Surveillance

New York plans London-like street cameras surveillance system
London has its Ring of Steel, and New York City is planning to roll out its Lower Manhattan Security Initiative
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More technology providers to offer RFID technology
Most technology resellers and solution providers will add RFID solutions to their portfolios; customers have been slow to embrace the technology
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ShotSpotter to be tested on the battlefield
An acoustic gun and mortar detection system which uses sound triangulation to detect and locate the origin of weapons’ fire to be tested in Iraq
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Honeywell Micro Air Vehicle deployed in Iraq
Small ducted-fan UAV — 16 pounds in weight, 13 inches in diameter — deployed in combat missions in Iraq; vehicle suitable for law enforcement and first response missions
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CyberBug receives FAA certification
FAA awards small, hand-launched UAV certificate to operate in national airspace; vehicle equally suitable for law enforcement and commercial applications
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Growing interest in autonomous undersea vehicles
UAVs are already widely used by the military, homeland security, and, increasdigly, law enforcement; could AUVs (autonomous underwater vehicles) be far behind?
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In-Q-Tel invests in surveillance camera specialist
Surveillance camera technology is a big market, and the investment arm of the U.S. intelligence community wants to be involved
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U.S. Army considering use of RFID network partly owned by Hutchison
Except a storm on the Hill: The U.S. needs to track supplies going into Afghanistan and wants to use a commercial RFID network partially owned by Hutchison, a company blocked from buying a U.S. telecom on national security grounds
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Israel launches Ofek 7 spy satellite
Israel launches the latest in its Ofek spy satellite series, combining light weight — 660 lb — with cameras that can photograph objects “just a few centimetres in size.”
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Shortage of RFID-skilled lessens, but still a problem
There is a boom in the use of RFID technology, but the very radpidity of the technology’s proliferation has brought about shortage in skilled RFID-skilled technicians
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EU to proceed with public bailout of troubled Galileo
Galileo was supposed to showcase European technological prowess and public-private sector cooperation, but instead found itself hobbled by missed deadlines, bickering among technology giants, and bureaucratic infighting; the EC is rethinking its approach to the project
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Elbit wins UAV contract for Operation Watchkeeper
U.K. subsidiary of Israel’s leading non-government-owned defense company wins $110 million UAV project for the British military
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Affordable, downloadable navigation applications are coming
If millions of phones were to be equipped with cameras and navigation applications and E911, we would have an army of millions of forward spotters
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Surveillance software market estimated at $139 million
Frost and Sullivan provide a lengthy overview of the surveillance market
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Video Safety signs bus surveillance deal with MBTA
155 new Massachusetts Bay buses will receive full digital video coverage; networked system will allow live feeds to police cars
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