11n, boosts throughput to 600 Mb/s....

Home away from home

Comfort is an important consideration when designing a 911 emergency call center and selecting the equipment that will go in it....


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