Results - Topic: Location Systems

A Hybrid Wireless Location Solution Could Potentially Save More Lives

A primary reason to consider a hybrid technology solution for indoor E9-1-1 location is that the strengths and weaknesses of U-TDOA and A-GPS are remarkably complementary: A-GPS works best in rural and remote areas, while U-TDOA works best in suburban and urban environments. Working together, both technologies create the optimum solution for locating wireless 9-1-1 calls.

APS to Offer CompassCom AVL Solution to Law Enforcement

Advanced Public Safety (APS), a leading provider of electronic ticketing software for public safety agencies, has announced that it is offering CompassCom's Automatic Vehicle Locator (AVL) solution for law enforcement agencies. The software is used to more efficiently locate and dispatch vehicles in order to significantly reduce response times and help save lives.

Benefits of Integrating CAD and RMS

A clear sign showing how dispatchers can support law enforcement more directly than before, and even help influence a safe outcome for police incidents, is the move to integrate CAD and RMS systems. Fueling this integration trend is a wide range of software offerings that simplify data entry, retrieval and storage between dispatchers and law enforcement officers.

Boston MedFlight uses TomTom to cut total trip time by 30% or more

Boston MedFlight recently added navigation systems from TomTom Business Solutions to its fleet of ground critical care vehicles, reducing trip time by an average of 30 percent. TomTom's fleet management and navigation systems are fully integrated into Boston MedFlight's dispatch system, allowing drivers to simply accept the job and get turn-by-turn directions

Burlington County Special Services School Improves Emergency Response with Whaleback Managed Services

Whaleback Managed Services, the leader in managed unified communications services, today announced that Burlington County Special Services School (BCSSS) has added Whaleback's 9-1-1 features to its CrystalBlue Unified Communications Service to assist first responders in emergency situations.

Campus Police Department Puts a Dent in Bike Thefts with Affordable GPS Tracker

Priced at just $199.99, the CatchAThiefGPS locator turned out to be the ideal solution for the NCSU Police Department, enabling the force to dramatically reduce bike thefts on campus - cutting the incidence of thefts by 33%. The Securus team worked with the department to identify the right device settings and establish safe zones and speeds so that an armed device would transmit its location to department personnel when moved from its location.

Citizens' Crime Mapping: The Newest Trend in Public Safety Software Increases Citizen Awareness in PA

The Berks County, PA District Attorney, John Adams, announced that citizens in the county will now have access to an interactive, online map detailing the crimes happening within the county, thanks to the new CODY Citizens' Crime Mapping Module for COBRA.net powered by The Omega Group's CrimeMapping.com. Visitors to the site can view interactive maps, generate reports for specific types of crimes, specific time periods, and much more. The goal of the crime mapping tool, Mr. Adams said, is to...

FCC: 70% of 9-1-1 calls now originate from mobile phones

On November 23rd, 2010 the FCC Chairman, Julius Genachowski called for a change in 9-1-1 call handling; noting that, "More than two-thirds - almost 70% - of 9-1-1 calls are now made from mobile phones." Examining the rate of household "wireless substitution," The Center for Disease Control and The National Center for Health Statistics released their own study: Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January - June 2010.

From the Chair: 9-1-1 Mobility

There is a tidal wave of change coming for the emergency telecommunications industry that is known simply as NG9-1-1. It's all about mobility now... The gurus in the high-tech industries have been busying themselves trying to solve some of the known problems, while simultaneously finding new and creative ways by which citizens can access emergency services...

GeoComm Participates in NENA's Industry Collaboration Event 4

NENA held the Industry Collaboration Event #4 (ICE 4) in Irving, Texas at the AT&T Center for Learning the week of 11/14/11. The focus of the event was emergency call routing based on the LoST hierarchy. This is the core function required to assure reliable and predictable emergency call routing and location validation regardless of the media type or device being used to place a call

Granville County, North Carolina: GIS for a Safer Community

After attending a GIS seminar (10 Ways to Improve Your Public Safety with GIS) at a recent North Carolina joint NENA/APCO conference, Granville County 9-1-1 Manager, William Wheeler, realized that a ramped up GIS was critical for public safety. Under Mr. Wheeler's guidance, the county choose Geographic Technologies Group (GTG) to create the needed data sets and to create a vision for moving GIS to the enterprise at the County.

GTG's Vantage Points Dispatch GIS tool for first responders

Geographic Technologies Group has released Vantage Points Dispatch for Local Government Police, Fire, EMS and Sheriff Departments. Built on the latest Esri ArcGIS Server 10.1 platform, Vantage Points Dispatch provides dispatchers a robust and easy to use GIS application that leverages the best of the Esri GIS toolset to insure that dispatchers have the most user friendly and powerful tool available.

Increasing Efficiencies through EMS Responder Tracking

Technology is changing the way EMS first-responders work and is creating improved methods that save time throughout the entire first-response process - from the initial 9-1-1 call through record-keeping. This article will explore how Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and GPS tracking technology is transforming the industry, and how EMS companies can leverage the latest trends to increase efficiencies, ultimately leading to time savings, reduced costs and improved patient care.

Intrado Acquires Contact One

Intrado Inc., a subsidiary of West Corporation and a leading provider of 9-1-1 technology solutions, has acquired Contact One, a leader in integrated 9-1-1 geographic information system (GIS) data management solutions for public safety.

LuciadLightspeed Brings Situational Awareness Into A New Era

LuciadLightspeed provides software components and functionalities that enable data fusion, visualization and analysis of geospatial information. LuciadLightspeed enables the development of Sustainable Applications; Applications that are easier, and thus lower cost, to maintain, and applications that can be evolved in a cost effective manner.

Mexican Police use NAVTEQ Maps to Find Stolen Vehicles in Real Time

Nokia's Location & Commerce unit's Enterprise reseller, WebMaps, is providing NAVTEQ Maps for a new real-time vehicle tracking system in Mexico. With this advanced technology solution, the NAVTEQ Map is used to provide geographical coordinates and enable satellite positioning of vehicles reported as stolen.

MobileTrec Announces SafeKidZone Mobile Child Protection App

Los Angeles-based company, MobileTrec, has launched SafeKidZone, a mobile personal security network based on a mobile phone application that places a "Panic Button" on kids' cell phones which can rapidly connect to 9-1-1.

New Armor Rugged Tablet Optimizes Communications For Mobile Workforce

The new ARMORT X10gx rugged tablet enhances the efficiency and productivity of an increasingly mobile workforce. It offers AT&T wireless certification and optional integrated GobiT 2000 mobile broadband to keep the user connected on multiple wireless networks. The ARMORT X10gx also is equipped with standard 802.11n Wireless LAN connectivity and BluetoothR v2.0 + EDR (Class 2), as well as integrated GPS. Standard routing of GPS and WLAN to two RF ports allows switching between internal...

NexTraq Releases New Mobile App for EMS Fleets

NexTraq, a leading GPS fleet tracking and fleet management company, has released its new mobile app, NexTraq Connect, helping to close the information gap between office and field units. Ideal for EMS and other public safety agencies, this fully integrated application will allow users to record clock in/out and break times, communicate job status, view job locations and directions, assign drivers to vehicles and track vehicle maintenance needs.

Portland, ME Deploys GeoBlade Suite for Public Safety GIS

The City of Portland, ME Police and Fire Departments have realized the need for GIS integration for their public safety operations. Portland had recently deployed a suite of ArcGIS Server based public safety tools from Geographic Technologies Group (GTG). Portland IT and GIS worked with GTG to deploy GeoBlade Dispatch, GeoBlade AVL, GeoBlade Route, GeoBlade Fires, GeoBlade Crimes, and GeoBlade Mobile which integrate seamlessly with any CAD system and in their case the Sungard CAD and RMS...

Professional Ambulance Service Integrates EMS Technology Advances from In Motion Technology

Professional Ambulance Service (Pro EMS) of Cambridge (MA) has integrated the onBoard Mobile Gateway from In Motion Technology. This rugged in-vehicle mobile router and onBoard Mobility Manager will provide greater interoperability for recent EMS technological advances.

Pryme Radio Products Licenses GPS Technology To Midian Electronics

Pryme Radio Products has entered into a non-exclusive agreement to license its extensive GPS technology portfolio to Midian Electronics, Inc. Midian is an Arizona corporation located in Tucson that produces a wide variety of advanced signaling/scrambling products for two-way radios. Midian will use its license to develop, manufacture, and market a Speaker Microphone with GPS and voice security capabilities. Pryme's GPS technology portfolio includes 30 Patents and Patent Applications in...

Pryme Radio Products Recognized at InnovationAwards

The 5th Annual Innovation Awards were recently held during the 117th International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference. Cygnus Business Media's Law Enforcement Group developed these awards to showcase cutting-edge products that were launched within the previous year. An independent panel of qualified, veteran law enforcement officials judges the entries. Products are judged on innovativeness, productivity, quality, contribution, ease-of-use, maintainability, cost effectiveness, and...

SouthernLINC Wireless Chooses Intrado for 9-1-1 Services

Intrado Inc., a leading provider of 9-1-1 technology solutions, has announced an agreement to provide emergency communications services to Atlanta-based regional wireless carrier SouthernLINC Wireless, a Southern Company. Under the terms of the agreement, Intrado is providing SouthernLINC Wireless with a broad suite of value-based solutions, including wireless Phase I and Phase II services that help 9-1-1 centers determine a caller's physical location.

The Underlying Problem With 9-1-1: Rescuers Can't Help Citizens If They Can't Locate Them

Most 9-1-1 map data is flawed across the country. It’s inaccurate and outdated - missing new streets, closed roads and sometimes whole new developments. It frustrates first responders who have to double-back on roads searching for an address that’s out of numerical order. It can be life-threatening to citizens who need assistance, yet their location cannot be identified quickly or with spot-on precision.

Tracking Technology Keeps Rescuers Safe

Although searchers are trained in the latest safety procedures, the remoteness of the terrain and the challenges of operating in small teams meant the risk was high. The team contacted PRYME Radio Products, a company which makes audio accessories such as earphones and headsets for two-way radios, about their GPSMIC system.

Workshop to Address Critical Need for Technology to Track First Responders Inside Buildings

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a leader in the development of technology for safeguarding the lives and health of first responders, will host the sixth annual International Workshop on Precision Indoor Personnel Location and Tracking Technology Aug. 1-2, 2011. Sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology, the sixth annual workshop will feature live demonstrations of location and tracking technologies and keynote speakers from NASA and Qualcomm.