The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently announced a prize competition that enhances incident command dashboard technologies for real time tracking during emergency situations.
According to a June 7 news release by NIST, the challenge links first responders, video analytics and indoor localization professionals, public safety experts and other participants, to improve incident command dashboards for public safety.
“Challenge participants will leverage next-generation technology such as 3D laser scans of buildings, indoor location tracking technology, video analytics, Internet of Things and personal area data networks, learning how to integrate them to offer high-functioning, user-friendly incident command dashboards for first responders,” the release said.
The release reports that participants can submit dashboards that are designed in virtual reality, augmented reality, web-based and mobile, but must be sure that the dashboard is available to utilize in a first responder mobile environment.
“The CommanDING Tech Challenge will encourage innovation for developing user-friendly, next-generation interfaces designed for and with public safety, while showcasing the latest capabilities of public safety communications research areas like IoT, analytics and location-based services,” said chief of NIST’s Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) division Dereck Orr, according to the release. “We can’t wait to see the innovators’ concepts and prototypes for public safety incident command dashboards.”
According to the news release, up to $1 million in awards will be carried out in four stages of the challenge. The release says prize recipients will be decided by a panel of experts.
NIST hosts the challenge, which is managed by Freelancer.com, a marketplace for freelancers and crowdsourcing.
