Our 911 Emergency System is ripe for a revolution... here is my idea: 911Cam

1. 911Cam
See the Emergency
by Joy Meredith

2. 600,000
There are
calls to 911 each day in US
240M/yr
+

3. • Identifying Info (name, age, etc)
• Location
• Nature of Emergency
The Operator needs to know:

4. Luckily your phone already has this information
it knows:
• Who you are
• Where you are
• Your medical conditions (if noted by you)
And here is the modern breakthrough…
it can SEE you and the danger
you’re encountering
with its built in dual-video cameras

5. 911Cam idea is to facilitate the transfer of the
information in your phone to the 911 Operator
anytime you call (or SOS or msg) for help.
Your phone is already aware you are
calling 911 so it allows info to be sent
and simultaneously turns on its camera
to transmit video along with call.
This way the operator already knows
who you are
where you are
and
can see what kind of emergency it is
before you even say a word.

6. • 911 is a locally run (state/county) program
• Funding is localized (w/ fees + grants)
• Federal regulations/guidelines by multiple agencies.
Incl: FCC (PSHBS); Departments of: Homeland Security;
Transportation (NHTSA); Commerce (NTIA)
• Data transfer and storage capacity
• Privacy of information transmitted
RoadBlocks

7. • Department Cooperation of all agencies
• Under DHS: Office of Innovation & Collaboration
• Federal Funding of E911/NG911 (Next Generation tech)
• Standard ~$1/mo fee from all service providers
• Defense/Homeland Security budget carve out
• Fund research into data storage tech
• Privacy Bill to protect all information transmitted and only
released by victim or for law-enforcement follow up
Solutions

8. Vision
• Eliminate
• Red tape
• Funding disputes
• Invest In
• Technology
• Infrastructure
• Results
• Lives saved
• Medical distress
• Physical harm
• Security threats
• Next Steps
• Department/Leadership chosen
• Buy-in for funding and project management

9. @JoyMeredith
911Cam.info
Why 911Cam?
Nothing in this deck is revolutionary but it is my
hope that giving the obvious idea a name and logo
will help spread it faster and accelerate action needed.
The folks running these programs are fantastic,
they just need more support and cooperation
from all the different stakeholders that can move this
technology forward.
As an agency outsider my offering is to advocate for
all parts of our government to make the best use of
the resources we have to save lives.
Be safe, well and joyful
2/2021