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Sensors in Government Operations: Enhancing Safety and Security

Explore the critical role of sensors in federal agencies, from weather monitoring to biohazard detection, highlighting diverse applications and the pressing need for advanced sensor technologies. Discover how sensors drive decision-making, surveillance, and protection across various sectors in the federal government.

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Sensors in Government Operations: Enhancing Safety and Security

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  1. Introduction to Sensors in the Federal Government 2007

  2. Some Federal Sensor Needs in the News • Weather monitoring; hurricane tracking; tornado hunting • Climate change measuring • IED detection • Ship container examination • Electronic virus detection • CBW agent detection • Auto crash warning systems • Electronic battlespace management

  3. NASA Totally Dependent on Sensors • Spaceship Atlantis sits on KSC pad because of failure of fluid level sensor • High performance telescopes & sensors key to study of distant galaxies and looking for extraterrestrial life • Superior proximity sensors needed for robots on Mars

  4. Sensors in the FLC MAR • All FLC MAR labs are involved in sensor technologies • Some labs focus directly on new sensor development • In many cases, the Government sensor needs are the most demanding

  5. Some FLC MAR Foci on Sensors • FDA: Lead in toys; botulism in meat; contamination in drugs • NIH: Early detection; biomedical imaging; Blood analyses • DOT: Intelligent transportation systems • NIOSH: Hazardous materials in workplace • NIST: Time; materials measurements; metrology; NANO • EPA: Soil, air & water analyses

  6. MoreFLC MAR Foci on Sensors • MDA: Detect, track & strike missiles • NGA: Remote monitoring • NRL: Acoustic detection of underseas objects • NSA: Anomaly detection; pattern ID • USDA: Biohazard detection; Nutrient measurements • NOAA: Weather conditions & patterns

  7. Still MoreFLC MAR Foci on Sensors • DHS: Border intrusion; Anthrax in the mail; Radiation • Army: Night vision • DOJ: ID the individual • FBI: Forensics • DOD: ID targets, threats; Distinguish between friend & foe; Non- destructive testing; Systems operating parameters

  8. …. And the DOD also Wants NON-Detection Technology • Camouflage • Stealth • Transparency to sonar • Holographic positional mirage diversion • Decoys

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