PPSO (Joint) Presentation on RFID Activities & Projects SOURCE: TIA (Prime PSO) TITLE: PPSO (Joint) Presentation on RFID Activities & Projects AGENDA ITEM: JOINT 4.7-RFID CONTACT: Bill Belt, bbelt@tiaonline.org GSC11_JOINT_44 PPSO (Joint) Presentation on RFID Activities & Projects

GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications Overview Indoor Localization and Communication for First Responders National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) and coordinated Industry activities involving RFID-Assisted Indoor Localization and Communication for Emergency First Responders PPSO Summaries and Overall Discussions GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) 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: GRSC4 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

Indoor Localization and Communication for First Responders 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. 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. 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. GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications RFID-Assisted Indoor Localization and Communication for First Responders Accomplishments 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 FIXED 1 FIXED 2 FIXED 3 MOBILE Mich GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

Customers and Collaborators Indoor Localization Goals To facilitate the development, standardization, and deployment of indoor localization technologies for emergency response operations and other applications. Technical Approach 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. Research Plans Comprehensive evaluation of performance of ranging and direction estimation algorithms using: 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: Localization for large wireless sensor networks Indoor localization using directional antennas and building information Direction estimation algorithms FIXED 1 FIXED 2 FIXED 3 MOBILE Mich Customers and Collaborators Standard Developing Organizations Federal / State Government Agencies and Users Department of Homeland Security (DHS): Project SAFECOM, S&T Department of Justice (DoJ): NIJ, COPS Program Industry: Other Organizations Dealing with Public Safety NPSTC NFPA NEMA Project MESA APCO International IEEE TIA Time Domain Lucent Technologies Bell Labs MSSI AT&T Laboratories-Research Motorola Aether Wire & Location For more information on NIST - Advanced Network Technologies Division: http://www.antd.nist.gov

GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications 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. GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications 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. GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications Concept: RFID tags provides an electronic indoor “you are here” to the First-Responder. GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications 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 GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications

Report: Indoor Navigation for First Responders: A Feasibility Study (5 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: lmiller@nist.gov, LenMiller42@cs.com URL: http://w3.antd.nist.gov/wctg/people/lmiller.html NIST RFID Webpage: http://www.antd.nist.gov/wctg/RFID/RFIDassist.htm

PPSO Summaries and Discussion Points TBD Thank You! GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications