Incident Command/Situational Awareness

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NextNav: Dan Hight talks GeoComm partnership, Z-axis location for 911

Dan Hight, NextNav’s vice president of business development and partnership, discusses the significance of the company’s new partnership with GeoComm, which plans to integrate the vertical-location (Z-axis) information into its Public Safety Location Intelligence platform when callers dial 911 from inside a building when seeking help during an emergency. This 911 Z-axis solution from […]

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The ransomware crisis deepens, while data recovery stalls

When it comes to ransomware, more companies are seeing attacks and have had data encrypted, according to research out this week. And even though more companies are backing up or paying ransom demands, less data was recovered in 2021 compared with the previous year. For instance, in its “State of Ransomware 2022” report, cybersecurity firm Sophos […]

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Driverless Robosweeper brings AV tech to street cleaning

There’s a new tool in the battle to keep the streets of China clean – Robosweeper. What’s claimed to be the country’s first mass-produced, purpose-built, self-driving street sweeper has been revealed by WeRide, and a fleet of 50 will be put to the test next month. The groundbreaking vehicle is a result of a collaboration between […]

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RapidSOS hires Parkinson to head public-sector efforts

RapidSOS yesterday announced that it has hired Ed Parkinson—the FirstNet Authority CEO who announced his departure plans earlier this week—to be president of the company’s public-sector unit that works with 911 centers in North America today and potentially emergency control rooms in the future. “I’ve been looking for something with a mission, and I think […]

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Verizon Robotics to test drones at Oregon’s Pendleton Range

Verizon Robotics has chosen the Pendleton Unmanned Aerial Systems Range in Oregon as the new proving ground for its drone development. The telecom giant’s robotics unit is expanding its operations and will base its advanced air R&D, drone partner and long-range robotics at the Pendleton Range, which offers more than 14,000 square miles of FAA-approved […]

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Cyber conflict overshadowed a major government ransomware alert

As the cyber dimension of the Ukraine conflict erupted, demonstrating the ungoverned and unstable nature of full-on cyberwar, a parallel ransomware alert from the US government got comparatively scant coverage. But it, too, merits attention. The alert served as a reminder of the two species of cyber threat: the unpredictable, spinning-pinball threats that can lurch out of […]

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PSCR: Dereck Orr highlights features of June event in San Diego

Dereck Orr, chief of the Public Safety Communication Research (PSCR) division within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), discusses the various offerings at the PSCR Annual Stakeholder Meeting, which will be conducted June 7-9 in San Diego at the Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter. For the first time in three years, the […]

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CEO Parkinson to leave FirstNet Authority in two weeks

FirstNet Authority CEO Ed Parkinson will leave his position in two weeks to “pursue an opportunity in the private sector,” necessitating a search for his successor, according to a FirstNet Authority announcement released today. Parkinson will continue to fulfill his duties at the helm of the FirstNet Authority for the next two weeks, including the […]

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Newscan: Biden wants to give state and local police access to drone-tracking tech

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Biden wants to give state and local police access to drone-tracking tech FCC nominee Gigi Sohn gets pushback from some former Hill Democrats ‘Hack DHS’ program identifies 122 vulnerabilities across networks UK Home Office offers £140k for leader to oversee ESN deployment National Geospatial Agency will take over […]

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The challenges of making ancient cities smart

In 2009, an earthquake devastated L’Aquila, Italy, killing more than three hundred people in this historic mountain town, and displacing 70,000 more. While rebuilding has been slow, the destruction provided an opportunity to make the urban center a test bed for smart-city innovation. The city administration created a digital transformation strategy, L’Aquila Smart City, and […]

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NextNav: Dan Hight talks GeoComm partnership, Z-axis location for 911

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The ransomware crisis deepens, while data recovery stalls

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Driverless Robosweeper brings AV tech to street cleaning

News

RapidSOS hires Parkinson to head public-sector efforts

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Verizon Robotics to test drones at Oregon’s Pendleton Range

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Cyber conflict overshadowed a major government ransomware alert

Audio

PSCR: Dereck Orr highlights features of June event in San Diego

News

CEO Parkinson to leave FirstNet Authority in two weeks

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Newscan: Biden wants to give state and local police access to drone-tracking tech

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The challenges of making ancient cities smart

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LTE and liability: Why the fire service must move forward with digital incident command

Partnership and collaboration must be the foundation for emergency communications

FirstNet success means no hypothetical ‘shots’ need to be fired, Swenson says

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