July 2010
doc.: IEEE 15-10-0519-00
Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: Location Tracking Applications
Date Submitted: JULY 2010
Source: Stephen Gamache, Cubic Defense Applications
Address 9333 Balboa Avenue
San Diego, CA, USA 92123
Voice:+1 858-505-2593, FAX:[+1 858-505-1593, E-Mail: stephen.gamache@cubic.com,
Web: http://www.cubic.com
Abstract: This presentation describes potential applications for LECIM
Purpose: For information
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Submission
Slide 1
Stephen Gamache, Cubic Defense Applications
July 2010
doc.: IEEE 15-10-0519-00
Outline
• Location tracking applications
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Submission
Soldiers in training
Security personnel at critical infrastructure
Coast Guard ports, vessels, and personnel
Forest fire fighting
Community (Large & Small) Emergency Management
Remote area monitoring
Geo-Fencing and unattended monitoring
Slide 2
Stephen Gamache, Cubic Defense Applications
July 2010
doc.: IEEE 15-10-0519-00
Summary
• Motivation
– Secure, lightweight, long battery life tracking of people in highly
demanding security operations
• Objective
– Application description
– Application requirements
– Challenges
Submission
Slide 3
Stephen Gamache, Cubic Defense Applications
July 2010
doc.: IEEE 15-10-0519-00
Opportunity
• >90% of security and emergency personnel are not being
tracked while on duty
• Tracking of soldiers will:
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Enhance safety – nobody gets lost
Enhance learning opportunities – mapping the war games
Improve logistics for all involved participants
• Existing systems are heavy (large radio system), depend
on public network infrastructure, and/or have relatively
short coverage
Submission
Slide 4
Stephen Gamache, Cubic Defense Applications
July 2010
doc.: IEEE 15-10-0519-00
Application challenges
• Remote environments with limited or no other infrastructure
• Rough terrain, heavy foliage
• Must require limited network infrastructure to cover training
locations
• Features
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Ensure secure communications
Ensure real time monitoring
Alert if soldier is not moving
Provide alert mechanism for soldier (2 way system)
Improve operational & situational awareness for supervisors
Slide 5
Stephen Gamache, Cubic Defense Applications
July 2010
doc.: IEEE 15-10-0519-00
About Location Tracking
• Tracking to ensure safety and
security
• Operational efficiency
• Guarding critical infrastructure
• Responding to emergencies
and natural disasters
Location tracking test at US military base
Submission
Slide 6
Stephen Gamache, Cubic Defense Applications
July 2010
doc.: IEEE 15-10-0519-00
Location tracking communication
technologies
• Satellite communication
– Advantage: global coverage
– Disadvantage: expensive, power hungry, long latency
• GSM
– Advantage: common, relatively low cost hardware
– Disadvantage: expensive service, limited, or no, coverage in
intended use areas
• Other proprietary radios
– Often use high output power to compensate for short range =>
large battery and heavy system
– High cost
Submission
Slide 7
Stephen Gamache, Cubic Defense Applications
July 2010
doc.: IEEE 15-10-0519-00
Application requirements
• Real Time Tracking
– Long range coverage
– Low infrastructure cost
– Low operational cost
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Battery life: Several days
Two way communication for alerting and acknowledgements
High level of security and reliability
Option to integrate location data with a host of legacy location
awareness applications
• Option to operate entire system as a mobile entity (e.g. can
be operated by crew of fire fighters in the field)
Submission
Slide 8
Stephen Gamache, Cubic Defense Applications