Post by dave3825us on May 9, 2006 23:03:32 GMT -5
May 10, 2006
Firefighters and police officers responding to calls in lower Manhattan will soon be able to download blueprints and other structural information before they reach the scene of a crime or fire.
This type of information would be accessible under a six-month pilot program announced Tuesday to test a "citywide mobile wireless network" for first responders.
The pilot program involves two companies, Northrop Grumman and Motorola, installing wireless networks downtown. Police and fire personnel will then test both networks during actual calls to judge their effectiveness.
At the end of the $2.7 million trial, one of the two companies may be selected to build a $500 million emergency WiFi network across all five boroughs.
"The systems being considered are emerging, cutting-edge technologies that will put New York City at the forefront of the next wave of public safety communications and interoperability," said Mayor Michael Bloomberg in a statement Tuesday. "Testing these technologies for potential citywide implementation is critical to increasing safety and raising the performance level of our first responders."
In addition to blueprints, police precincts will be able to transmit fingerprint and mug shot data to cops at the crime scene. Hazmat units will be able to send readings back to a laboratory for contamination analysis.
Non-emergency personnel such as building inspectors and maintenance workers will also have access to information on the downtown networks.
www.amny.com/news/local/am-tech0510,0,582693.story?coll=am-topheadlines
Firefighters and police officers responding to calls in lower Manhattan will soon be able to download blueprints and other structural information before they reach the scene of a crime or fire.
This type of information would be accessible under a six-month pilot program announced Tuesday to test a "citywide mobile wireless network" for first responders.
The pilot program involves two companies, Northrop Grumman and Motorola, installing wireless networks downtown. Police and fire personnel will then test both networks during actual calls to judge their effectiveness.
At the end of the $2.7 million trial, one of the two companies may be selected to build a $500 million emergency WiFi network across all five boroughs.
"The systems being considered are emerging, cutting-edge technologies that will put New York City at the forefront of the next wave of public safety communications and interoperability," said Mayor Michael Bloomberg in a statement Tuesday. "Testing these technologies for potential citywide implementation is critical to increasing safety and raising the performance level of our first responders."
In addition to blueprints, police precincts will be able to transmit fingerprint and mug shot data to cops at the crime scene. Hazmat units will be able to send readings back to a laboratory for contamination analysis.
Non-emergency personnel such as building inspectors and maintenance workers will also have access to information on the downtown networks.
www.amny.com/news/local/am-tech0510,0,582693.story?coll=am-topheadlines
