U.S. Leaders Inaugurate New Command Facility
U.S. Senator John Sununu and Representative Jeb Bradley joined Global Relief Technologies (GRT) to celebrate the unveiling of that company’s new centralized command facility.
   The Virtual Network Operations Center (VNOC) is a centralized facility that collects GPS-referenced data (including satellite imagery) and transmits the data between emergency responders and operations centers during natural or manmade disasters.  read more»

DHS Certifies Crisis Management System
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently certified Prepared Response, Inc.’s Rapid Responder crisis management system under the Support for Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act (SAFETY Act).
   To date, DHS has granted SAFETY Act certification to less than 60 technologies. As the highest level of liability protection available under the SAFETY Act, certification shields both Prepared Response and its customers from liability for legal claims resulting from acts of terrorism.  read more»

General Dynamics to Develop Data Encryptors for USAF
General Dynamics C4 Systems has been awarded a $9.7-million contract to develop, produce, and demonstrate command-and-control encryptor modules that protect satellites against unauthorized manipulations through the U.S. Air Force’s Aerospace Vehicle Equipment – Increment One (AVE I1) program.  read more»

Pictometry and Intergraph form Marketing Alliance
Pictometry International and Intergraph Corporation have formed a marketing alliance that will facilitate integration of Pictometry's aerial imaging and measuring technology with Intergraph's emergency incident management solution at 9-1-1- call centers.
   Intergraph's emergency incident management solution provides an interactive, real-time map display of caller locations for 9-1-1 centers. Pictometry's software allows users to access as many as 12 oblique views of any property, building, highway, or other feature. The software also helps users obtain measurements such as distance, height, elevation, and area directly from the oblique imagery.
   Combination of the companies’ products will allow 9-1-1 dispatchers to gain a better understanding of situations in progress and enable them to provide additional data to first responders en route. Most recently, Intergraph and Pictometry integrated their products into the 9-1-1 communications center serving Howard County, Maryland, where dispatchers used the technology to guide police officers to a burglary scene where a suspect was apprehended.