New York, Microsoft unveil crime-tracking system
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August 12, 2012, Sunday
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NEW York police will be able to search for criminal suspects with cameras and license-plate readers through a new system developed with Microsoft Corp, the city said this week.
The New York Police Department worked with Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft, the world's biggest software maker, to develop the Domain Awareness System, which aggregates and analyzes information from cameras, license-plate readers, sensors and law enforcement databases, according to a statement Wednesday from Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office.
"The system is a transformative tool because it was created by police officers for police officers," NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly said.
The system was unveiled at the headquarters of the Lower Manhattan Security Initiative, where personnel from the NYPD and partners examine feeds from surveillance cameras, alerts from license-plate readers and reports from 911 calls.
There are about 3,000 closed-circuit television cameras connected to the Domain Awareness System, most located in lower and midtown Manhattan, along with 2,600 radiation detectors carried by officers on patrol and several hundred license-plate readers mounted on police cars and deployed at bridges, tunnels and streets.
The system allows investigators to instantly see information including arrest records, 911 calls associated with a suspect and related crimes occurring in a particular area, according to the statement.
It also helps in counterterrorism efforts, such as allowing the NYPD to examine video feeds to determine who left a suspicious package at a location or help assess whether a radiation detector was set off naturally, by a weapon or by a harmless isotope used in medical treatments.
Under the agreement, the city will receive 30 percent of gross revenue on future sales of the system, which cost about US$30 million to US$40 million to develop, said Jessica Tisch, director of policy and planning for the NYPD's counterterrorism bureau.
The New York Police Department worked with Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft, the world's biggest software maker, to develop the Domain Awareness System, which aggregates and analyzes information from cameras, license-plate readers, sensors and law enforcement databases, according to a statement Wednesday from Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office.
"The system is a transformative tool because it was created by police officers for police officers," NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly said.
The system was unveiled at the headquarters of the Lower Manhattan Security Initiative, where personnel from the NYPD and partners examine feeds from surveillance cameras, alerts from license-plate readers and reports from 911 calls.
There are about 3,000 closed-circuit television cameras connected to the Domain Awareness System, most located in lower and midtown Manhattan, along with 2,600 radiation detectors carried by officers on patrol and several hundred license-plate readers mounted on police cars and deployed at bridges, tunnels and streets.
The system allows investigators to instantly see information including arrest records, 911 calls associated with a suspect and related crimes occurring in a particular area, according to the statement.
It also helps in counterterrorism efforts, such as allowing the NYPD to examine video feeds to determine who left a suspicious package at a location or help assess whether a radiation detector was set off naturally, by a weapon or by a harmless isotope used in medical treatments.
Under the agreement, the city will receive 30 percent of gross revenue on future sales of the system, which cost about US$30 million to US$40 million to develop, said Jessica Tisch, director of policy and planning for the NYPD's counterterrorism bureau.
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