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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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January 6, 2023

Adaptive Incident Command Module for BlueforceCOMMAND

by Blueforce
in autonomous agents, Common Operating Picture, Counter-Terrorism, Dashboard, Disaster Response, Edge, Emergency Management, Emergency Notification, GIS, ICS, Interoperability, IoBT, IoT, ISR, Machine Learning, MCPTT, Mobility, NIMS, PTT, Recovery, Security, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Swarm Intelligence

Incidents and the subsequent emergency responses can be chaotic, especially when they involve multiple agencies and organizations that need to work together to respond to the crisis. In such situations, there may be confusion about roles and responsibilities, communication breakdowns, and a lack of coordination. Shortly after 9/11, the U.S. government commissioned programs that ultimately led to the National Incident Management (NIMS) framework which defines...

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November 5, 2022

Blueforce and The Internet of Battlefield Things eBook

by Blueforce
in AI, autonomous agents, C2, C4ISR, CBRN, Cognitive Services, Command, Common Operating Picture, Counter-Terrorism, Dashboard, Distributed Sensing, Edge, Fusion, HAZLOC, Heat, Interoperability, IoBT, IoT, ISR, K9, Machine Learning, Medical, Mobility, Security, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Surveillance, Sustainment, Swarm Intelligence, Wearables

SIX capabilities, powered by Blueforce’s edge IoT technology, that deliver immense capability to our National Security Operators and Organizations. Pervasive sensor technology presents the opportunity for operators to extend their capabilities, share information horizontally, and swarm faster than their adversaries, by communicating with devices that are installed at fixed locations, carried, mounted on manned and unmanned systems, or worn on the body, the latter of which...

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October 23, 2022

Announcing the BarricAid Plugin for BlueforceEDGE: Orchestrated Lockdowns when Seconds Matter

by Blueforce
in AI, autonomous agents, Campus Security, Cognitive Services, Common Operating Picture, Counter-Terrorism, Distributed Sensing, Edge, Fusion, Interoperability, IoBT, IoT, Low Latency, Machine Learning, School Safety, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Swarm Intelligence

With mass shootings on the rise in the United States, efforts to better understand, prevent and deter active shooter incidents are becoming the norm. There is now a heavy focus on helping organizations, agencies, and schools to implement change to prevent loss of life and decrease response time. Although every active shooter scenario varies, there is a similar pattern: the attacker gains access to a...

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October 22, 2022

IoT Orchestration: Essential for Autonomous Action in Time Constrained Decision Environments

by Blueforce
in AI, autonomous agents, C2, CBRN, Cognitive Services, Distributed Sensing, Edge, Emergency Management, Emergency Notification, Fusion, Interoperability, IoBT, IoT, ISR, Law Enforcement, Machine Learning, Safety, Security, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Stream Analytics, Swarm Intelligence

The Internet of Things (IoT), by definition, is a wide array of "things" that can connect and exchange data over a network. This "network" can take many forms to include the "big" internet, an enterprise network, and in most places where we work, a closed network "bubble". The reality is that once many organizations begin to leverage "sensing", it becomes clear very quickly that exchanging...

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August 27, 2022

Recognitional Support: A School Safety and Security Essential

by Blueforce
in autonomous agents, C2, Cognitive Services, Command, Dashboard, Distributed Sensing, Edge, Emergency Management, Emergency Notification, Interoperability, IoT, ISR, Law Enforcement, Machine Learning, Safety, Security, Situational Awareness, Swarm Intelligence

Multi-variant sensing and cueing largely speaks to physical sensors interacting with each other (even sensors from disparate manufacturers) at high speeds to derive meaning and minimize “false positives”.  Adding privacy-assured artificial intelligence, in the form of cognitive services, provides additional precision for threat detection and mitigation. Recognitional support and stream analytics is an essential component of a multi-tiered approach to identify a security and/or safety...

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August 14, 2022

Autonomous Orchestration: A School Safety and Security Essential

by Blueforce
in autonomous agents, C2, Cognitive Services, Command, Dashboard, Distributed Sensing, Edge, Emergency Management, Emergency Notification, Interoperability, IoT, ISR, Law Enforcement, Machine Learning, Safety, Security, Situational Awareness, Swarm Intelligence

Digital Workflows triggering Emergency Instructions via Samsung MagicINFO-enabled Displays and Axis Public Address Speakers Every day, our physical and digital worlds become increasingly intertwined, presenting opportunity for investments in a future of continuous and lasting change. This is true of Smart Cities, but also Safe Schools and Smart Campuses. This digitalization of the cyber-physical world is especially promising for schools to realize opportunities and overcome challenges...

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March 26, 2022

The Science & Art of Operational Sustainment using IoBT and Swarm Intelligence – Part 1

by Blueforce
in autonomous agents, C2, C4ISR, Cognitive Services, Distributed Sensing, Edge, Interoperability, IoBT, IoT, ISR, Machine Learning, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Sustainment, Swarm Intelligence

Battlefield, disaster response, and public safety sustainment is both an art and science; it’s about synchronizing, integrating, and transporting commodities in a highly “just-in-time” manner to provide maneuver and incident commanders with freedom of action, extended operational reach, and prolonged endurance. As it turns out, the “science” of sustainment is not terribly difficult as it is grounded in basic math and computation, based on real-time...

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