Comments on: Next Generation 911 is coming http://jkontherun.com/2008/08/11/next-generation/ Using mobile devices since they weighed 30 lbs. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:26:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Rick Mahn http://jkontherun.com/2008/08/11/next-generation/#comment-4756 Rick Mahn Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:56:34 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/08/11/next-generation#comment-4756 <p>I'm also a big fan of mobile technology, and believe that this is the right direction to take with next-gen 911.</p> <p>With that said, I really question how viable mobile video will be during an emergency 911-like situation. It's not the vid itself - of course it'll capture things a person describing a situation would miss. I really am thinking of actually how long a video takes to capture & send. It's also susceptible to the same delay's and delivery failures as Brian described above for text messages.</p> <p>Try capturing a 30 second video and emailing it from your phone to your home email right now. Aside from whether you can do it or not, see how long it actually takes. We'd fart around too long button pushing while someone could bleed out.</p> <p>Somehow, this will eventually be figured out. The idea I have when reading this post is a 1 or 2 button combo that start an immediate QIK-like video feed to a 911 operator where I could shoot the emergency and then turn the cam on myself and give more data face2face (almost). It'll happen, but the way video is handled currently on mobile networks as an MMS message won't work.</p> <p>Great post James - it actually got me thinking about this when I really hadn't before. Thanks!</p> <p>Rick</p> I’m also a big fan of mobile technology, and believe that this is the right direction to take with next-gen 911.

With that said, I really question how viable mobile video will be during an emergency 911-like situation. It’s not the vid itself – of course it’ll capture things a person describing a situation would miss. I really am thinking of actually how long a video takes to capture & send. It’s also susceptible to the same delay’s and delivery failures as Brian described above for text messages.

Try capturing a 30 second video and emailing it from your phone to your home email right now. Aside from whether you can do it or not, see how long it actually takes. We’d fart around too long button pushing while someone could bleed out.

Somehow, this will eventually be figured out. The idea I have when reading this post is a 1 or 2 button combo that start an immediate QIK-like video feed to a 911 operator where I could shoot the emergency and then turn the cam on myself and give more data face2face (almost). It’ll happen, but the way video is handled currently on mobile networks as an MMS message won’t work.

Great post James – it actually got me thinking about this when I really hadn’t before. Thanks!

Rick

]]> By: Oliver http://jkontherun.com/2008/08/11/next-generation/#comment-4757 Oliver Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:25:04 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/08/11/next-generation#comment-4757 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>> This will bring current technology into play in these critical emergency situations, </p> <p>Not if you have an iPhone 3G ;)</p></div>

> This will bring current technology into play in these critical emergency situations,

Not if you have an iPhone 3G ;)

]]> By: Rick Huizinga http://jkontherun.com/2008/08/11/next-generation/#comment-4758 Rick Huizinga Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:20:19 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/08/11/next-generation#comment-4758 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>Dang, after reading the headline, I thought the next generation 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera was going to appear at mobile tech manor...</p> </div>

Dang, after reading the headline, I thought the next generation 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera was going to appear at mobile tech manor…

]]> By: Brian Kirk http://jkontherun.com/2008/08/11/next-generation/#comment-4760 Brian Kirk Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:16:12 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/08/11/next-generation#comment-4760 <p>I'm a fan of technology innovation & I like to see new services replace out-dated ones, however, I don't like the idea of reporting emergencies via text for a number of reasons.</p> <p>1. Two-way communication is key to ensure each party understands the circumstances. I can't imagine the back & forth chatter between a person reporting an emergency & an emergency operator happening over text.<br /> 2. While *much* better, the SMS network still drops & delays messages often. It's to unreliable of a service to use for emergency situations.<br /> 3. Text messages containing "short hand" & typos are sure to make communication even more difficult.<br /> 4. As if making a phone call while driving wasn't distracting enough. Now imagine someone witnessing a wreck & trying to text message in the information all while driving.</p> <p>I think text messaging works great for quick communication between two parties, but not for reporting emergencies.</p> I’m a fan of technology innovation & I like to see new services replace out-dated ones, however, I don’t like the idea of reporting emergencies via text for a number of reasons.

1. Two-way communication is key to ensure each party understands the circumstances. I can’t imagine the back & forth chatter between a person reporting an emergency & an emergency operator happening over text.
2. While *much* better, the SMS network still drops & delays messages often. It’s to unreliable of a service to use for emergency situations.
3. Text messages containing “short hand” & typos are sure to make communication even more difficult.
4. As if making a phone call while driving wasn’t distracting enough. Now imagine someone witnessing a wreck & trying to text message in the information all while driving.

I think text messaging works great for quick communication between two parties, but not for reporting emergencies.

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