Page frequently updated.  This version is dated 5 June 2006. Maintained by: webmaster@antd.nist.gov On this webpage we provide a selection of web links that are all related in some way to wireless systems for public safety and law enforcement applications.   These links are external to NIST and do not imply endorsement of any particular product, service, organization, company, information provider, or content, nor is it by any means an exhaustive list of useful pointers. The various links are grouped topically. Within a topic, the listing is alphabetical.

 Special issue of IEEE Communications Magazine on Public Safety

 Report: Wireless Technologies and the SAFECOM SOR for Public Safety Communications

 Public Safety Communications Bibliography
 Wireless Ad Hoc Networks homepage    Ad Hoc Networking Links
 NIST Communications and Networking for Public Safety project page
   

Assoc. and Interest Groups--National and International AVL, E-911, and LBS Computers and Software First Responder and Firefighter Wireless Systems Government Organizations, Related Resources Interoperability Local and Regional Organizations Miscellaneous

Networking Equipment, Software, and Services News, Books/Reports, Conferences, etc. Conventional and Trunked Radio Systems Research Centers & Consortia Spectrum-related Standards Organizations Technology-related Wireless Data

 

ASSOCIATIONS and INTEREST GROUPS--National and International American Assn. of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) American Mobile Telecommunications Association American Radio Relay League (ARRL) American Red Cross Assoc. of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) APCO Canada website Assn. for Telecommunications and Technology Professionals Serving State Government (NASTD) Automated Regional Justice Information System (ARJIS) Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA) Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) Consumer Electronics Association Public Alert Technology Alliance Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) Fire and Emergency Manufacturers and Services Assn. (FEMSA) Forestry, Conservation Communications Assn. (FCCA) Industrial Telecommunications Association (ITA) --AMTA and ITA merged to become EWA Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITSA) International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (IAFWA) International Municipal Signal Assn. (IMSA) Land Mobile Communications Council (LMCC) National Association of State Emergency Medical Services Directors (NASEMSD) National Association of State Fire Marshalls National Association of State Foresters (NASF) National Association of State Telecommunications Directors (NASTD) National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) National Associations Working Group for ITS (NAWGITS) National Emergency Number Association (NENA) Everyone Goes Home program of the National Fallen Firefighter Foundation National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NLETS) National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) Private Wireless Forum Radio Club of America Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) Software Defined Radio Forum (SDRF) public safety SIG State Interoperability Executive Committees (SIEC) Telecommunications Industrial Association (TIA) TeleCommUnity the local government telecommunications alliance United Telecom Council (UTC) Wireless Communications Division of TIA Wireless Infrastructure Association (PCIA) Wireless Ready: CDPD Applications AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LOCATION (AVL), E-911, and LOCATION-BASED SERVICES (See also our ad hoc links page) Aether Systems AVL Services Air-Trak Vehicle Location Systems Bell Labs article on wireless-assisted GPS CompassCom AVL solutions Continental, Ltd. AVL, GIS and logistics solutions Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) for intelligent highway systems Digital Angel personal tracking and monitoring system E911 home page at FCC Table of companies developing E911 solutions ESRI GIS and mapping software High-tech child safety using location technology GPS overview GPS-based parolee tracking Integrated Systems Research (ISR) FleetTrack AVL system iVerified school bus and student locator Kid locator watch Kiyon wireless RFID Motorola Instant GPS chips OnStar GPS & cellular-based auto tracking and monitoring system  Article Ortivus AVeL-MobiCAD map-based in-vehicle computing Outerlink ground, air, and sea AVL Place Lab location using Wi-Fi Pyramid Communications AVL solutions Q-Track Near Field Electromagnetic Ranging Rosum TV-GPS indoor localization SafeTzone child location system SIREN Project --context-aware computing for firefighters SIRIT automatic vehicle identification systems Satellite Navigation and Positioning Group at U. New South Wales TechnoCom location-based services Trackn vehicle location and control system Wireless 9-1-1 overview Varion Systems AVL and GIS solutions COMPUTERS and SOFTWARE AirDefense wireless security software All Terrain Computers Alluviam emergency response handheld, mobile software and systems Aristatek NBC incident analysis software ATDI HTZ Warfare frequency planning software BROOM software assist for biohazard incidents Chemical Biological Response Aid (CoBRA) FieldSoft incident management software Fire Trax personnel accountability system Geac fire/EMS records management system Homeland Commander hazmat software for handheld computers Info-Cop wireless-based information software Intergraph Public Safety software solutions Itronix wireless computing solutions JLT mobile computers Microsoft PS mobility solutions, partners Panasonic wireless-equipped laptop rugged computers Plant Equipment, Inc. public safety and 9-1-1 solutions Power Touch Technology touch screen dispatch consoles PTS Solutions Homeland safety software SunGard HTE integrated public safety solutions TETRAPad rugged PDAs Tracnet public safety automation software solutions TriTech VisiNet mobile CAD software FIRST RESPONDER and FIREFIGHTER WIRELESS SYSTEMS AudioPack voice and data communications systems for demanding environments Defense Group COBRA terminals and systems Draeger electronic Entry Control System with telemetry from firefighters eViewLink 802.11 wireless video devices Exit Technologies firefighter rescue, exit transceivers Grace Industries PASS/evacuation radio system Information Systems Laboratory wireless firefighter lifeline NIST Communication and Networking Technologies for Public Safety project NIST experiments with emergency communications Search Systems search, surveillance, and inspection systems Survivair ultrasonic direction finding system for locating firefighters in distress TekAlert wireless tether system for firefighters Third Watch Research concepts for fallen firefighter accountability Wireless Emergency Response Team WISER (Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders) for hazardous material incidents GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS and RELATED RESOURCES Bureau of Land Management Office of Fire and Aviation Center for Society, Law and Justice (CSLJ) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Department of Justice Emergency Response Technology Program FCC Public Safety web pages Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Federal Wireless Users Forum Integrated Wireless Network (IWN) draft solicitation Justice Technology Information Network/National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) National Communications System National Criminal Justice Reference Service National Incident Management System (NIMS) PDF file National Incident Radio Support Cache manually configured ad hoc networks National Infrastructure Protection Center National Institute of Justice National Interagency Fire Center for wildland fire suppression National Task Force on Interoperability National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP) Public Safety Division of NTIA (formerly PSWAC) Public Safety Division of OSM article on Public Safety Integration Center (PSIC) Public safety links SAFECOM Program includes Public Safety Wireless Network (PSWN) Strategic National Stockpile Transportation Security Administration (TSA) US Fire Administration (USFA) Wireless Interoperability National Strategy (WINS) INTEROPERABILITY 308 Systems Incident Management Communications Aegis wireless technology solutions AGILE program for interoperability (now CommTech) Apprion cross-wireless standard "multiplexer" Catalyst Communication Technologies interoperability and radio over IP Codespear alert notification and interoperability solutions Communications-Applied Technology radio interoperability equipment Florida Interoperability Network IAFC Interoperability Handbook Infinimode interoperability solutions InfraLynx interoperability vehicle JPS (Raytheon) radio interoperability products, including ACU-1000 Link Communications tactical interoperability solution Mesh Networking for interoperability (article) APCO public safety interoperability resources Ritron Radio over IP interoperability solutions Twisted Pair Solutions Wide Area Voice Environment (WAVE) Vega V.I.P.E.R. interoperability solutions LOCAL and REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS APCO Mid-Eastern Chapter website FDNY Floria Criminal Justic Institute Florida Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) Illinois Wireless Information Network (IWIN) Indiana Project Hoosier Safe-T for interoperability Maryland Wildland Fire Crew Michigan State Police Automated Incident Capture System Montgomery County, MD Fire and Rescue Service Montgomery County, MD GIS services Montgomery County, MD Department of Police Ohio Multi-Agency Radio Comm. Syst. (MARCS) Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway (OHLEG) PDF presentation Phoenix Fire Department Safe-T Program (Indiana) Utah Wireless Integrated Network (UWIN) Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA) MISCELLANEOUS APCO Historical Website Command School, Inc. incident commander training Cyren Call 700 MHz public safety communications advocacy Digital Loggers DTC Communications surveillance technology for first responders FCC page on SMR Fire Alert fire detection & suppression system Fire and Rescue Training, Inc. Fire, Physics, and Fun Fire Safety resources for kids Flag Free --keep your flag untangled Freq of Nature radio scanner website Grace Industries Super PASS II devices IP telephone dictionary LAFS for Life clown, puppet shows about fire safety Law enforcement web links (many out of date, many not) MineCom products for miner safety MobileIN.com whitepapers on Public Safety and Homeland Security Onyx FirstVision building fire sensor display system Privateline.com history of land mobile radio Rune's LMR links Sabre communications towers Scanner & Trunked Radio Page Three-Five Systems 802.11a wireless monitors (displays) Virtual Training Studio free software to make interactive training videos Wildfire Internet sites Wireless Dictionary Business Listings by ZIP Code NETWORKING SERVICES, SOFTWARE, and EQUIPMENT 3e Technologies emergency management (notification) system AirLink wireless data networks AirMagnet enterprise wireless intrusion protection and prevention solution Alcatel microwave & optical networking for public safety networks APCO page on 4.9 GHz (WLAN for public safety) Arcadian Networks national 700 MHz wireless broadband carrier with rural coverage Ascentry 802.11b mesh network "breadcrumbs" Boundless Security Systems ultra low bandwidth video surveillance and storage CISCO brochure on public safety IP solutions Comsys high-rate upgrades for cellular DataRadio solutions e2Campus emergency alert service EnGenius temporary/emergency communications systems Firetide wireless mesh networks Flash-OFDM from Flarion Frame Relay Services General Dynamics Network Systems Greenhouse Project --prototype of 700 MHz wideband data system Harris mission critical communication networking solutions InterAct public safety portal JP Mobile mobility software Microwave Radio Communications Microwave solutions for portable, airborne, and mobile applications Motorola Canopy wireless broadband access MeshDynamics hybrid mesh networks for critical applications Mesh Networks solutions for emergency response Mesh Networks solutions for law enforcement Metric Systems wireless networking equipment and solutions Mobitex packet data network and services Motient --provider of MobileModem, Blackberry wireless data services Motorola mobile mesh technology NetMotion Mobility net management software NeuralStar network management software from Ai Metrix NexGen City mesh-based systems Nextel communication networks for public safety Northrop Grumman public safety solutions NovaRoam 900 MHz wireless mesh networks Orsus Solutions mobility software for handheld terminals PacketHop mobile mesh solution Padcom Mobile Virtual Network Proxim WiFi solutions for public safety Radio IP Software middleware for IP and non-IP networks Rajant breadcrumb mesh network radios River Run mobile workforce solutions SkyTel data communications services Telkonet Rapid Deployment Kit -- broadband LAN over building wiring TestBuyer test and measurement equipment buying guide Trango broadband wireless Tropos indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi cells USURF America wireless broadband facilities provider Velocita wireless communications services Viasys infrastructure system integration VisionAIR data management and networking software Wave Wireless 4.9GHz wireless mesh networks for public safety and video surveillance Wi4Net Communications Flexiradio outdoor wireless broadband networks Wireless Resources, Inc. mobile routers WLAN in Public Safety (Northrop Grumman) X.25 Services NEWS, BOOKS/REPORTS, CONFERENCES, ETC. (See also our bibliography) 10-7.com "ultimate PS website" 9-1-1 Magazine CSLJ Technology Library Cygnus Public Safety Group (Firehouse publications) Directions GIS news Emergency Response Systems article directory EMS Magazine Fire Chief Magazine Fire Engineering magazine Firehouse.Com - Firefighting, Rescue, and EMS news Frontline First Responder Government Computer News --wireless/mobile section Homeland Defense Journal JEMS.com online emergency services resource M/A-COM Channels Magazine Mobile Basics Multimedia Message Service (MMS) Mobile Radio Technology Muniwireless reports on municipal wireless and broadband projects Phoenix Fire Department Radio System Safety Project Report Police Chief Magazine PoliceOne.com Public Safety Journal RadioReference.com Radio Resource Magazine (now Mission Critical) RCR Wireless News RescueHouse.com firefighting, EMS, and police web portal Responder Knowledge Base RFID Gazette Radio World online newsletter SAFECOM Statement of Requirements for Public Safety Wireless Communications and Interoperability Security Info Watch 2003 Summit on Interoperable Communications for Public Safety Technology & Communications section of Firehouse.com TECHtionary Telecom Resources Guide Transportation Security magazine WebPort for telephony and telebusiness sites WiFi telephony news Wildfire Magazine Wireless FAQ Wireless Interactive online directory of vendors Conventional and Trunked RADIO SYSTEMS Aerial Facilities on-frequency repeaters (BDAs) Andrew Corporation Providers of cable, antennas and in-building systems for public safety Cable X-Perts Daniels base stations and repeaters Daniels P25 Training Guide Datron Guardian portable and mobile radios Dekolink Wireless repeaters EADS P25 radio systems EMR bidirectional amplifiers Fireground Comm. System from Motorola General Dynamics communications test equipment Etherstack P25 protocol software and technology Icom land mobile radios IFR (Aeroflex) P25 test equipment E. F. Johnson P25 radio systems Kenwood portable and mobile radios M/A-COM Mission Critical Systems Microwave Data Systems Motorola integrated voice and data Network Anatomy communication systems for emergency environments Open Sky voice/IP over trunked radio Relm P25 radios Rohde and Schwarz radio test equipment Rohde and Schwarz portable TETRA base station SmartLink Radio Networks --trunking interoperability Smart Trunk Systems Tait radios and systems Tekk Inc. two-way radios Thales P25 radios Techsonic airborne P25 radios TxRx Systems signal boosters Vertex Standard mobile radios Westel P25 base stations and repeaters Wireless Pacific P25 repeater Wulfsberg airborne P25 radios Zetron trunked radio systems Z Technology RF coverage measurement systems RESEARCH CENTERS and CONSORTIA ACU-1000 interoperability switch program AGILE interoperability program Artemis ad hoc networking project Autonet distributed transportation management system Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center Capital Wireless Integrated Network U. of Central Florida Public Safety Technology Center CodeBlue wireless sensor project at Harvard ComCARE Alliance--Comms for Coordinated Assistance and Response to Emergencies ConsortiumInfo DRACO project at Univ. of Maryland -- connectivity for incident responders FRIEND wireless database program at Carnegie Mellon Institute for Intergovernmental Research Institute for Security Technology Studies Location and Monitoring for Personal Safety (LAMPS) --miners, tunnels, etc. Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute Motorola's Greenhouse Project--wideband for 700 MHz public safety channels National Public Safety Telecommunications Council National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC) Siren Project at Berkeley -- context-awareness for firefighters Transportation Security Laboratory TriData Corporation public safety consulting and research Project 54 at UNH -- mobile data distribution RAINS --infrastructure and network security Worcester Tech Fire Safety Engineering Department SPECTRUM-RELATED 800 MHz Rebanding Resource CTA Communications 800 MHz rebanding services CTIA 800 MHz interference reporting website EWA (formerly ITA) Rebanding Resource Guide Project Consensus (800 MHz interference) Spectrum Coalition for Public Safety (700 MHz) STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS (See also our ad hoc networks links page) Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) DHS standards for search and rescue robots Emergency Services Interconnection Forum (ESIF) European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Guide to mobile communications data standards Law Enforcement IT Standards Council (LEITSC) Law Enforcement Information Technology Standards Council (LEITSC) NIST Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) Public Safety Communication Standards Public Safety Partnership Project (MESA) Open Mobile Alliance data standards APCO Project 25/34 TIA Project 25 pages Project 25 Technology Interest Group (PTIG) Project MESA (Public Safety Partnership Project) TR-8 Mobile and Personal Private Radio Standards Committee of TIA TECHNOLOGY-RELATED Alliance for Public Technology Communications, Law Enforcement and Technology (CLEAT) Computers in Law Enforcement Advocacy Forum (CLEAF) Harris software-defined tactical military radio IACP Technology Clearinghouse Law Enforcement Information Management (LEIM) section of ICAP: Public safety application of 802.11b--article in MRT Office of Law Enforcement Technology Commercialization Police Futures Group of CACP Police Futurists International (PFI) Public Safety Broadband Resource Center for 4.9 GHz technology Report on Commercial Technology for Public Safety TechnoConcepts True Software Radio (TSR) WIRELESS DATA Aether Systems wireless and mobile data solutions (including Packet Cluster) AirMobile file transfer software from Motorola online book on CDPD Novatel CDPD description info on CDPD modems Sierra CDPD primer CDPD protocols CDPD suppliers WRA CDPD tutorial Cellular network infrastructure SMS and CDPD Dataradio Digital Dispatch wireless data solutions Enhanced Throughput Cellular (ETC) modem protocol IPMobileNet mobile data systems for public safety Microwave Data Systems Wireless Mobile Data Solutions for Public Safety mobile messaging article Sierra Wireless rugged mobile modems SpectraRep datacasting solutions (uses excess capacity of broadcast stations) Technology Alternatives (TechAlt) encrypted wireless communications US Robotics analog cellular laptop modem Vendoma mobile video and audio surveillance

 
 
 
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