Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) personnel recently joined St. Louis, Mo., officials in integrating the final phases of smart city technologies.
The effort also included the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and the T-REX Innovation Center (T-REX), as a means of continuing work with the city to use Smart City Interoperability Reference Architecture (SCIRA) as an interoperable framework.
The schematic involves integrating commercial proprietary Internet of Things (IoT) sensors for public safety applications and assessing open standards. The final rollout event featured a series of tabletop exercises and operational scenarios, demonstrating how the technologies could be leveraged by first responders, emergency managers, and other city officials in real-life events, such as floods, fires, or earthquakes.
“With this experiment, and by bringing in a variety of city, federal and other stakeholders, we are aiming to get cities to prioritize their procurement and have a clear vision of their immediate operational needs and desired benefits in a realistic manner,” Norman Speicher, S&T program manager said.
The demonstration was executed at T-REX, a non-profit technology innovation and entrepreneur development center in Downtown St. Louis.
“The City of St. Louis is proud to partner with DHS S&T, OGC, and T-REX on this very important smart city effort,” St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson said. “Smart city technologies deliver 21st-century services to its residents, provide for their public safety, and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of all city services.”