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May 16-17, 2016 | Renaissance Hotel | Washington, DC

Great Public Safety Apps and their Lifecycles

Britt Kane, CEO & Founder

Intrepid Networks


Credentials: We have been working solely on Public Safety mobile applications for 6 years – at the very beginning of this revolution

+We have met in person with over 500 agencies about this topic.


Credentials: We have deployed various Apps to different Public Safety users as well as various agency sizes and types (Federal, State & Local)


Credentials: We have helped manage several major events and our technology has participated in 100s of live operations


YES, WE KNOW PUBLIC SAFETY APPS!


Great Public Safety App Developers

• Listen to your needs

• X-users within company

• Access to many agencies to test

• Will work in the field

• Past performance on Public

Safety apps

• Flexible business operations


What does adoption look like for technology?

2.5%

13.5%

34% 34% 18%


Things you also should be worried about

• Agency issued devices available

• Cost Effectiveness & Sustainability

• Intuitive and Simple to use

• Minimal agency IT support required

• Vendor support is spot on:

– Easy and Controlled Updates, 24x7 Availability, etc.


So let’s talk about an application with a demonstrated need


I have arrived at a angry crowd


I need a lot of Situational Awareness

Is there any field

intelligence to share?

Where are the

nearest officers?

Where is the

evacuation point?

Where is the

armored vehicle?

Is there a local map of

the area? Are there photos of

persons of interest?

Why doesn’t my cell phone

work in large crowds!

Commander: can I see

locations of officers and

photos of the crowd?


Symptoms: What Causes Poor Situational Awareness

Too Dependent on Radios Network Reliability in Disasters or Saturation


Solutions to the Problem

Augment voice with visual applications Use a Public Safety grade network

Situational

Awareness Apps!!


Very Basics of a Situational Awareness System1. Provide Real Time Information Sharing

2. Create a Common Operating Picture with the Information


Unsaid Benefits to the User:

1. Plan for future incidents easier

2. Respond quicker

3. Eliminate manual whiteboards & notepads

4. Reduce First Responder Confusion

5. Far less radio communications (good)

All these benefits improve decision making

and ultimately everyone’s safety!


Where is adoption of Situational Awareness?


Britt Kane, CEO & Founder, Intrepid Networks

[email protected], 352.874.6777

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