Harris Corporation Supplying RF-7800W Broadband Ethernet Radios for Real-Time Airborne Emergency Management System
April 23 2008 - 10:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
High-Capacity Line-of-Sight Radios Will Establish Wireless Links
Between Airplanes and Ground Stations, Providing Imagery for
Improved Decision-Making ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 23
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an
international communications and information technology company, is
providing its new RF-7800W high-capacity line-of-sight radios to a
U.S. government project for maximizing the use of high-quality
digital images in emergency management. "The RF-7800W will provide
the infrastructure needed to transfer important information in real
time, allowing emergency crews to create more effective response
plans," said Kevin Kane, director of U.S. Business Development and
Federal Agency Sales, Harris RF Communications. "The radio system
offers a solution that has applications throughout the federal
government for providing instant communications, particularly for
emergency response and homeland security." Harris is supplying the
RF-7800W to the Real Time Airborne Management System (RAMS) for
emergency scenarios. The RAMS system will enable public safety
teams to receive up-to-date digital images to direct their response
to natural disasters such as hurricanes, which can damage the
landscape and hinder the ability of emergency crews to respond to
victims in need. The system is being funded under a Small Business
Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract from the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security, with Pictometry International
Corp. as the lead contractor. The RF-7800W radios will be used to
transmit images of the landscape from Pictometry's patented
airborne digital camera system and other sensors to ground stations
in real time. Once received, the images will be mined for data and
used to direct response strategies. Designed for network-centric
operations, the radios securely transfer encrypted Internet
Protocol (IP) traffic over distances of 50 kilometers or more under
clear line-of-sight conditions in fixed point-to-point
configurations and 20 kilometers in point-to-multipoint
configurations. The RF-7800W provides voice and data transmissions
with very low latency and supports power-over-Ethernet for limited
cabling and easy deployment. Phase I of the project involved the
development of a real-time imagery capture and distribution concept
using an innovative architecture and data dissemination strategy
designed to support decision making in the early days of a major
disaster to speed response and protect lives. A more detailed
working system using this technology will be created over the next
two years as part of Phase II. Harris RF Communications Division is
a leading supplier of secure voice and data communications
products, systems, and networks to military, government, and
commercial organizations worldwide. About Harris Corporation Harris
is an international communications and information technology
company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150
countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has
annual revenue of almost $5 billion and 16,000 employees --
including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is
dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications(R)
products, systems, and services. Additional information about
Harris Corporation is available at http://www.harris.com/ .
DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT: Kevin Aman of RF
Communications, +1-585-241-8186, ; or Jim Burke, Corporate
Headquarters of Harris Corporation, +1-321-727-9131, Web site:
http://www.harris.com/
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