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SOURCE:
TIA (Prime PSO)
TITLE:
PPSO (Joint) Presentation on RFID Activities &
Projects
AGENDA ITEM:
JOINT 4.7-RFID
CONTACT:
Bill Belt, [email protected]
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PPSO (Joint) Presentation on
RFID Activities & Projects
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Overview
• Indoor Localization and Communication for First
Responders
• National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
and coordinated Industry activities involving RFIDAssisted Indoor Localization and Communication for
Emergency First Responders
• PPSO Summaries and Overall Discussions
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U.S.-based R&D Activity
National Institute of Standards &
Technology (NIST)
Advanced Network Technologies Division
Wireless Communication Technologies Group
www.antd.nist.gov
GSC-11 Applicable Cross-References:
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•HIS item 5.3-Wireless Access including RLANs and ad hoc
Networking - Prime ISACC
•HIS item 5.1-Location-based Services - Prime ATIS
•HIS item 5.6-(EAS) and RFID Devices - Prime ETSI
•HIS item 5.8-Public Protection and Disaster Relief - Prime TIA
Joint GRSC/GTSC
•HIS item 4.2-Emergency Communications - Prime TIA
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Indoor Localization and
Communication for First Responders
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In a July 2003 meeting at NIST about two dozen fire/police chiefs from
across the country identified the capability to locate and track movements
of first responders inside a building and outdoors within one meter accuracy
as the single most important technological development enhancing
emergency response operations.
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Now is the ideal time for developing such standards, because none exists
today that adequately address the needs of emergency response
operations. This will maximize the chances of deployment of standardized,
interoperable localization equipment and products in the future.
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NIST plans to work with the industry, the first responder user community,
and standard developing organizations to develop indoor localization
solutions that meet the requirements stated by the user community, test and
evaluate such solutions, and facilitate development of standards for indoor
localization.
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RFID-Assisted Indoor Localization and
Communication for First Responders
 Accomplishments
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• Developed requirement
document with international
standards group, MESA
and TR8.8
• Developed methodology for
evaluation of indoor
wireless localization
techniques
• Investigated mechanisms
for reliable transmission of
video over noisy, low
bandwidth ad hoc networks
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Indoor Localization
Goals
To facilitate the development, standardization, and deployment of
indoor localization technologies for emergency response operations
and other applications.
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Technical Approach
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Customers and Collaborators
Standard Developing Organizations
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Project MESA
 APCO International
IEEE
 TIA
Federal / State Government Agencies and Users
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS): Project SAFECOM,
S&T
• Department of Justice (DoJ): NIJ, COPS Program
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Research Plans
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Comprehensive evaluation of performance of ranging and direction
estimation algorithms using:
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Industry:
Aether Wire & Location
AT&T Laboratories-Research
 Lucent Technologies Bell Labs
Turn NIST into premier national laboratory for development,
testing, and evaluation of various ranging and direction estimation
algorithms and indoor localization techniques.
Disseminate test and evaluation results to standard developing
organizations, government agencies, and other stakeholders.
Work with IEEE 802.15 Working Group and Project MESA to develop
standards for indoor localization.
Publish basic research results on indoor localization in scientific
conferences and journals.
Motorola
MSSI
 Time Domain
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Other Organizations Dealing with Public Safety
• NPSTC
• NFPA
• NEMA
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Ray tracing and computer simulations
Hardware testbed and RF measurements
Active participation in Project MESA and IEEE standardization
meetings.
Performance evaluation of emerging commercial indoor localization
products.
Development, prototyping, and evaluation of an indoor localization
system based on RFID technology and inertial or dead-reckoning
systems.
Basic research activities:
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Localization for large wireless sensor networks
Indoor localization using directional antennas and building
information
Direction estimation algorithms
For more information on NIST - Advanced Network Technologies Division: http://www.antd.nist.gov
RFID-Assisted Indoor
Localization and Communication
for First Responders
 The RFID-Assisted Localization and Communication for First
Responders project will determine the feasibility of using RFID-assisted
localization in combination with an ad-hoc wireless communication
network to provide reliable tracking of first responders in stressed indoor
RF environments, where GPS-based localization and links to external
communication systems are known to be unreliable.
 The research will also consider the means and potential for embedding
critical building/occupant information in specific on-site RFID tags to
enhance the safety and efficiency of the first responders' mission as well
as to minimize dependence upon communication with external building
databases.
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RFID-Assisted Indoor
Localization and Communication
for First Responders
 RFID tags attached to known positions in a building, when
identified by a reader, provide a precise location “fix” for a
person or moving object that is carrying the reader.
 The RFID “fix” greatly enhances the accuracy of a low-cost
inertial or dead-reckoning navigation system.
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Concept: RFID tags provides
an electronic indoor “you are
here” to the First-Responder.
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RFID-Assisted Indoor Localization and
Communication for First Responders
Incident command
(outdoors)
1st Responder (indoors)
“Breadcrumb” relays (indoors)
Fixed tag giving known
location “fix” for INS
• Reports, presentations, and photos available on project
Webpage at:
http://www.antd.nist.gov/wctg/RFID/RFIDassist.htm
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Report: Indoor Navigation for First Responders: A Feasibility Study (5.7 MB)
(Corrected 2/14/06)
URL: http://www.antd.nist.gov/wctg/RFID/Report_indoornav_060210.pdf
Point of Contact:
Leonard E. Miller, Wireless Communications Technologies Group
Phone: +1-301-975-8018; Fax: +1-301-590-0932
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
URL: http://w3.antd.nist.gov/wctg/people/lmiller.html
NIST RFID Webpage:
http://www.antd.nist.gov/wctg/RFID/RFIDassist.htm
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PPSO Summaries and
Discussion Points
• TBD
Thank You!
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