WEBSITE

 www. sensorwaresystems.com

CLASSIFICATION

Small business

CORE COMPETENCIES

SensorWare Systems’ technology, Sensor Web, was originally developed for the Department of Homeland Security, DoD, and NASA to go beyond mesh networks by providing – without the aid of existing infrastructure – active, real-time situational awareness and in-field intelligent decision making. When deployed, the Sensor Web can intelligently fuse collected date to answer questions like “what are present field conditions and how are they changing?” and “where are my assets and where are they moving?” simultaneously.

The Sensor Web is a single, distributed, sensing instrument. It consists of a collection of hand-sized sensor platforms (pods) connected to sensors that measure environmental parameters or asset locations. These smart pods are spread across a geographical area (without regard to intervening obstacles, including concrete walls and brush) and communicate with each other wirelessly, forming a “knowledge cloud” where information is shared. The Sensor Web can be thought of as an embedded “brain” in the field with the pods taking on the role of neurons and the wireless space between the pods analogous to the synapses between the neurons.

Unlike mesh networks, a Sensor Web has no routers or gateways. Every pod takes measurements synchronously with every other pod. Every pod acts as an information portal. Patented protocols allow each pod to be aware of every other pod’s data across the system (the “knowledge cloud”) and can therefore fuse information in-field to provide a better understanding of, say, gas plume motion in the area or real-time tracking and monitoring of moving personnel. The flexibility of the technology allows for either a rapid, temporary deployment for field operations or a permanent infrastructure for long-term safety and control. Collected data is also logged in an archival REST-accessible database for additional (post-hoc) analysis and report filing.

Different applications are possible simply by changing the sensors connected to the Sensor Web. Example application areas include:

• Urban Search & Rescue / Life-Safety
• Hazmat and Plume Monitoring
• Fence-Line Monitoring
• Infrastructure Protection, Virtual Fences, and Border Security
• Agriculture Water Management
• Asset, Cargo, and Personnel Tracking
• Leak Detection and Location

Sensor Web systems have been deployed in a variety of demanding and challenging environments including the searing heat of the Southwest Desert, the corrosive air off the Eastern Coast of Florida, and the frigid temperatures of the Antarctic. These systems are turn-key, require little user training, and seamlessly integrate with other decision tools. SensorWare Systems has extensive experience in not only adapting the core Sensor Web technology to customer needs but also working with the customers to ensure smooth integration to their existing operations.

NAICS CODES

• 561621          Security Systems Services
• 541690          Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
• 334290          Alarming and Other Central Monitoring Equipment Manufacturing
• 334519          Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing
• 541512          Computer Systems Design Services
• 423990          Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesale
• 334512          Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing
• 334513          Instruments & Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables
• 221310          Water Supply and Irrigation Systems

ABOUT

While at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Dr. Kevin Delin both invented the technology and coined the term “Sensor Web” for a unique autonomous instrument to search for extraterrestrial life. Subsequently, the technology attracted the interest of both the DHS and DoD for key problems in personnel protection and national security. The DHS UnderSec briefed Congress on the Sensor Web, citing it as one of their top ten technology investments. Before leaving to found SensorWare Systems, Inc., Dr. Delin led his group at NASA to over 30 Sensor Web deployments that garnered international attention. He has been an invited speaker at the JASON strategic planning sessions for DARPA on critical national defense research and was a key participant in formulating the 2005 White House Critical Infrastructure Protection policy.

CLIENTS

• Department of Homeland Security
• Technical Support Working Group (TSWG)
• Office of Secretary of Defense
• FEMA Task Force 7
• Sacramento Metro Fire Department
• US Army
• NASA
• Kennedy Space Center
• US Environmental Protection Agency
• DARPA
• Huntington Gardens
• Tucson Water Department