Building
off of the momentum of past successful conferences, Golden Networking
takes Wearable Computing Conference 2014
(http://www.wearable-computing-conference.com)
global: New York City, San Francisco, London, Seoul and Munich, "How
Wearable Technologies are Revolutionizing Mobile Wireless Internet,
Healthcare and Fashion".
New
York City, NY, USA (January 22, 2014) -- According to CNN,
Patrick Jackson has developed an app for Google Glass, Google's
experimental head-mounted computer, which feeds important information
directly to the eye-line of firefighters in an emergency. When a
building is on fire, every second counts for the first responders
rushing to the scene. This computer-savvy firefighter in North
Carolina is hoping a bit of futuristic wearable technology and clever
programming can help save time and lives, themes that will be covered
at Golden Networking's Wearable Computing Conference 2014
(http://www.wearable-computing-conference.com),
"How Wearable Technologies are Revolutionizing Mobile Wireless
Internet, Healthcare and Fashion", forums to be held throughout
2014 in New York City (January 30), San Francisco (March 18), London
(May 29), Seoul (September 25) and Munich (November 20).
By
routing information directly to Glass, the app can save firefighters
from having to stop what they're doing in order to reach for a radio,
smartphone, tablet or computer. Jackson plans on adding even more
useful data in future versions, like information on specific
buildings including blueprints, potential building hazards and
contact information for owners. A firefighter might be able to say an
address out loud or simply look at a building with the Glass camera
to retrieve information.
Glass
can also record the first video of a situation when crews arrive.
That early documentation will be important to fire investigations
down the line. For now, Glass isn't compatible with the oxygen masks
firefighters wear on the ground, so the app is more for external
personnel. Jackson's Glass stays behind in the truck.
A
self-taught programmer, Jackson first started tinkering with
computers when he was 7 and later spent a year studying computer
science in college before transferring to the University of North
Carolina, Asheville, for an environmental management and policy
program. He became a firefighter and didn't do much with computers
for another decade. Then, about four years ago, he purchased a
smartphone and was inspired to start programming again. "Since
then I've taught myself way more than I ever knew about programming.
I've developed an Android app, an iPhone app and a Glass app,"
Jackson said.
His
first project was the Android app Firefighter Log, which similarly
routed key information directly to the smartphone, including text
messages from fire and EMS dispatchers, streams of emergency radio
feeds, and location information for fires and nearby hydrants.
Jackson says more than 20,000 people have downloaded the apps. To get
his hands on Google Glass, Jackson submitted his idea to Google's
IfIHadGlass competition. He raised money to cover the cost of the
hardware through an Indiegogo campaign and received the device in
September.
Other
fire departments and researchers also are experimenting with wearable
technology, thanks to a recent availability of affordable wearable
sensors that can track vitals and environmental factors like air
quality and temperature. The Wearable Advanced Sensor Platform, or
WASP, can track a firefighter's location as well as physical data
such as heart rate, breathing and activity levels in real time. A
Belgium finalist for Microsoft's Imagine Cup created a system that
combines location sensors and augmented reality glasses to help
firefighters move around buildings when there is minimal visibility.
When
he's not fighting fires or perfecting his app, Jackson is working on
another possibly life-saving use for Google Glass: an app to help
administer CPR. Using the built-in accelerometer in Glass, the app
can measure how fast someone's chest compressions are and instruct
the person to go faster or slower.
Golden
Networking's Wearable Computing Conference 2014, "How Wearable
Technologies are Revolutionizing Mobile Wireless Internet, Healthcare
and Fashion," will examine wearable technologies' functions,
application, the competition and possibilities for economic and
personal growth. Wearable Computing Conference 2013 is produced by
Golden Networking (http://www.goldennetworking.net),
the premier networking community for business and technology
executives, entrepreneurs and investors.Panelists, speakers and
sponsors are invited to contact Golden Networking by sending an email
to information@goldennetworking.com.
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