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December 1, 2023

Blueforce Announces Support for Samsung SmartThings Station

by Blueforce
in AI, C2, C4ISR, Campus Security, Common Operating Picture, Cueing, Distributed Sensing, Domain Awareness, Emergency Notification, Fusion, ICS, Interoperability, IoBT, IoT, LoRaWAN, Low Latency, Machine Learning, Medical, Occupational Safety, Orchestration, Plugin, School Safety, Sensors, Situational Awareness

Samsung SmartThings is a smart "consumer" platform that allows users to connect and control various smart devices within their homes. The SmartThings ecosystem includes a central hub known as the SmartThings Hub or Station, along with a mobile app for device control.  Most important to the SmartThings ecosystem is the hundreds of consumer sensors that can be leveraged by the hub and spoke architecture afforded...

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November 23, 2023

Blueforce Announces Support for LoRaWAN using our new LoRaWAN Plugin for BlueforceEDGE

by Blueforce
in AI, autonomous agents, Base Defense, C2, Campus Security, CBRN, Counter-Terrorism, Cueing, Distributed Sensing, Domain Awareness, Edge, Fusion, Interoperability, IoBT, IoT, ISR, Law Enforcement, LoRaWAN, M2M, Machine Learning, Medical, MUM-T, Occupational Safety, Orchestration, Plugin, Retail, Samsung MagincINFO, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Surveillance, Swarm Intelligence

LoRaWAN (Long Range Wide Area Network) has gained significant traction in the realm of sensor applications, offering a robust and energy-efficient solution for the Internet of Things (IoT). One of its key advantages lies in its ability to facilitate communication over long distances with minimal power consumption. This makes it particularly well-suited for scenarios where sensors need to transmit data wirelessly while maintaining extended battery...

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August 10, 2023

Sentiment Analysis: A “Lean Service” Plugin for BlueforceEDGE

by Blueforce
in AI, autonomous agents, AWS, Campus Security, Cognitive Services, Distributed Sensing, Domain Awareness, Edge, Emergency Management, Fusion, IoT, Law Enforcement, MUM-T, Occupational Safety, Orchestration, Plugin, Police, Retail, Safety, School Safety, Security, Sensors, Surveillance, Swarm Intelligence

To many, sentiment analysis is known as opinion mining, a natural language processing (NLP) technique used to determine the emotional tone or sentiment expressed in a piece of text. It involves analyzing text data to identify whether the sentiment expressed is positive, negative, neutral, or sometimes even more nuanced emotions like anger, joy, sadness, etc.  The primary goal of sentiment analysis is to understand the underlying...

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July 31, 2023

The OODA Loop and it’s Foundations for Situational Awareness

by Blueforce
in ADS-B, AI, C2, Command, Common Operating Picture, Dashboard, Discovery, Domain Awareness, Fusion, IoBT, IoT, ISR, JADC2, Law Enforcement, Location, Mobility, OODA, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Swarm Intelligence

John Boyd, a Korean War U.S. Air Force pilot and subsequent military strategist, has been front and center in how we at Blueforce have thought about and designed our technology for use by our national security and public safety decision makers. During the Korean War, Boyd was curious as to why the F-86 Sabre was so dominant in shooting down the Russian MiG-15. He quickly...

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June 19, 2023

Apparatus Tracking Plugins for BlueforceEDGE

by Blueforce
in C2, Command, Common Operating Picture, Cueing, Dashboard, Disaster Response, Distributed Sensing, Domain Awareness, Edge, Emergency Management, Fire, Fusion, ICS, Interoperability, IoT, Law Enforcement, Location, Mobility, MUM-T, NIMS, Orchestration, Plugin, Police, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Swarm Intelligence, Wearables

Complex emergency management is fundamentally a lesson in organized chaos where accountability is a core foundational element of shared situational awareness. Knowing where to find what you need can be as chaotic given that response assets — the vehicles, equipment, autonomous platforms — are rarely in one place and scattered throughout an area of operation. Asset inventory coupled with resources and capability on a “single...

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May 14, 2023

Air and Maritime Domain Awareness: Blueforce Announces Support for ADS-B and AIS as a Composable Service

by Blueforce
in ADS-B, AIS, AWS, Base Defense, C4ISR, Command, Common Operating Picture, Counter-Terrorism, Cueing, Disaster Response, Distributed Sensing, Domain Awareness, Emergency Management, Emergency Notification, Fire, Force Protection, Fusion, Interoperability, IoBT, IoT, ISR, JADC2, Mobility, MUM-T, Orchestration, Plugin, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Stream Analytics, Surveillance, Swarm Intelligence

While "domain awareness" has been a long-standing requirement for military and counter-terrorism operations, Blueforce has been hearing this more and more for incident management in the public safety and emergency management spaces. Domain awareness is of paramount importance for emergency managers as it provides a comprehensive understanding of the operating environment in which emergencies or disasters occur. Here are several reasons why domain awareness is...

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April 9, 2023

Software’s MUM-T Doctrinal Imperative

by Blueforce
in AI, autonomous agents, Base Defense, C2, C4ISR, Common Operating Picture, Counter-Terrorism, Distributed Sensing, Edge, Force Protection, Fusion, IoBT, IoT, ISR, JADC2, Machine Learning, MUM-T, Orchestration, Plugin, Sensors, Situational Awareness

By Morgan Greene, General Manager, Blueforce National Security Markets Back in 2007 when I graduated from the Maneuver Captain’s Career Course, we studied intensively to generate company level maneuver graphics including Assembly Areas, phase lines, targets, routes, breach points, etc. One aspect we used to (theoretically) control our company’s movement was the FLOT or forward line of troops. Sixteen years later this concept has developed to...

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March 22, 2023

Innovative Mobile Sensors and Solutions for Worldwide Public Safety and Commercial Aviation

by Blueforce
in AI, autonomous agents, AWS, C2, C4ISR, CBRN, Cognitive Services, Common Operating Picture, Counter-Terrorism, Dashboard, Disaster Response, Distributed Sensing, Edge, Emergency Management, Fire, Fusion, HAZLOC, Interoperability, IoBT, IoT, ISR, JADC2, Law Enforcement, Machine Learning, MCPTT, Orchestration, Plugin, Police, PTT, Safety, School Safety, Security, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Swarm Intelligence

WASHINGTON, March 22, 2023 – Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc., has announced new partnerships to provide powerful mission critical communications and productivity solutions for the national security, public safety and enterprise markets. Airbus is partnering with Blueforce Development Corp., Common Objects, Catalyst Communications Technologies, Inc., and Exacom to provide a complete and best-in-class solution for customers using the Airbus Agnet MCx (Mission Critical Push to...

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February 10, 2023

The Value of Blueforce for National Security: IoT Fusion, Cueing, and Orchestration

by Blueforce
in AI, autonomous agents, Base Defense, C2, C4ISR, CBRN, Cognitive Services, Common Operating Picture, Cueing, Distributed Sensing, Edge, Force Protection, Fusion, IoBT, IoT, ISR, JADC2, Machine Learning, Orchestration, Plugin, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Surveillance, Swarm Intelligence

By Morgan Greene, GM National Security Markets, Blueforce Development Corporation We are often asked: What does Blueforce do in the Federal, National Defense, and Intelligence Community spaces? Are you guys the that blueforce tracker stuff? Dots on maps like TAK, right?!? Does it do this JADC2 stuff I’ve been hearing about? No, we have no relation or connection to your experience with blueforce tracker, although we...

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January 28, 2023

Sensory Orchestration for Retail: Blueforce Announces Phillips Hue Plugin for BlueforceEDGE

by Blueforce
in Campus Security, Cognitive Services, Distributed Sensing, Edge, Fusion, Interoperability, IoBT, IoT, Location, Machine Learning, Occupational Safety, Orchestration, Plugin, Retail, Samsung MagincINFO, School Safety, Security, Sensors

Sensory orchestration in retail refers to the use of various sensory elements such as lighting, sound, fragrance, and temperature to create a desired atmosphere and enhance the customer experience in a retail setting. It is a form of retail design that is used to create an emotional connection between the customer and the brand, and to influence customer behavior. The goal of sensory orchestration is...

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