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Public Safety/Security Portal - Overview From helping to develop technologies that detect explosives and locate survivors in a collapsed building to video software that identifies criminals and high endurance building materials, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is working to keep people safe. Subject Areas
Programs and Projects
Advanced X-ray Systems for the Detection of Special Nuclear Materials
The Dosimetry Group provides support to the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for their … more
Dynamic Tracking or Ground Truth Referencing of Robotic Perception Systems for Army Research Laboratory and Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T)
Develop and deploy measurement technologies and test methods with a focus on obtaining ground truth for fixed and moving objects in support of the … more
Development of Standard Test Methods for Emergency Response Robots for Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) and National Institute of Justice Project
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing a comprehensive set of standard test methods and associated … more
Public Safety Communication Systems
The primary objective of this program is to lead the development of wireless telecommunications and information technology standards, profiles, … more
Measurement Methods and Standards for Public Safety and Security
Measurements and standards research within the Analytical Chemistry Division related to public safety and security include a diverse group of … more
Microsystems for Harsh Environment Testing
Our goal is to develop and demonstrate a MEMS-based methodology for evaluating time-dependent mechanical properties of materials that undergo … more Instruments
Advanced Manufacturing Test Bed
The NIST robot test bed is located in the NIST machine shops on the main campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland. It serves as a resource for research in … more |
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