Gulf Oil Spill Response
RHS Deploys Products & People in Response to the Gulf Oil Spill
Courtesy of REUTERS/Ben Gruber  | In
an effort to visually map the environmental fallout from the recent Deepwater
Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, Red Hen was contacted by a consortium
of Federal and State agencies for immediate access to a Red Hen sDVR and the
MediaMapper Server. Agencies involved include the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS),
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (CIIMS Project), the
Maryland State Police Aviation Command and the Geospatial Training and Application Center (GTAC) at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center.
This
group has partnered together in the past to develop innovative geo-spatial
applications for critical infrastructure management such as Virtual Alabama and
CIIMS. Given the immediate and long-term effects of the Gulf oil spill, they have selected to partner with Red Hen to handle their current multimedia geo-tagging needs of protecting 200 miles of sensitive coastline and to investigate future integrations with other applications. Red Hen
representative, Hoot Gibson left Tuesday to hand deliver the group's new sDVR
and provide a short course in the unit's operation and managing data with the
MediaMapper Server.
The Red Hen sDVR will reside on the ADEM's Cessna Caravan aircraft. It is also anticipated the group will soon acquire a gyro-stabilized gimbal camera to enhance the video quality. In the meantime, Streamwerx will be providing High-Definition and standard definition videography and camera operation services.
Stay tuned for additional information on these developments in future issues of our
newsletters.
|
RouteScout
for FalconView
Sneak Peek and Pre-release Training*
After
receiving great feedback at the Mission Planning User's Conference in March,
Red Hen would like to invite qualified mission planning professionals to take a
look at our new media plug-in for FalconView. We will also be offering the
one-day training course for those teams who need training now to prepare for
future deployments.
RouteScout
for FalconView provides mission planning specialists with an easy-to-use tool
set for integrating video and other media into the ubiquitous
FalconView/TalonView environment. This unprecedented functionality allows you
to incorporate media in new ways, including:
- Viewing
Media on a Map
- Planning
and Simulating a Route
- Watching
for Items of Interest While Traveling (including exporting media to the Garmin
nuvi)
*Currently
restricted to qualified DoD and DHS employees and contractors do to the
sensitive nature of the FalconView distribution.
Contact
us at 970-493-3952 or 800-237-4182 to learn more.
|
Information Update: Garmin Geko 201
 Have you noticed your Garmin Geko 201 acting up? Is it taking extra time to acquire a GPS fix, shutting down, and your track data had the wrong date
(Year 1990 or 2029). It turns out that there is a Y2k+10 bug which is affecting some Garmin models. Garmin released an updated version of the firmware which corrects the issue.
Check your GPS model's support page at www.garmin.com or use the Garmin Updater if it is supported by your model www8.garmin.com/products/webupdater. |
Visit Red Hen at the FalconView Symposium 2010
Georgia Tech Research Institute will be hosting the inaugural FalconView Symposium on August 23-25, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Red Hen will have program managers and technical representatives available to answer your questions regarding our new plug-in for FalconView.
Also be sure to sign up for our Defense, Emergency Preparedness & Law Enforcement List.
|
