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Communications Technology Laboratory

Public Safety Communications Research Division

Resource Library

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Welcome to the PSCR Resource Library. Click below to view publications per each portfolio area.

Welcome to the PSCR Resource Library.

PSCR is dedicated to helping the research community flourish by providing valuable resources including a comprehensive collection of reports, studies, and publications.

New resources:

PSCR Video Gallery: A collection of videos on recent research updates
The PSCR Digital Dispatch: A curated list of communications technology tools for public safety and the research community
PSCR Economic Impact Program Factsheet: A summary analysis demonstrating how PSCR's investments translate into impacts to the U.S.

Click below to view publications by research area.

User Interface - User Experience Portfolio

Public Safety Analytics Portfolio

Public Safety Mission Critical Voice

Security Portfolio

Location-Based Services Portfolio

Resilient Systems Projects

Quick Links: Most Popular

NIST List of Certified Devices for FirstNet (Updated: November 4, 2021)
Mission Critical Voice QoE Mouth-to-Ear Latency Measurement Methods (February 2018)
Modified Rhyme Test Audio Library (Updated: September 22, 2016)
PSCR Audio Source Files (Updated: December 6, 2016)
Speech Intelligibility Demo (Updated October 19, 2016)

Quick Links: Most Recent

PSCR Usability Results Tool: Voices of First Responders (Updated: September 2021)
Optimal Transmit Volume Conditions for Mission Critical Voice Quality of Experience Measurement Systems (Released: September 2021)
Mobile Application Single Sign-On (Released: August 2021)
Aerial LTE Demonstration Report (Released: July 2021)
Using Mobile Device Biometrics for Authenticating First Responders (Released: June 2021)
Identity as a Service for Public Safety Organizations (Released: June 2021)
Background on Identity Federation Technologies for the Public Safety Community (Released: June 2021)
Mission Critical Voice Start-of-Word Correction for Access Delay Measurement System (Released: June 2021)
Voices of First Responders – Applying Human Factors & Ergonomics Knowledge to Improve the Usability of Public Safety Communications Technology, Findings from User-Centered Interviews, Phase 1, Volume 5 (Released: February 2021)
Study of Multicast Broadcast Single Frequency Network Area in Multicast Communications (Released: December 2020)
Bridging Analog Land Mobile Radio to LTE Mission Critical Push-to-Talk Communications (Released: December 2020)
Addendum (Released: December 2020) to Mission Critical Voice Quality of Experience Access Time Measurement Methods (Released: October 2019)
Voices of First Responders – Nationwide Public Safety Communication Survey Findings: Mobile Devices, Applications, and Futuristic Technology, Phase 2, Volume 2 (Released: August 2020)
Security Analysis of First Responder Mobile and Wearable Devices (Released: May 2020)
Survey of Drone Usage in Public Safety Agencies (Released: April 2020)
Public Safety Communications Research Division Impact Report: Fiscal Years 2017-2019 (Released: March 2020)

Can’t find what you’re looking for? Email us at pscr [at] nist.gov (subject: PSCR%20Research%20Resources) .

Student Research

The Next-Generation Firefighter: The Evolution of Technology
Kayla A Berger, Jacob R. Crouse, Jaden K. Pieper
NIST, Public Safety Communications Research Division, October 2016.

Created September 20, 2016, Updated November 5, 2021