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Kinetic Solutions
deploys SCOUT™ in Fire Protection and
Life Safety for Code Consultants, Inc.
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St. Louis, MO
(March 26, 2004) Kinetic Solutions was
awarded a contract by Code Consultants, Inc. (CCI),
a Fire Protection Engineering and Life Safety Consulting
firm, to customize Kinetic Solutions' SCOUT™
Incident Command System that will enhance Code
Consultant's goals of providing clients with innovative
and practical business solutions. Kinetic
Solutions' SCOUT™ technology will automate the mapping,
reporting and communication processes related to
Fire Code violations within buildings. This
application will use Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) technology to map the interior and exterior
of client facilities in order to provide a spatially
accurate depiction of fire code violations.
The ability of GIS technology to communicate
concepts through visual cues will allow Code Consultants
to relay information to their clients in a rapid
and easily understood manner. The underlying
intelligent database that drives the GIS will include
reporting and follow-up functions to improve communication
to the required and completed corrective action,
thereby producing considerable efficiency improvements
for Code Consultants. The custom software
will incorporate digital floor plans of client facilities,
digital images icluding photographs, tabular reporting,
and analysis tools.
The foundation for SCOUT™,
Kinetic Solutions' highly customizable Incident Command
System, was originally designed to support tactical
teams during crisis situations in critical facilities.
SCOUT™ incorporates 360° immersive photography,
digital photography, live digital wireless video feeds,
aerial photography, floor plans, room assets and building
infrastructure, technical data and an underlying intelligent
database to allow individuals to virtually see the interior
of a building prior to entry, to test and implement
evacuation, rescue and recovery plans, and to manage
crisis intervention operations and mitigate damage to
critical infrastructure. SCOUT™ (Special Crisis
Operations for Urban Terrain) was implemented by the
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD)
to protect Union Station, on of St. Louis' historical
landmarks, against demonstrators protesting the World
Agricultural Forum conference held in St. Louis, in
May 2003. The SLMPD used SCOUT™ as an event management
tool for resource deployment and the pre-planning of
crisis response.
Kinetic Solutions is focused on providing quality
GIS services that enable clients to exploit the full potential of their spatial
information. The ability to effectively
move, share, and translate data between various platforms is at the core of
Kinetic Solutions’ business offerings.
A privately held company, Kinetic Solutions provides GIS requirements
analyses, application development and data integration services for law
enforcement, public safety, utilities, local, state and federal
governments. Based in St. Louis, Missouri,
Kinetic Solutions specializes in devising spatial information solutions to fit
the specific business needs of each client.
Visit Kinetic Solutions on the Internet at www.kineticsolutions.net
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