This project envisages the development of a generic unmanned robotic vehicle for use by fire and the ambulance services and which can play an important role in accident and disaster response.

1. BSS Holland B.V. in cooperation with
Thales Nederland B.V.

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SBIR Physical Protection Project
Project Title: GOSAFER
Company: BSS Holland in cooperation with Thales Nederland
The project response. The purpose of the project
This project envisages the
This project envisages the is to determine the feasibility of the
development of a a generic unmanned
development of generic unmanned vehicle and its development. The GO
robotic vehicle for use by fire and the
robotic vehicle for use by fire and the SAFER robotic platform, which can
ambulance services and which can be equipped with a wide variety of
ambulance services and which can play
play an important role in accident and sensors and tools, is intended to be
an important role in new
disaster response. This accident and both affordable for the emergency
disaster response. This assistunmanned
unmanned vehicle will new during: services and wholly suitable for all
vehicle will assist during: planned-for emergency and disaster
 The 'survey' phase: the critical scenarios in the Netherlands.
exploration required in every
disaster. Here on-board cameras Broadfield Security Services (BSS),
and sensors will provide a crucial established 2008, is an independent
overview of the situation consultancy company in the
Netherlands that offers an
 The ‘response’ phase: the risky and
international dimension to integral
exhausting repression process. In security issues. The focus of the
such scenarios the vehicle can be organisation is on security and
deployed effectively and integrity risk management, and
 immediately phase: the critical first
The 'survey' in order to support security technology and innovation.
responders.required in every
exploration BSS supports government public
The project, entitled ‘GO SAFER'
disaster. Here on-board cameras safety departments, listed
and sensors will provide a crucial companies, organisations in the vital
(Generic Operating Surveyor And
overview of the situation infrastructure, and suppliers of
Emergency First Response), is focused innovative security products and
on The ‘response’a safer risky and
 creating phase: the working services.
environment for first responders in
exhausting repression process. In
emergency and disaster response.be
such scenarios the vehicle can The BSS is cooperating in this project
purpose of the project and determine
deployed effectively is to with Thales Nederland for the
theimmediately of order vehicle and its
feasibility in the to support first purpose of research and
responders.
development. The GO SAFER robotic development in the field of sensors,
systems integration, communications
platform, which can be equipped with and autonomous operating systems.
a wide variety of sensors and tools, is
The project, entitled ‘GO SAFER'
intended Operating Surveyor And the
(Generic to be both affordable for
Emergencyservices and wholly suitable
emergency First Response), is
focused on creating a safer workingand
for all planned-for emergency
environment for first the Netherlands.
disaster scenarios in responders in
emergency and disaster
Broadfield Security Services (BSS),
established 2008, is an independent
consultancy in the Netherlands that

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