"Public Safety Apps"
APCO Identifies Key Attributes of Effective Apps for Public Safety and Emergency Response
August 19, 2013With its expertise in public safety communications, APCO is focusing on those attributes most pertinent to apps that can impact 9-1-1 and public safety communications centers to ensure such apps do not negatively impact these operations or lead to consumer confusion.
Read full articleDorothy Should Have Had This Geo Targeting App from Ping4 Inc.
May 6, 2013This app, currently being utilized by emergency management agencies from New England to California, utilizes patent‐pending technology which sends warnings of area emergencies to Smartphones
Read full articleAPCO Global Alliance Praises Recently Launched App Website
May 3, 2013The Alliance agreed unanimously to support APCO’s new public safety application website, AppComm, and have consented to submit apps to be included on the website.
Read full articleThe Buzz About APCO’s Public Safety Apps Site
May 2, 2013On April 23, 2013, APCO International sent a press release announcing the launch of the Application Community – “AppComm” –…
Read full articleLeveraging Open Data, Building Apps for Public Safety
April 26, 2013One of the core goals of the president’s Safety Data Initiative is to empower first responders and the public with information to make the safest and smartest decisions when they need it. In support of this goal, there has been a proliferation of innovative public safety apps—a number of which have been highlighted at the OSTP-supported Safety Datapalooza—using open data from local governments and federal agencies.
Read full articleAPCO Launches Application Community (AppComm) Website
April 23, 2013Today APCO International launched the Application Community – “AppComm” – a new website dedicated to public safety and emergency response…
Read full articleAPCO International Issues Position on Public Safety App Development
January 31, 2013Recognizing the value of mobile applications (apps) and other tools made possible by new technologies, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International has issued a new position on public safety app development.
Read full articlePatrick-Murray Administration Unveils Renovated State Emergency Operations Center and Introduces Emergency Alerting App
October 11, 2012Governor Deval Patrick joined Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray and members of his cabinet to tour the newly renovated State Emergency Operations Center and received a demonstration of Ping4alerts!
Read full articleAPCO Partners with NENA to Draft Document for App Developers
October 10, 2012APCO International and NENA have partnered to draft educational materials that will provide smartphone application developers an in-depth understanding of current enhanced 9-1-1 system capabilities and limitations.
Read full articleMobile Phone App Puts CPR-Trained Users at the Scene of the Emergency
September 11, 2012PulsePoint, a free, GPS-powered iPhone and Android app, alerts CPR-trained bystanders if somebody nearby is having a cardiac emergency.
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