First Responders

Law-enforcement agencies often use automated license-plate recognition (ALPR) technologies to identify the location of vehicles associated with criminal activity. The readers can be mounted...

Identifying a person through walls from video footage is a considerably challenging problem. A new technique can determine if the person behind the wall...

Screening individuals and their belongings has become a crucial security need for event venues and large public gatherings, but establishing permanent checkpoints can be...

There are more than 30 million cameras across the United States that generate 4 billion hours of footage a week. Unfortunately, the footage from...

Smart homes are not just smart thermostats and bulbs, but also personal security. A new collaboration between RapidSOS, an emergency technology company, and 911inform,...

A new law enforcement analytics technology allows public safety staff to have a comprehensive view into crime statistics in their community.  The cloud application, Law...

Satellite imagery is frequently used for damage assessments following natural disasters, from hurricanes to forest fires, in order to tell responders what infrastructure was...

The global video surveillance equipment market is expected to grow by $1.7B this year, according to IHS Markit. Undoubtedly, there is a growing demand...

The US Coast Guard has chosen the University of California San Diego to evaluate and develop so-called “blue water” technology, a safety and law...

Prisons and correctional facilities have unique security challenges that other enterprises typically do not have. In addition to traditional security concerns such as perimeter...

A new technology has been developed to detect hidden weapons and police officers in London have recently began using the technology. As part of the...

Fire departments don’t only deal with fires. They may be called out to deal with a wide range of gas related incidents. First responders...

A new robot snake is designed for use in urban rescue missions, as well as military applications. This mechanical sensor platform can slither into...

Much like the fingerprint database, a new biometric database will be used to match against potential suspects’ voice recordings from crime scenes. Britain’s National...

A drone helped law enforcement teams to end a barricade incident. Daytona Beach, Florida police used a drone to end a six-hour standoff peacefully....

Rubber bullets and tear gas are not the only nonlethal weapons available in dispersing illegal demonstrations. The US Marines have been recently testing a...

First responders in the US have been coping with the growing challenges involved with school safety. Between 2010-2017 there were 52 active shooter attacks...

Facebook wants to improve its automatic image detection systems in order to be able to immediately remove violence contents and increase security. The social...

Facial recognition and other types of biometric tech have improved significantly in recent years, but even today’s most advanced systems become less reliable without...

The evidence gathering process is a stressful time. In order to improve evidence capture reliability and evidence value within the judicial process, the UAE...

A series of robotic platforms and driven mobility systems has been revolutionizing the extreme mobility field for all weather conditions all-terrain and water. The...

The United States Pentagon’s AI center is working to develop technology that could help significantly improve response in a wildfire disaster. The United States Department...