2010 Precision Indoor Personnel Location and Tracking for Emergency Responders
5th Annual International Technology Workshop, August 2-3, 2010
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
Materials:
- Request to Participate Form
- Agenda (to be determined)
Workshop Focus
This Workshop will provide a forum for researchers and developers working in the important area of indoor location and tracking of emergency response personnel to share technical knowledge and to define the state of the art. The focus of this workshop is zero pre-installed infrastructure tracking, that is systems that do not require any previously installed wiring or equipment in the target building. Further, the focus is on systems which provide complete tracking and position information on all equipped personnel to the incident command post. Simpler approaches ("homing devices") will also be considered for inclusion in the Workshop. A session will be dedicated to the physiological monitoring of first responders. This year NIST will host a session investigating standards development for location and tracking systems. Select representatives of the governmental and user communities will participate.
Workshop Organization and Results
Working sessions will be organized around the major technical challenges. It is expected that all participants will contribute from their own experience and will share knowledge and best practices. A report will be published after the conclusion of the Workshop, including the submitted abstracts from the participants and synopses of the discussions and conclusions of the Workshop itself.
The workshop will consist of presentations, demos, and working sessions and an opportunity for system developers to test and demonstrate their system using standard scenarios and scripts in a building on the WPI campus or at a fire dept training facility.
Call for Participation and Registration
Potential participants are invited to submit a proposal for their contributions to the Workshop via the Request to Participate Form at www.ece.wpi.edu/Research/PPL. These proposals will be used to select the participants at the workshop. To maintain quality, the number of participants will be limited. There is a registration fee of $150 for accepted participants. Participants are responsible for their own transportation and housing costs. Travel grants will be available to members of the first responder community.
Session Topics
Final session topics will be determined based upon participant interests and contributions. The following are representative:
• Real-world performance - user requirements
• International systems and experience
• Location and tracking experimental results: successful and unsuccessful tests
• RF ranging and positioning algorithms: performance in the indoor environment
• Inertial navigation and dead reckoning approaches and sensor fusion
• Novel approaches (non-RF, non inertial)
• Monitoring physiological status
• NIST - Standards development for location and tracking System
Keynote Speakers
• Jalal Mapar, Program Manager (GLANSER and PHASER), DHS S&T Directorate
• Dr. Stefanie Tompkins, Program Manager, Strategic Technology Office, DARPA
Workshop Deadlines
Submission of "Request to Participate" forms: May 31, 2010
Notification of acceptance: June 21, 2010
Registration deadline: July 12, 2010
Travel and Hotel Accommodations
WPI is easily accessible from the Boston or Providence airports via either rental car or airport shuttle services.
Please refer to the WPI website for Directions, Maps, Accommodations, Dining, etc.: http://www.wpi.edu/About/Visitors/index.html
Information Contact
For further information please contact Colleen Sweeney, ECE Department, WPI, 508-831-5231, sweeney@ece.wpi.edu.
Workshop Sponsors
WPI is sponsoring this workshop with support from a FEMA Fire Prevention and Safety Grant. A user focus group meeting is supported by DHS S&T.
Updated January 2010
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