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FROM THIS EXERCISE, WE ARE INTEGRATING THE DEPLOYABLE PUBLIC SAFETY NETWORK INTO A SEARCH SCENARIO.
SO WE HAVE TWO LOST PARTIES, WHO WE'RE TRYING TO FIND
AND WE'RE TRYING TO USE SOME OF THE DEPLOYABLE SYSTEMS TO HELP US WITH THAT.
LUU: THE DEPLOYABLE PUBLIC SAFETY NETWORK PROGRAM IS A PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN DHS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY.
THE GOAL IS A PORTABLE LTE SYSTEM THAT GIVES RESPONDERS RELIABLE VOICE AND DATA COMMUNICATIONS
WHERE CELLULAR OR LAND-MOBILE RADIO SERVICE ISN'T AVAILABLE.
RAY: THE DEPLOYABLE PUBLIC SAFETY NETWORK THAT WE'RE USING HERE IN COLORADO FOR OUR RESEARCH NOW
IS CAPABLE OF VOICE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN FIRST RESPONDERS, MISSION CRITICAL PUSH-TO-TALK.
IT CAN SEND TEXT MESSAGES BETWEEN FIRST RESPONDERS.
IT WILL ENABLE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS TOOLS WITH MAPPING CAPABILITIES AND LOCATION TRACKING.
AND THE CAPABILITY TO BRING IN VIDEO FEEDS FROM UNMANNED AIRBORNE VEHICLES, UAVS.
SINGER: WE'RE USUALLY IN THE BACKCOUNTRY,
WE'RE USUALLY IN PLACES WHERE CELL SIGNAL OR RADIO COVERAGE ISN'T VERY GOOD.
AND SO FOR US, COMMUNICATIONS IS ALWAYS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE.
NGUYEN: EACH INDUSTRY AND EACH COMPANY HAS ITS OWN PROPRIETARY SYSTEM,
SO THE CHALLENGE IS TO BRING THEM TOGETHER AND HARMONIZE THEM,
SO THAT WE CAN HAVE EFFICIENT, WORKABLE, OPERATIONAL SYSTEM.
SINGER: THE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING THE LTE UNIT RIGHT ON THEIR BACKS IS THAT,
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE USUALLY IN AN AREA WHERE THERE IS NO CELL COVERAGE.
AND SO, THEY'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE CELL COVERAGE FOR THEMSELVES
WITHOUT HAVING TO RELY ON INFRASTRUCTURE THAT, YOU KNOW, ISN'T THERE.
AMALFITANO: TO ME, IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE.
IF I CAN'T CONTACT ONE OF OUR TEAMS AND I DON'T KNOW THEIR CONDITION, THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN.
AND SO THIS TECHNOLOGY, I THINK IS GOING TO GO A LONG WAY TO HELP THAT. SINGER: WE CAN SEE WHERE PEOPLE ARE GOING.
WE HAVE THE CAPABILITIES TO HAVE A TEAM IN THE FIELD PROVIDE US VIDEO OF WHAT'S ACTUALLY GOING ON
AND THEN WE CAN PUSH ASSIGNMENTS OUT TO THEM,
SO THAT THEY HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHERE THEY'RE GOING,
WHAT THEIR MISSION IS, WHAT AREA THEY'RE GOING TO BE DEPLOYED INTO.
AMALFITANO: BASED ON WHAT I SAW TODAY, I THINK SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
IF NOT ACROSS THE WORLD, CAN BENEFIT FROM THE USE OF THIS AS SOON AS IT'S AVAILABLE.
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