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Tag: Emergency Communication
DHS S&T Partnership Brings Next-Generation Incident Command System to a Wider Response Community
DHS S&T is joining forces with the non-profit Beacon NGO to advance open source software capabilities for public safety.
Hands-Free Comms Tech Breaks Through the Noise
DHS S&T partnered with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and Think-A-Move to develop Automated Speech Recognition technology.
S&T Partnership Enhances Public Safety Spectrum Efficiency, Improves Interoperability
S&T’s work with APCO and NRPC is an ongoing effort that has helped enhance public safety communication capabilities; through this partnership, S&T will continue to support CAPRAD improvements to improve spectrum licensing efforts and training for public safety.
Guiding Communities Through Alerts and Warnings for COVID-19, Other Emergencies
DHS S&T has been working with the FEMA IPAWS office and state and local response teams since early 2009 to develop effective alerts, warnings, and notifications programs, as well as identifying gaps in existing IPAWS alerting messaging.
DHS S&T Seeks Portable Radio Repeaters for Market Survey Analysis
DHS S&T is seeking solutions to the communications challenge of encountering weak radio or cellular coverage while conducting life-saving operations.
S&T-Funded App Allows Emergency Responders to Communicate Seamlessly on the Front Lines
Bridge 4 Public Safety is a free app to that allows for interoperable, secure collaboration and communication during response efforts.
DHS S&T, DOT Select University of Illinois-Led Consortium to Research Interoperability for 911 Public Safety Comms
DHS S&T, in partnership with DOT, has selected the CIRI, a DHS COE led by the UIUC, to develop a framework and process for testing the interoperability and compatibility of Next Generation 911 (NG911) systems.