Communications of the ACM
Professor, Experts Aim to Improve Emergency Response
Researchers at Texas A&M University are developing a system to improve the transmission of critical information to emergency responders.
Credit: Meredith Seaver
Researchers at Texas A&M University have developed a system to improve the transmission of critical information for emergency responders.
The researchers are focused on the development of DistressNet-NG, the second generation of DistressNet, which was originally developed in 2011. The new version will enable responders to access broadband communication and data, where they will be able to send and receive video streams and communicate in situations where there is no communication infrastructure.
If the new technology is determined to be viable, then the researchers will involve first responders and the public safety community to test network viability out in the field.
"What this research, and research like it, will do is help us identify ways in which we can get that to the point of consumption, whether it's in the fire truck or the police car," notes Jason Moats, associate division director for the Emergency Services Training Institute with the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service.
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