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May 01, 2008
AgileMesh Case Study: Disaster Readiness Drill Coverage
SITUATION:
During participation in a disaster drill being conducted with entities from several states as well as participants from state and local governments and several private sector companies, a SWAT team was asked to conduct a clearing exercise in full PPE and SCBA.
CHALLENGE:
To provide video visibility into the SWAT team’s clearance area to assist with the evaluation and critique process. This “visibility” was to be provided on the day of the operation, with no prior knowledge of the scenario or the location. The building in which this operation was to take place was on the second floor of a 1960s-era defense contractor’s plant with no windows and substantial solid walls. The “work space” consisted of a series of cubicles arranged in two adjacent rooms. The cubicles extended to within three feet of the ceiling.
SOLUTION:
Deployment of a single camera node and a double camera node into the area. The single camera node was placed in a corner to allow 90-degree visibility into the entire room. The double camera node was placed in an open “transition” area between the two rooms. As a result, one camera could see into one room while the other camera provided an opposite perspective into the room where the single node was deployed. Both nodes were deployed so that they “looked” over the cubicle walls. This provided very good visibility into the areas where the team would operate. Two additional nodes were deployed as repeaters only to strengthen the mesh. However, upon checking the health of the mesh, it was learned that the two repeater nodes were unnecessary. During the operation, law enforcement, military and private-sector officials monitored the feed, which provided real-time visibility into an area that was too small to occupy physically while the team was operating.
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