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U.S., Switzerland Agree on UAS Safety Standard Harmonization

July 09, 2020 | Comments

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Switzerland Federal Office of Civil Aviation reached an agreement on harmonizing domestic and international safety standards for unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The agreement builds on U.S and Swiss efforts to ensure the fastest growing and broadest segment of aviation is integrated safely, efficiently and seamlessly around the world.

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Motorola Joins SaferWatch to Secure Florida Schools

July 09, 2020 | Comments

Motorola Solutions and SaferWatch, a mobile application that allows authorized personnel to initiate a mobile panic button during an emergency via smartphone, teamed to deliver cutting-edge school safety solutions in Florida.

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Chinese Airport Selects Airbus Hybrid TETRA/LTE Technology

July 09, 2020 | Comments

Airbus was selected to provide Jinan airport in China with mission-critical products and solutions to upgrade the existing Airbus TETRA network in place. The new system will allow airport personnel to embrace the benefits of a hybrid solution using TETRA and LTE technologies.

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German Agency Deploys TETRA Two-Way Pagers

July 09, 2020 | Comments

The Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) plans to equip its first responders with 6,000 TETRA two-way pagers from Motorola Solutions. The THW is responsible for technical-logistic operations of the German federal government.

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DeWeese Joins NGA 911

July 09, 2020 | Comments

NGA 911 announced that Mike DeWeese joined the company as vice president of technology. With 29 years of industry experience behind him, DeWeese's knowledge in public-safety technology and infrastructure will be a crucial component in the continued growth of NGA 911, the company said.

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St. Louis Smart City Pilot Tests 5 Public-Safety Communications Scenarios

July 08, 2020 | Comments

A Smart City Interoperability Reference Architecture (SCIRA) pilot in St. Louis brought together tech providers and public-safety stakeholders in a first-of-its-kind exercise that involved five emergency scenarios. SCIRA is a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) framework to facilitate the integration and operability of disparate IT systems.

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Hg Invests in European Emergency Notification Firm F24

July 08, 2020 | Comments

Hg, a European software investor, entered into an agreement to invest in F24, a pan-European provider of emergency notification, crisis and incident management and critical communications based in Munich. Hg will invest in a stake owned by Armira and co-founder Ralf Meister, and will become the majority shareholder in the business.

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Baltimore PD Deploys RMS from Axon

July 08, 2020 | Comments

The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) is deploying Axon's records management system (RMS). This new solution will reduce data silos and seamlessly integrate with Axon's cloud-based digital evidence management solution, Axon Evidence, giving direct access to video footage, documents and citizen-captured evidence to expedite the report-writing process and easily share data with third parties.

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Danville Police Department Deploys Digital Ally Body Cameras

July 08, 2020 | Comments

Digital Ally received a purchase order from Danville (Illinois) Police Department for 26 body cameras, 16 in-car camera systems and 23 auto-activation devices.

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DHS Releases Emergency Communications Value Analysis Guide

July 07, 2020 | Comments

To help agencies determine public-safety communications solutions that strike the balance between cost and value, federal groups released a guide that compiles recommendations, best practices and considerations for public-safety agencies to evaluate equipment cost effectiveness.

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