First Responders

With the overwhelming amount of data that has to be reviewed during border security checks, as well as limited budgets and resources in governments,...

Biometric voiceprint technology will be applied in border security in Canada. In an effort to keep fewer people in immigration detention while upholding public...

A next-generation Enhanced Advanced Imaging Technology for checkpoint security screening has been operated for the first time in a US airport. Denver International Airport...

The growth in the capture of video in public places from CCTV, body-worn police cameras and infrastructure surveying (roads, streets, buildings) has created a...

Wearable combat tech that’s straight out of a sci-fi movie was developed by Singapore company ST Engineering, and gives us a real life glimpse...

Law enforcement teams can now determine if someone is carrying a weapon or explosive - all without the need for a physical search -...

Law enforcement agents are always in need of greater situational awareness on the field. One of the technologies that enhance the situational awareness of...

While firefighters battle with flames on a daily basis, they also face dangers in the form of toxic smoke and darkness, which can slow...

An advanced UAV reconnaissance system was successfully tested, and will soon serve the U.S. Air National Guard in conducting airborne assessment of natural disasters...

An international team of researchers has developed a new algorithm that analyzes Twitter data to identify smaller disaster-related events, known as sub-events, and generate...

New data demonstrates that only a tiny proportion of crime guns in Chicago were ever reported stolen to the Police Department. That and other...

Databases can encompass huge amounts of important data, yet if they are not connected with other related databases, their effectiveness might not be optimal....

The UK has acquired a new biometric capability, which allows secure enrollment onto Home Office services using a smartphone app. The process involves biometric...

The Chicago city Ambulance Service started incorporating a new emergency response drone. We have just recently wrote in i-HLS.com about drones being flown by canadian...

Now smartphones can become a training tool or instant replay device when attached to a rifle scope. A new specially-engineered attachment recently exposed allows...

Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are a specialized camera often mounted on police cars that can scan at speeds of up to 60 plates...

Law enforcement officers coordinating and participating in dangerous operations to stop drug trafficking need reliable communications. The US Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATFS),...

Location technology can detect the current location of people or objects through the use of various sensors and methods of calculating geographical location, such...

Smart city projects are using a range of technologies, such as sensors, video, smart meters, analytics, and more to improve the lives of citizens,...

Are you developing a ground-breaking technology in the fields of video analytics, cybersecurity, unmanned systems, counter drones, terror tunnel detection, border security, etc.? We invite...

Law enforcement agencies across the US are adopting unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for operations ranging from search and rescue to traffic accident reconstruction and...

One of the current trends in the military and law enforcement worlds is to document every action and occurrence for various purposes, including post-operations...