Whether the front lines are in contested territory or the streets of a city here at home, mission success depends on the safety and readiness of frontline personnel. That’s why defense, law enforcement and public safety agencies across the country have made health and human performance a priority.
Wearable solutions, such as smartwatches, can give mission leaders real-time awareness of individual and team performance by continually monitoring and analyzing biometric and location data. This translates to better training, improved performance, enhanced safety and faster injury recovery times. But not all wearables are equal. Some need to be linked to a smartphone at all times to operate, while others only measure a few specific parameters. These limitations can create challenges for government agencies seeking to integrate wearable solutions into their operational planning.
To meet this need, Samsung has developed health and human performance solutions that feature its innovative wearables along with the advanced security and management capabilities of Knox and Knox Manage. These versatile, enterprise-ready solutions are purpose-built to meet the unique operating requirements of government agencies of all levels.
By combining Galaxy Watches that can be detached and managed without a smartphone, real-time measurement with AI-powered analytics, and enterprise-grade remote management and security features, Samsung’s health and human performance solutions provide agency leaders with insights they can trust before, during and after a call to action.1
Enhancing the three stages of operational readiness
By delivering accurate, real-time measurement of both individual and team performance and locations, wearable solutions help leaders go beyond “gut instinct” when it comes to human capability.
Initiatives such as the U.S. Army’s Measuring & Advancing Soldier Tactical Readiness & Effectiveness (MASTR-E) and the U.S. Navy’s Command Readiness, Endurance and Watchstanding (CREW) programs reflect the importance of capturing accurate, real-time data.
Wearables play a substantial role, impacting the full lifecycle of readiness: training, performance and recovery:
- Precision wearables support training for the most physically and mentally demanding missions.
Whether performing fitness tests or conducting realistic exercises, it’s crucial for leaders to know that personnel are able to meet individual and team standards. Elevated heart rates, respiration or body temperatures can lead to dangerous health conditions.
Spotting these issues early can enable training leaders to intervene quickly. This helps ensure healthier trainees and improved training approaches for both individuals and teams.
Samsung Galaxy Watches feature the unique and advanced BioActive sensor that collects and aggregates physiological data. AI-enhanced analytics optimize performance insights, while Samsung Galaxy tablets and smartphones visualize training data to chart progress in the field and the training center.1 Leaders gain much-needed visibility into training effectiveness and pre-mission preparedness.
For agencies that require health and human performance applications tailored to their unique needs, Samsung offers a custom Health Sensor SDK that enables accurate measurement of health data for specialized health and human performance applications.
- Wearable solutions maximize performance in the field and expedite support.
Complete awareness of team safety and performance during field operations is crucial to the success of every mission.
Samsung Galaxy Watches offer a number of innovative features that make them ideal for use in the field. This includes Freestanding Mode, a unique Samsung feature that allows Galaxy Watches to be detached and managed without a smartphone. This is done using Knox Manage for Wear OS, which offers over 40 different customizable IT policies.2
During operations, Samsung Galaxy Watches capture and monitor highly accurate physiological and location data. Vital signs and GPS locations are delivered to the cloud in real time, across cellular and mesh radio networks.3 The data fuels insights that seamlessly integrate with situational awareness apps on the Galaxy Watch, like Ascent’s WearTAKTM, and through ATAK on tablets and smartphones.4 In locations where those signals are unavailable, the devices can still capture the complete data set for later upload — a unique Samsung capability.
The always-on capability plays a critical role in the event of injury. Command centers can monitor alerts to deploy support and inform triage units. This empowers responders with crucial information before they even reach the site, saving time and, potentially, lives.5
- Enable frontline personnel to accelerate their rehabilitation and return to service fully recovered.
Wearables can also be used as part of the rehabilitation process to track recovery progress in real-time. Healthcare providers gain valuable insight into how injured personnel are progressing through their retraining programs. They can also spot potential risks to their patients’ recovery — both physical, such as heart rate and respiration while exerting themselves, and mental, such as telltale signs of emotional stress.3
Samsung Galaxy Watches are central to this process, securely capturing and sharing that data with the rehabilitation team. Galaxy tablets and smartphones can be used to visualize recovery progress and connect to remote care providers, ensuring goals are met and appropriate support is available.
On a larger scale, AI-powered analytics leverage insights all along the recovery journey to ensure a complete recovery before personnel reenter the field.1 This gives individuals, their teams and their leadership confidence that they are ready to face whatever challenge comes their way.
Agile remote management and security deliver end-to-end confidence
Software updates and security threats don’t stop once wearables are fielded. Remote management is essential at every step, from initial deployment and activation through ongoing maintenance and support.
Samsung Galaxy Watches seamlessly fit into a complete enterprise mobility management (EMM) solution. With Knox Manage, Samsung’s cross-platform EMM, Galaxy Watches can be configured with unique user profiles before they are deployed.6 This can include limiting or blocking certain apps and connections or pre-configuring firewalls and other security features.
As new threats emerge, Knox Manage helps counter them with enforced security updates. When mission requirements change over time, Knox Manage is used to upgrade or even replace existing apps on the Galaxy Watch. This ensures that all users have precisely the tools they need at all times, allowing them to focus on the tasks at hand while empowering peak performance in the field, backed by defense-grade security.
The proven power of innovative wearable technology
A fast-growing group of warfighters, law enforcement officers and public safety professionals wear Samsung Galaxy Watches in the field. Not only have these advanced wearables proven themselves over time in the harshest environments, they also deliver a number of key advantages for the enterprise.7 These include:
- Samsung’s unique Freestanding mode, which provides the ability to centrally manage, enforce polices, secure and update each Galaxy Watch to ensure that every user has the latest security enhancements and capabilities at all times.2
- A robust network of health and human performance partners, including Ascent Integrated Tech, Rain Technology Solutions and GoX Labs.4
- The Samsung Health Sensor SDK, specialized for the BioActive Sensor on Galaxy Watches, provides both raw sensor signal data and processed data to enhance health data tracking capabilities in custom health and human performance applications.
- A commitment to providing purpose-built government technology solutions that leverage the complete ecosystem of Galaxy devices, a diverse network of partner applications, and the advanced management and security capabilities of Samsung Knox and Knox Suite.4
- The flexibility of the Android operating system, which uses the Android Development Kit to offer partners and enterprises significantly easier app development or customization than found on proprietary platforms.
Samsung’s Health and Human Performance solutions enhance the way modern warfighters, law enforcement officers and public safety responders prepare, perform and recover from physically and mentally demanding missions.
Learn more about Samsung’s mission-ready health and human performance solutions, purpose-built for government agencies of all sizes.
1Galaxy AI features track data and require compatible Samsung Galaxy phone, Samsung Health app and Samsung account.
2Freestanding Mode is accomplished through Pair & Detach and allows for the watch to be detached and managed separately from the smartphone. Freestanding Mode is available for all Samsung Galaxy Watch models with Wear OS by Google operating system starting with Galaxy Watch4 and newer. Please discuss with your Samsung B2B account representative for full details & capabilities.
3GPS accuracy may be affected by weather, atmosphere and other obstructions such as buildings and tall trees.
4Brands are properties of their respective owners.
5Not intended for medical use. Users should not interpret or take clinical action based on the device output without consultation of a qualified healthcare professional.
6Knox Suite and Knox Manage require separate license.
7These devices passed military specification (MIL-STD-810H) testing against a subset of 21 specific environmental conditions, including temperature, dust, shock / vibration and low pressure / high altitude. Real world usage varies from the specific environmental conditions used in MIL-STD-810H testing. Samsung does not guarantee device performance in all extreme conditions.
