Commentary Could T-shirts, sports bras, socks help generate future revenue for radio dealers? 25th June 2014 Undergarments are probably among the last products that radio dealers traditionally would consider selling, but smart clothing that delivers sensor data regarding biometrics such as heart activity and impact information promise to be part of lucrative solutions that can be leveraged in a variety of enterprise scenarios.
Video AccuWeather: Jim Raymer demonstrates how first responders can access, use company’s information 24th June 2014 Jim Raymer, director of strategic alliances for AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions, demonstrates how the company’s weather-information services can be used by first responders during an incident.
Video Eagle View Pictometry: Scott Sherwood details capabilities for outdoor and indoor mapping 18th June 2014 Scott Sherwood, Eagle View Pictometry’s vice president of sales enablement/product manager, outlines the company’s traditional oblique aerial outdoor photography offering, as well as a new solution that enables efficient photography of layout inside of buildings that could be especially helpful to first responders.
Video Blueforce Development: CEO Mike Helfrich showcases personnel-tracking, sensor-monitoring capabilities 18th June 2014 Blueforce Development CEO Mike Helfrich demonstrates how his company’s solution accesses data from sensors and personnel skill-set information, all of which can be integrated into the Motorola Solutions Intelligent Data Portal.
News Addressing address data that works for you 13th June 2014 Address standards help GIS professionals more efficiently aid emergency responders in their search for people who need help.
News Austin police improve safety with StarChase instead of car pursuits 28th May 2014 Austin, Texas, police use GPS tracking technology from StarChase to apprehend suspects in vehicles more efficiently and with greatly diminished risk of injury.
Commentary Getting accurate location information for indoor wireless 911 must be a priority 20th May 2014 Whether the details of the FCC proposal on indoor location accuracy for 911 can be executed is questionable, but there is no debate that the need for such rules is needed; in fact, it is long overdue.
News Rivada Networks gets patent for peer-to-peer location method created for fireground use 8th May 2014 Rivada Networks receives patent approval for its peer-to-peer method of determining the location of mobile devices that does not rely on GPS-based or network-based location technology. The patented method was devised to help address location challenges for incident commanders in the fire service, but other uses have become apparent, as well,
News Iceland-based Rögg works with Range Networks to develop search-and-rescue technology 7th May 2014 Rescue workers worldwide have another way to search for missing persons via a cell-phone location solution from Icelandic technology integrator Rögg that does not utilize GPS, according to officials for Range Networks, which developed the supporting hardware and open-source software platform
News PSAP survey reflects dire need for wireless 911 indoor-location accuracy 29th April 2014 Survey reveals 911 personnel support FCC’s overwhelmingly proposed indoor-location rules for emergency calls, because they are “tired of having people die on the phone, because they couldn’t find them,” according to one official associated with the survey.
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 3 24th March 2024
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