Public Safety Communications Research Division

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Thank you to everyone who participated in the annual Public Safety Broadband Stakeholder Meeting. The PSCR 2022 infographic is now available to see impacts and attendee feedback from the event. Make sure to sign up for the PSCR newsletter to stay up to date on details for next year's stakeholder meeting!

PSCR Research portfolios

News and Updates

Two first responders stand at the open back of an emergency vehicle, looking at a computer screen, with firetrucks in the background.

Spotlight: Gathering Intel From Social Media for Emergency Response

June 30, 2022

When someone needs help, fire departments and ambulance crews need to know what the problem is and where to go ASAP. One answer is to use artificial

Highlights from the 2022 Public Safety Broadband Stakeholder Meeting

June 30, 2022

Thank you to all of our attendees for yet another successful Public Safety Broadband Stakeholder Meeting! This work would not be possible without your efforts

NIST Prize Challenge Seeks Innovative Incident Command Dashboards for Public Safety

June 7, 2022

The competition is now accepting entries and will have multiple stages running through April 2023.

The Who’s Who of PSCR 2022

May 23, 2022

Join the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)’s Public Safety Communications Research Division (PSCR) for their Annual Public Safety Broadband

Events

PSCR Webinar: NIST & the FirstNet Authority’s Public Safety Immersive Test Center

Thu, Sep 8 2022, 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT (1:00 - 2:00pm EDT)

This September, NIST's Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Division will host a webinar featuring the new

Press Coverage

AR, VR and emergency response: FirstNet Authority’s immersive public safety lab

RCR Wireless

August 9, 2022

During the Marshall Fire, which burned around 1,000 homes in small towns west of Boulder, Colorado in late December 2021, the First Responder Network Authority

A NIST public safety test center in Boulder allows first responders to simulate emergency situations

Boulder Daily Camera

August 7, 2022

During an emergency response, seconds can count. A new public safety test center allows first responders to prepare for such scenarios with the help of virtual

Immersive virtual reality takes rapid response training into the future

Michigan News Time

August 3, 2022

First responders have used virtual reality for years to prepare for certain emergencies, but those simulations are usually limited to a screen and don’t give

Immersive virtual reality brings first responder training into the future

Denver 7

August 3, 2022

First responders have used virtual reality to train for certain emergencies for years, but those simulations are usually limited to a screen and don’t give

Public Safety Communications Research Division

PSCR Research portfolios

News and Updates

Spotlight: Gathering Intel From Social Media for Emergency Response

Highlights from the 2022 Public Safety Broadband Stakeholder Meeting

NIST Prize Challenge Seeks Innovative Incident Command Dashboards for Public Safety

The Who’s Who of PSCR 2022

Events

PSCR Webinar: NIST & the FirstNet Authority’s Public Safety Immersive Test Center

Press Coverage

AR, VR and emergency response: FirstNet Authority’s immersive public safety lab

A NIST public safety test center in Boulder allows first responders to simulate emergency situations

Immersive virtual reality takes rapid response training into the future

Immersive virtual reality brings first responder training into the future

Software

Optimal Transmit Volume Conditions for MCV QoE Measurement Systems

Publicly Accessible ACE High Performance Container

Public Safety Communications Simulation Tool (ns3 based)

PSCR Mission Critical Voice QPP SIM

Resource Library

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