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Networking the networks – engineering serendipity

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

Mark January 10, 2015May 7, 2019 Blog Posts, BlueLightCamp 2014 1 Comment Read more

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

Mark November 30, 2014 Blog Posts, BlueLightCamp 2014 No Comments Read more

Who’s coming to BlueLightCamp?

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

Mark May 4, 2014May 25, 2014 Blog Posts, Blogs No Comments Read more

Aerial drones – opportunity or threat?

Aerial drones – opportunity or threat?

Once the purview of the military and spies, ‘unmanned aerial vehicles’ (‘Drones’), are increasingly common. Just hot air? A few months ago the giant online retailer Amazon announced its intention to deliver packages within 30 minutes of customers placing an

Mark April 23, 2014February 6, 2019 Blog Posts No Comments Read more

BlueLightCamp is back, and it’s coming to Hampshire

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,

Mark March 30, 2014May 25, 2014 Blog Posts, Blogs, BlueLightCamp 2014, News and Information No Comments Read more

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

Mark February 15, 2014 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

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

Mark July 28, 2013 Blog Posts, Main Sponsor, MusterPoint, Sponsors No Comments Read more

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

Mark March 31, 2013 Blog Posts, Sponsors No Comments Read more

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

Mark January 21, 2013 Blog Posts, British APCO 2 Comments Read more

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.

Mark November 27, 2012 Uncategorized No Comments Read more
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