Why you should look at speech analytics

Brandon Abley, technical issues director for NENA, explains the purpose of the NG911 Interoperability Oversight Commission, an independent body established this week to oversee key security and location roles associated with next-generation 911 (NG911) interoperability, including the PSAP Credentialing Agency (PCA) and the NG911 Forest Guide. Nomination of volunteers willing to serve on the 14-member […]

Jan Dufek, a graduate assistant at Texas A&M University, provides a virtual tour highlighting the capabilities of the Texas A&M Experiment Station (TEES) mobile lab—including the processing of pictures and videos on site—that supports the deployments of drones and robots in the air, on the ground, and in the water. Dufek spoke with IWCE’s Urgent […]

David Merrick of Florida State University explains how drones can be used to provide video and pictures that enhance situational awareness during a response effort, as well as some of the practical and connectivity limitations that must be considered when deploying drones. Merrick spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson during a field exercise […]

Maxwell Maurice, electronics support technician for the Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) group within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),  showcases the rapidly deployable research platform, which is designed to make first responders “completely independent and completely self-contained” in terms of communicating while in areas without normal network connectivity. Maurice spoke with IWCE’s […]