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From StateScoop: “A lot of times you get in the woods and you’re not always sure where you are or where the fire is,” said Ben Miller, the director of the Colorado Center of Excellence for Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting , a division of the state Department of Public Safety that develops new tools for combatting [sic] wildfires. The drone flights in …
Western States Leveraging TAK for Wildfires More
Persistent Systems demonstrates 320 node MANET tactical networkk.
320 Node ATAK Demo MoreAmerican Security Today has a report of ATAK’s testing by DHS and New York City’s civil government: In the early hours of October 29, 2017, over 200 first responders participated in a critical incident exercise and technology assessment conducted by DHS’ Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) in partnership with the New York Police Department (NYPD), the New York Fire Department (FDNY), and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Over …
TAK used in joint DHS NYC exercise MoreHomeland Preparedness News reports on DHS’ use of ATAK: After the Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) was successfully used to coordinate multi-agency responses to recent hurricanes, additional training sessions have been held for federal, state, and local officials, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Friday. ATAK, which was initially developed for use by U.S. Special Forces in 2010, …
DHS to hold additional Android Team Awareness Kit training sessions MoreFrom the Boulder Daily Camera: The Boulder Fire Department took advantage of a multi-jurisdictional wildfire training exercise Friday to test out a new technology, called Android Team Awareness Kit, that they hope will help them better coordinate efforts to fight large wildland fires and communicate with crews on the ground. The app, designed by PAR Government Systems Corporation, is based …
Boulder Fire Department testing ATAK More