Yeager Airport will use the security grant funds to install multiple new safety technologies, including West Virginia's first gunshot detection system in an airport.
Lowndes County Emergency Management has added two WeatherSTEM monitoring systems throughout the Georgia County, providing more accurate weather data to the department.
The Emergency Management department in Cumberland County, North Carolina will implement a damage assessment drone to aid in search and rescue missions and survey infrastructure after disasters.
The city's new public-private policing initiative will make surveillance feeds in participating businesses directly available to the Chattanooga Police Department.
Security issues exist every day at airports and seaports, but security solutions and a multi-layered surveillance approach go a long way in a world of ever-increasing risk. Here, we explore a sampling of the latest surveillance solutions for airports and seaports.
Though the program ended in February of this year, the battle continued to determine whether the Baltimore Police Department's aerial surveillance program was lawful.
Indian Head Park Village in Illinois has security cameras as a top priority for the 2021/2022 fiscal year to boost security, safety and help solve crimes.
Technology is a vital aspect of public safety worldwide, and this trend is only likely to grow substantially in the foreseeable future. For new devices to work effectively, full-scale coverage must be in place, and when it comes to people’s safety, there is no room for downtime. Therefore, reliable connectivity is crucial for a rapid, real-time response anytime, anywhere. With experience in uncompromising environments where every second counts, below are Rajant’s words of advice for the public safety sector when dealing with connectivity and bandwidth needs.
During the 2020 presidential election, Maryland’s Anne Arundel County Board of Elections partnered with a provider of cloud-based video surveillance and analytics to provide live, 24-7 video surveillance for 32 ballot boxes throughout the county to deter nefarious activities.
By now, it’s no secret that the endless quest by tech companies, data brokers and other players to capture, make sense of and monetize as much user data as possible – a practice known as surveillance capitalism – presents all sorts of privacy issues. Less discussed are the increased security risks this model creates for companies, governments and individuals.
