Track: Open Innovation and Commercialization

  • Yaw Ready for This? UAS 3D Mapping Innovation through Research and Prize Challenges

    Come see firsthand the winning solutions from the latest prize challenge from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) portfolio. Our current First Responder UAS 3D Mapping Challenge (UAS 5.0). Teams were tasked with developing a high-quality 3D digital map in real-time while flying their […]


  • AI3 Challenge: Shaping the Future of First Responder Situational Awareness with IoT Integration

    This session discusses NIST PSCR’s Artificial Intelligence for IoT Information (AI3) Prize Challenge with representatives from NIST PSCR, Texas A&M, and challenge winners. We will cover the challenge's inception, execution, and how its outcomes will benefit public safety information gathering.


  • Results from the First Responder Smart Tracking (FRST) Challenge

    The First Responder Smart Tracking (FRST) Challenge aims to provide better situational awareness technologies for first responders. Come hear about the results and see the action from the advanced field testing phase of six cutting-edge tracking technologies. View exclusive video footage from the event and hear from FRST responders who tested the gear. This plenary […]


  • Taking Flight: PSCR’s PULSE Accelerator Pitch Session

    In this Shark Tank style session, innovator teams from the Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Pulse Accelerator program will present their investor pitches on the use of drones for public safety applications to a diverse panel of judges for feedback. This intensive business accelerator program was designed to provide business assistance to eight small businesses […]