Photos of the Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment (EDGE) platform and first responders interacting with the technology. EDGE is a multiplayer, scalable, online environment that trains first responders—within a single agency or across agency, jurisdiction, or discipline—for coordinated critical incident response. The first scenario, depicted below, features critical incidents at a hotel.
Photos are available for download on the S&T Flickr page.
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EMS avatar kneels in front of an ambulance in the EDGE virtual training environment.
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EDGE firefighter avatar sprays hose into a burning building.
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EDGE law enforcement and firefighter avatars join forces to combat a burning fire and active shooter in the virtual hotel ballroom.
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EDGE firefighter avatar battles a blaze in the hotel restaurant area.
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EDGE law enforcement avatar battles a suspect after a civilian avatar is shot.
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EDGE EMS avatar carries a wounded civilian to the triage area outside of the hotel.
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Screen shot of the EDGE virtual training environment depicting the street view of the hotel.
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Screen shot of the EDGE virtual training environment depicting the hotel lobby restaurant.
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Actual first responders at laptops navigating an EDGE scenario at a recent training event in New York City.
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Actual law enforcement officer uses a laptop to command an avatar during a 2013 exercise in Sacramento, California, where EDGE was piloted.
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EDGE firefighter, EMS, and law enforcement avatars pose in front of virtual hotel.
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EDGE law enforcement avatars kneel with weapons drawn in a virtual hotel hallway.
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Close up shot of a laptop running an EDGE virtual training scenario. The screen depicts the medical triage area on the street outside of the hotel.