NIST pushes augmented reality for first responders
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is looking for innovators who can build intuitive augmented reality (AR) interfaces based on internet-of-things (IoT) data streaming from smart buildings, city sensors and personnel monitors to provide first responders with real-time situational awareness.
NIST’s Public Safety Communications Research Division and its challenge partners launched the CHARIoT Challenge, which will award over $1 million in prizes for solutions that can emulate and transmit scenario-accurate data streams for AR devices that will help public safety personnel communicate and respond more efficiently.
The four-phase challenge has two related tracks – IoT and AR – and calls for data streams and interfaces that provide insights for decision-making and resource deployment in wildfires, floods, active shooter situations and tunnel collapses. The systems must support both incident commanders and responders in the field.
Winning contestants will receive additional prizes and technical mentorship opportunities with key challenge partners, including Magic Leap, the First Responder Network Authority, FirstNet built with AT&T, MSA Safety and Blueforce Development.
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