EPA's Airborne Spectral Photometric Environmental Collection Technology (ASPECT) provides infrared and photographic images with geospatial, chemical, and radiological information within minutes to the first responder. The speed of transmitting this information permits a more efficient assessment of the extent and severity of damages to critical infrastructure during emergencies to minimize impacts to the American people, the environment, and the economy.
ASPECT is a screening tool that uses multiple sensors to support emergency responses, homeland security missions, environmental surveys, and climate monitoring missions. Data generated from these missions produce scientifically valid products in a variety of formats to support the local, state, and federal operation centers. The ASPECT Team encompasses scientists, engineers, and public health experts with advanced degrees and more than 75 years of collective experience in airborne remote chemical or radiological detection and emergency response operations.
ASPECT is a 24/7/365 response-ready asset that can be wheels up within an hour of activation and be on station, collecting data, anywhere in continental United States within nine hours from its home base near Dallas.
This GE Power & Water video posted in January 2014 shows how, in Bogo City, Philippines, electricity linemen have become heroes. Philippines electricity company DESCO President Sherwin Mendiola talks about the need for electricity to support recovery efforts after a natural disaster and to save lives.
Sponsored by General Electric
The Constant Resolution Visual System brings a new level of reality to flight simulators. By engulfing pilots in 360 degrees of seamless, high-resolution imagery, it creates the feeling of total immersion in flight. So pilots can train like they fly.
Members of Coast Guard Air Station Houston participated in Aviation Water Survival Training on Sept. 25, 2013, to prepare for emergency situations in helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft. The training tested their ability to think through crash or ditch situations and gave them the opportunity to utilize emergency equipment during survival situations. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Manda Mae Emery)
Companies transporting Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) can limit their boil-off rate (BOR) by using foam insulation formulated with Enovate 245fa (HFC-245fa). The video explains that this non-flammable, non-ozone-depleting agent delivers up to 15 percent improved insulating power at the low temperature at which LNG must be transported.
This video showcases the City Technology facility in Portsmouth, UK. City Technology is a global market leader in the manufacture and sale of innovative and reliable gas sensors for use in personal and fixed life safety systems.
Sponsored by Honeywell Safety Products
Jet Blue Airlines dedicated one of its Airbus 320s in honor of the New York City Fire Department and FDNY Foundation, calling it "Blue Bravest," and unveiled it at JFK Airport on Oct. 23, 2013. The FDNY-red plane features the department's logo on the tail. It will travel to various locations where Jet Blue flies. Jet Blue donates to the FDNY Foundation each year to support fire safety education and training.
Shrink-wrapped helicopters come to the rescue of ever-expanding energy demand in the South China Sea. See the delivery, the rigorous safety checks, the pilot training, and the team's tribulations as Brunei Shell Petroleum doubles its fleet to serve offshore installations.
This ABB Robotics/BMW TV video, published in October 2013, is a report on the start of production of the BMW i3 in Leipzig, Germany. The production line makes extensive use of robotics and carbon fibers to cut production time and water use significantly.
UL engineer Kerry Bell describes the results of a recent major fire test program to provide the technical basis for sprinkler protection criteria for Exposed Expanded Group A Plastics in NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems. Bell co-presented on this topic during the 2013 NFPA Conference & Expo.