What's wrong with NY? Bronx woman arrested for calling police about drug dealers – Hot Air
What's wrong with NY? Bronx woman arrested for calling police about drug dealersHot AirThis was obviously not abuse of the emergency response system. I have no way of knowing how many of the instances she reported were active incidents of crime, but it's certainly not a stretch of the imagination to believe that there was plenty of crime …and more »
Glitches in Spacetime, Frozen into the Built Environment (bldgblog.blogspot)
Back in the summer of 2012, Nicola Twilley and I got to visit the headquarters of GPS, out at Fort Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado.
[Image: Artist's rendering of a GPS satellite, via Wikipedia].
"MASTERS OF SPACE"
Over the course of our roughly two-hour visit, we toured, among other things, the highly secure, windowless office room out of which the satellites that control GPS are monitored and operated. Of course, GPS–the Global Positioning System—is a constellation of 32 satellites, and it supplies vital navigational information for everything from smartphones, cars, and construction equipment to intercontinental missiles.
It is "the world's largest military satellite constellation," Ft. Schriever justifiably boasts.
For somewhat obvious reasons, Nicola and I were not allowed to bring any audio or video recording devices into the facility (although I was allowed to take notes), and we had to pass through secure checkpoint after secure checkpoint on our way to the actual room. Most memorable of all was the final door, the one that actually led to the control room: it was on a 15-second emergency response, meaning that, if the door stayed open for more than 15 seconds, an armed SWAT team would arrive to …
Car Connection 2.0 Brings OEM Style Telematics to the Aftermarket
New safety and money saving services include Automatic Crash SOS, Emergency Services, Road-side Assistance, Stolen Vehicle Recovery, and expanded Insurance Discount Program. HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. And LAS VEGAS – LVCC, CENTRAL HALL, BOOTH 10417 – VOXX Electronics Corporation (VEC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of VOXX…
Emergency response streamlined with IP conversion device – GCN.com
Emergency response streamlined with IP conversion deviceGCN.comDuring disasters and emergencies, the combination of primitive vendor-specific networks and joint operations among multiple agencies hamper effective communication for first responders. To address this issue, the Department of Homeland Security has …
