In 1990, Congress ordered the FCC to designate 700 MHz spectrum for public safety. However, for 20 years nothing really happened. Then, in 2012, 21 cities, counties, and states got tired of waiting. They formed the Operator Advisory Committee (OAC)… Read More
Archive for September, 2012
A National Public Safety Network taking Shape?
- September 27th, 2012
- Posted in ARK Systems, Public Safety Network
- Tags: 700 MHz spectrum, ARK Systems, FCC, FCC public safety, First Responders Network Authority, FirstNet, national public safety network, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, OAC, Operator Advisory Committee, public safety networks, safety waiver applications, Special Temporary Authority, STA, wireless network for public safety
Emergency Notification: Using Social Media before a Disaster
- September 20th, 2012
- Posted in ARK Systems, Disaster Warning, Mass Notification Systems, Social Media
- Tags: crowdsourcing, emergency management, emergency notification, emergency notification systems, gamification, qr codes for emergency plans, quick response codes, social media and disaster preparedness, social media for disaster warnings, Twitter Town Halls, Twitter Town Halls emergency situations, using social media for emergency situations
When a disaster strikes, there are two possible scenarios: 1. The community is unprepared for the disaster, people panic and chaos ensues. 2. The community is prepared and everything progresses as safely and orderly as can be expected during a… Read More
Wireless Mesh: Networking Surveillance Camera Feeds to improve Security
- September 13th, 2012
- Posted in ARK Systems, Security Trends, surveillance cameras, Wireless Mesh
- Tags: ARK Systems, Chief Terry Gallagher, City of Crisfield Housing Authority, Fluidmesh network, networking surveillance camera, security systems, Surveillance video, wireless access points, wireless mesh, wireless mesh for security measures, Wireless Solutions
What if the feed from one security camera could be networked to not just a dispatcher or monitoring station, but also every security vehicle in a fleet? Well, it can with wireless mesh you can. This security technology allows users… Read More
Is Your Mass Notification System Working Correctly?
- September 7th, 2012
- Posted in ARK Systems, Mass Notification Systems
- Tags: ARK Systems, cell phone carriers, college mass notification system, emergency alerts, emergency messaging systems, Higher Education Act of 2008, mass emergency alerts, mass emergency messages, mass notification system, university mass notification system
Reports have been coming in about cell phone providers effecting mass notification systems at colleges and universities. Major cell phone carriers such as Sprint and Verizon are marking mass notification messages as spam. They are disabling or denying such messages… Read More