


The company’s Blueforce Tactical (BTAC) is a patented mobile software application that enables rich information sharing amongst team members. BTAC not only comes with a future-proof plug-in architecture but is extensible and integrates with a multitude of sensors and information services. The multi-sensor fusion capability, enables the autonomous fusion and sharing of data from numerous body-worn or carried sensor types including WMD detection, environmental sensing, and operator biotelemetry. With BTAC, sensors can now autonomously communicate not just geo-location, but also sensor driven, detailed end user status for a complete and shared awareness of each endpoint, freeing the responder from time-consuming verbal interactions with team members and distributed command and control.
With an autonomous services platform called Blueforce EDGE, the company also enables the ingest of data from unattended ground sensors, as well as platform borne (drones) or fixed in place sensors. Additionally, Blueforce Edge can integrate sophisticated 3rd party analytics packages such as facial recognition and threat detection algorithms. For superior synchronized planning and decision support, the company enables a single pane of glass common operating picture which combines this information to provide a consolidated operational view for commanders and operators at the edge.
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Blueforce software provides shared situational awareness to both the tactical edge and to commanders, enabling the fusion and sharing of data from disparate sensors and analytics packages to make better tactical decisions faster
“Our technology provides a single pane of glass common operating picture of all deployed assets. For instance, if a sensor is fitted to a drone, feeds are shared instantly with commanders at headquarters, and also to operators at the tactical edge without a user having to switch between applications,” explains Gellman.
At the core, the Blueforce software stack is composed of a proprietary and patented decentralized fusion engine (DFE) and an open architecture sensor messaging fabric (SMF). The DFE interfaces with sensors, services, and external applications using BTAC or Blueforce EDGE as a software IoT gateway to share information. The SMF provides robust messaging capabilities to achieve speed of swarm and agile tactical extensibility. “We are bringing secure IoT capabilities to the tactical edge to enable homeland security and public safety shared situational awareness,” says Gellman.
Going forward, Blueforce Development is excited to leverage the FirstNet network. FirstNet is an independent authority within the U.S. Department of Commerce, authorized to develop and operate the nationwide, broadband network that equips first responders. With the creation of the FirstNet network, the use of smartphones and mobile applications will become prevalent in homeland security and law enforcement. “We are potentially the first software company with a full-stack solution for edge based sensor fusion and situational awareness and in the days to come we see our solutions being adopted broadly throughout homeland security and public safety organizations, for enhanced mission success and life-safety,” ends Gellman.
Company
Blueforce Development
Headquarters
Newburyport, MA
Management
Bill Gellman, Chief Operating Officer
Description
Provides a patented situational awareness software application and sensor fusion platform that enables edge based information sharing and tactical decision support
