Episode 153: Breaking Down Z-Axis Tracking During Phase 4 of the FRST Challenge with Alex Gorsuch
Part 2 of our FRST Challenge - Phase 4 Mini Series:
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Welcome to another episode of covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy!
In this episode:
- How to create solutions that are affordable, scalable, flexible, and usable
- What are the most important factors when implementing technology into public safety?
- What are the end goal aspirations for the FRST Challenge?
Hosted at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, the FRST Challenge is a competition focused on producing marketable prototypes that demonstrate indoor localization tracking and tracking of first responders within 1-meter accuracy without any pre-deployed infrastructure. The challenge is administered by the Indiana University Crisis Technologies Innovation Lab and funded by the NIST Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) division.
Hear from our 2nd competitor Alex Gorsuch, the co-founder and CTO of Ascent Integrated Tech.
Alex and his team build the unifying command dashboard for warfighters, firefighters, and SWAT officers by providing actionable insight on the health, environment, and location of the operator. He has led the development and deployment of many low SWaP-C ruggedized autonomous systems, diagnostics, human performance technology, and sensor arrays for defense and first responder operators.
Alex also taught customer discovery as well as tech and venture development for 5+ years, and is currently writing a book about mission-driven tech entrepreneurship.
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