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Emergency Response

The Value of New Visibility:

In any emergency response, lives are at stake, the stress is high, and the environment can seem chaotic. Existing incident response solutions are not scalable enough to ensure that response personnel at an emergency can remain in constant communications with others. Furthermore, there is a high probability that the existing communication and power infrastructure will be disabled or nonfunctional, making it even more challenging for both first responders as well as commanders. Even in smaller-scale incidents, emergency personnel currently do not have a consistently effective way of tracking when individuals may be in jeopardy due to changing physical or environmental factors.

Solution:

Arch Rock along with Cisco Systems, Command Information, and pTerex have leveraged their unique skills and expertise in a joint effort to deliver new technology solutions for first responders: the Advanced Incident Response System (AIRS). Arch Rock wireless sensor networking technology brings power and communication autonomy to the solution, while at the same time providing the robust mesh networking needed for high reliability. AIRS is the first commercially available IPv6-enabled solution that allows incident response personnel from various local, municipal, and government agencies to communicate seamlessly during an event while minimizing dependencies on the fixed infrastructure of the disaster site.

Key Components:

  • Arch Rock Gateway Server and Management Software
    • Spatial Rules Engine
  • Arch Rock IPv6-based Mesh Networking
  • Arch Rock Sensor Nodes and Embedded Software
    • Proximity Protocols
  • Sensor types:
    • Temperature
    • Humidity
    • Biometrics

Download AIRS Solution Overview (PDF)