UAV and Video Analytics Technologies for Olympics Safety
Securing the Olympic events in Rio encompasses the use of various technologies, according to SourceSecurity.com. Among them:
UAVs geofencing software - Leading drone maker...
Japan Upgrades Defense Toward 2020 Olympics
Japan is upgrading its Patriot PAC-3 missile defense system in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, adding range and accuracy needed to intercept...
Drones Restricted at the Capital Area and during Crowded Events
Drones are a source of concern for US authorities during heavily crowded events as well as during daily activities in Washington DC.
Toward the opening...
ISIS Poses “Credible Threat” To Rio Olympics
ISIS poses a “credible threat” to the Rio Olympics, admitted Brazil’s Counterterrorism Director Luiz Alberto Sallaberry, but numerous measures are being taken to prevent...
Infrared Imaging To Detect Drones
Too many incidents involving drones being where they shouldn’t raise fears over potential attacks using unmanned aerial systems (UAVs). Infrared thermal imaging could provide...
SAIP – France’s Code Red
Israel has the Code Red app to alert people of a rocket attack happening in real time. Now, France has released its own app,...
Drones Can Now Sniff Out Bombs
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have brought out a new tool in the fight against terrorism: bomb sniffing drones. The team took existing...
France To Protect Euro 2016 With Anti-Drone Tech
In the current climate, large events must take every possible precaution to protect visitors. For the Euro 2016 football championship, France is employing every...
Perimeter Security Market Expected To Grow Significantly
A new global forecast predicts that the market for perimeter intrusion detection systems will grow from its $2.36bn last year to $3.37bn by 2020,...
Invisio’s Earpieces Will Save The Euros
Invisio, a Swedish headset manufacturer, will be providing high-tech headsets to French security forces for the Euro 2016 football championship this summer. Invisio already...
China’s Baidu Creates AI To Warn of Crowd Stampedes
In New Year’s Eve of 2015, thousands in Shanghai came to the Bund where a light show was to take place to mark the...
Europe Capitals On Alert For Terrorism Attacks Before New Year
Police forces in several European capitals say that they have been advised by a “friendly” intelligence service of the possibility of fresh terror attacks...
Turkey Spends $205 million On Armored Weapons And Vehicles
The Turkish Finance Ministry has spent 10 times than previous year on buying armored water cannons, armored carriers and helicopters for the police due...
A.I. Program To Assist Us In Making Decisions
A joint project between NASA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) resulted in a smart program that will do just about anything...
UAVs To Aid Fire Fighters
The first thing that probably comes to any person’s mind in using unmanned aerial platforms is military needs, and especially missions gathering visual intelligence...
Europe Awakens – prepares for large terror attacks
As more and more countries in the west suffer terror threats and massive terror attacks, governments start to realize that defense measures must be...
Cyber security program for infrastructures
American goverment officials for the Department of Homeland Security chose Illinois University and its researchers to head a research program for developing and upgrading...
Living in the future – technology as urban infrastructure
Google announces the formation of Sidewalk Labs, whose goal is finding technological solutions to issues rising in urban living such as living expenses, transportation...
City Surveillance Cameras double the force for authorities
As city centers became more crowded, so did crime become more common. In dealing with rising crime rates in its region, the Orlando City...
Drones for emergency services
The emergency service of Ireland is currently researching the use of the remote-controlled aircraft, also known as “Quadcopters”, for major incidents in what have...
These robots are stranded inside a nuclear disaster
A Tokyo utility company recently sent two specially-designed robots on an ill-fated mission into the Fukushima nuclear disaster site to assess the damage. Four...
Preparation for Earthquakes: Monitor, Predict, Prevent, Control
Preparing ahead of emergency situations and mass disasters on a national scales is not ’recommended’ or subject to considerations of cost or likelihood. Rather,...
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A New Quantum Breakthrough Could Change Signal Detection on the Battlefield
Modern military and civilian communications environments are becoming increasingly crowded. Drones, radios, sensors, satellites, electronic warfare systems, and wireless networks all compete for space...
