Use sensors to help find the way in buildings Firefighter location, hazard location, victim locations Integrate with building plans Want to know if all the people left a building (fire, gas, etc.) Similar need for tunnels, other shielded environments Also track at-risk citizens Potential Lead / Partners Montgomery County, MD Thingstitute Partners: Mimocloud, SK Telecom, Alcatel-Lucent, Del Rey Analytics (interested party: DHS)

1. Global City Teams Challenge
2016 Kickoff
November 12-13, 2015
Report Out: Wayfinding for First Responders
/ Montgomery County
Reporter: Tej Phool,
MiMoCloud

2. Project Scope
• Use sensors to help find the way in buildings
– Firefighter location, hazard location, victim locations
– Integrate with building plans
– Want to know if all the people left a building (fire, gas,
etc.)
• Similar need for tunnels, other shielded environments
• Also track at-risk citizens
• Potential Lead / Partners
– Montgomery County, MD Thingstitute
• Partners:
– Mimocloud, SK Telecom, Alcatel-Lucent, Del Rey Analytics
(interested party: DHS)

3. Project Approach
• Major Requirements / Actions
– Develop long distance communications capability
– Infrastructure set up before the incident
– Ability to resolve location with reasonable granularity (e.g.
6 meters)
– Create very simple solution, must be easy to create &
manage
– Long battery life and inexpensive
• Ability to overcome interference from other networks,
channels
• Must work with existing protective equipment (e.g.,
firefighter helmets)

4. Performance Targets /Indicators
• Performance Targets/KPIs
– Must be at least as reliable as current equipment
– Must provide security at level required by policy
• Measurement Methods for Performance/KPIs
– TBD

5. Demonstration/Deployment
• Phase I Demonstration Scenario
– TBD
• Phase II Deployment Scenario
– TBD