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Join the First Responder UAS 3D Mapping Challenge

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PROPOSALS DUE JUNE 16th

First Responder UAS 3D Mapping Challenge

Launched on April 18, 2023, by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Division, the First Responder Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) 3D Mapping Challenge (UAS 5.0) is offering up to $987,500 in prize awards for contestants who successfully design, build, and operate a cost-effective UAS solution that enhances situational awareness and image detection for forest responders prior to entering a building. Specifically, winning solutions will leverage a technological mapping method, such as simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), to provide an ac curate, high-quality 3D map in real-time for locating missing person(s) and life-threatening obstacles in an indoor, low-light, GPS-denied, or otherwise constrained environment. For an additional overview of the challenge, please visit: 2023 First Responder UAS 3D Mapping Challenge | NIST.


Interested in joining the competition? 

  • Register here for our UAS 5.0 Launch Webinar on May 16 at 9:00 AM MST.

  • Submit your Stage 1: Solution Description entry by June 16, 2023. 

  • Explore the challenge website and Challenge.gov webpage for additional information on how to enter, official challenge rules, frequently asked questions, contacting us, and more.


We hope you can join now or as a walk-on competitor during Stage 2.2: Prototype Build and Safety Evaluation!


About NIST PSCR

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Division is the primary federal laboratory conducting research, development, testing, and evaluation for public safety communications technologies. PSCR’s Open Innovation Program hosts prize challenges to leverage both industry and academic solvers’ creativity, expertise, and innovative solutions for the betterment of public safety communications technology.


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