LA Metrolink engineers union sues to block surveillance cameras in locomotives
The union representing Metrolink engineers today filed a federal lawsuit to halt the video-surveillance systems recently installed in all of the commuter rail line’s locomotives.
Metrolink installed cameras as a direct response to the deadly 2008 Metrolink crash in Chatsworththat killed 25 people and apparently involved an engineer who earlier had been text messaging on his cellphone.
From Los Angeles Times, October 20, 2009
Contra Costa County weighs video surveillance
Several communities of Contra Costa COunty, CA, have installed surveillance cameras to fight crime. But discussion is open on the efficiency of vieo surveillance for law enforcement
From Contra Costa Times, October 20, 2009
India: now, Nagpur station to be under hi-tech surveillance
Looking at growing security challenges that Nagpur railway station faces, the signalling & telecommunication department of the Nagpur
Division of Central Railway has drawn up a Rs 3.3 crore hi-tech digital video surveillance plan.
The new system, to be monitored round-the-clock by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel, is expected to be in place in 12-15 months.
From Times of India, October 19, 2009
Satellite Communications Brings Critical Intelligence to Chicago Emergency Responders
The events of 9/11 and the 2005 hurricane season highlighted how quickly land-based communication networks can be overwhelmed during a disaster, either by physical damage to cell and radio towers or by a spike in mobile-phone traffic. Those events and others prompted the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) in 2006 to seek out a unified command system that provides 911 dispatch, communications, video and data transmission between a mobile command vehicle and the OEMC.
From Emergency Management, October 19, 2009
Will videoanalytics become a commodity?
An interview with Justin Schorn, Aimetis Corporation, a leader in video analytics
From Security InfoWatch, October 16, 2009
Wisconsin: Red-light cameras face a long road
The Legislature is flashing a big red light at local officials who want to install cameras to catch drivers running stoplights.
Facing increasingly tight city budgets next year and likely beyond, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett sees red-light cameras both as a way to boost safety and as a source of cash for traffic enforcement.
From Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, October 09, 2009
Motorola Unveils Wide Area Mesh AP
Some older enterprise and municipal installations will be getting a new and improved lease on life thanks to Motorola's new 802.11n outdoor mesh wide area solution.
Unveiled Thursday by Motorola's Enterprise Mobility Solutions business, the AP 7181 access point offers data speeds of up to 300 Mbps and is backward-compatible with existing 802.11a/b/g mesh installations. The mesh wide area solution is paired with Motorola's Advanced Element Panel Technology antenna system, which enables improved routing, low hop latency, low routing overhead, high-speed handoffs, and scalability.
From Information Week, October 08, 2009
Digital Ally gets $3M order from Turkish police
Digital Ally received an order valued at more than $3 million from an agency in Turkey.
The Overland Park-based company, which produces advanced video surveillance products for law enforcement and security applications, said in a Wednesday release that it will work closely with its sales representative n Turkey, Mesan Inc., to fulfill the contract from the General Directorate of Police.
From Kansas City Business Journal, October 07, 2009
Orange County: Cameras to watch Fullerton train station
Transportation Center commuters will soon be under video surveillance at the Fulletrton train station, on the pedestrian bridge and in the parking structure at Santa Fe and Pomona avenues.
From The Orange County Register, October 07, 2009
Baraboo (Sauk County, Wisconsin) schools get grant for safety
Baraboo schools could be seeing improved video surveillance and an emergency radio system coming their way, thanks to a new federal grant for safety equipment.
The national Community Oriented Policing Services "Secure Our Schools" program has awarded the city more than $120,000 to spend on proposed improvements to school safety measures, a grant venture by Baraboo police and the school system.
From Wsinconsin News - Baraboo, October 05, 2009
