This is a slightly edited version of an article which was originally published in the British APCO Journal, and on the BAPCO web site Discovering and then applying the full potential of data to public safety and resilience is not
WUDOWUD and BlueLightCamp at BAPCO’s Autumn event
“Whether You Do Or Weather You Don’t” (WUDOWUD) is an initiative that came about as a direct result of BlueLightCamp, which was this year held in Hampshire. WUDOWUD seeks to correlate environmental location based data with emergency response data to
Who’s coming to BlueLightCamp?
We’re really excited (ok, and a little nervous!) as it’s only ONE WEEK until BlueLightCamp 2014. So far, around a hundred people have registered to attend either one, or both, days over the weekend 10-11th May. A quick skim through
Aerial drones – opportunity or threat?
This is a slightly edited version of a post that was published on my personal blog Once the purview of the military and spies, ‘unmanned aerial vehicles’ (‘Drones’), are increasingly common. Just hot air? A few months ago the giant
BlueLightCamp is back, and it’s coming to Hampshire
What’s BlueLightCamp? BlueLightCamp is an annual gathering of people who are passionate about public services, particularly where there’s a blue flashing light involved. Who attends BlueLightCamp? BlueLightCamp-ers typically include – but aren’t limited to – fire fighters, police, emergency planners,
A Social Media flooding map from ESRI UK
ESRI UK – the Geographical Information Systems (GIS) specialist – has produced a Social Media Flooding Map. This interactive map shows geolocated posts which have been shared on several social networks – Twitter, You Tube and Flickr. Users are able
A dummies guide to making an idea work – building a software platform with no experience
This is a guest post by Christine Townsend, founder of MusterPoint It’s been a little over a year since I first decided to design and build my own social media monitoring and management platform. MusterPoint was created with the sole
Why on earth sponsor an Unconference?
No hard-sell I’ve never really thought about ‘why’ sponsors sponsor unconferences – I’m just glad they do. At each event I do the rounds of the stands, gratefully grabbing my share of the mugs, pens, t shirts, special offers and
Blue Light Camp: Coming in from the cold
It’s been a bit quiet on the BlueLightCamp blog recently. Apart from Sasha’s post last week, nothing since November. But that doesn’t mean no activity – on the contrary. Hartley Wintney fire brigade members on board their fire engine in
An excellent Guest post by Rakesh Bharania on idisaster 2.0 and reblogged on BlueLight Camp. If you haven’t looked at idisaster 2.0 before, it’s well worth having a look.