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Blue Oceans Satellite Systems Inc. delivers its newest application for asset tracking and remote monitoring with the addition of its Explosives Regulatory Division (ERD)-Compliant Satellite-Based Explosive Magazine Monitoring Solution (EMMS).
Read MoreAfter two months of restlessness and a day of heightened earthquake activity, Alaska’s Mount Redoubt Volcano erupted explosively on Sunday, March 22, 2009, at 10:38 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time, according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory.
Read MoreWilson’s Promontory National Park, located at the southern tip of Victoria, Australia, was one of many areas scorched by large bushfires in February 2009.
Read MoreTen emergency missions by T?l?coms Sans Fronti?res (TSF) used Inmarsat services to help victims of natural disaster and human conflict during 2008.
Read MoreThe DraganFlyer X6 Helicopter is the first North American, federally approved, commercially manufactured UAV legal for use by emergency services in North America — the Saskatoon Police and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Canada will start using the Draganflyer X6 in police investigations.
Read MoreIn response to the need for a system-wide communications solution in the event of a power outage during an emergency situation in Santa Barbara County, a community partnership between private and public organizations is collaborating to enhance the County's communications capabilities with residents for the next regional emergency.
Read MoreWith winds near 130 knots (150 miles per hour), Tropical Cyclone Hamish was a powerful Category 4 storm (on the Saffir-Simpson Scale) as it paralleled the northeast coast of Australia at the end of the first week of March 2009.
Read MoreThe International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Technology Council, in cooperation with SkyTerra Communications, has published an extensive information paper on the Satellite Mutual Aid Radio Talkgroup Program (SMART™) and how it enables and improves interoperable communications for public safety operations.
Read MoreEven while southeastern Australia battled high heat and the most deadly fires in their history in February 2009, much of the rest of Australia flooded.
Read MoreToday’s military, government and first responders have a need to understand what the commercial broadcast world can offer to better manage their video and imagery requirements.
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