Why not WiMAX for public safety?
With all of the focus on Long Term Evolution (LTE) as the standard of choice for public safety's mobile broadband network, don't overlook WiMAX technology as a possible interim solution now that Clearwire is firing on all cylinders.
From Urgent Communications, February 10, 2010
Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission electronic surveillance system wins award
The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission today announced that its Electronic Surveillance/Detection System Design-Build-Maintain Project was given a 2009 Project of the Year Award from the Tri-State Region Chapter of the Design-Build Institute of America.
From Warren Reporter, February 07, 2010
Los Angeles might expand red-light camera program
Los Angeles' red-light traffic camera program, which officials report netted more than $6 million last year after expenses, could be significantly expanded under a new contract to be negotiated over the next 14 months, records and interviews show.
From Los Angeles Times, February 03, 2010
Missouri: SoCal schools, HS police to update video surveillance systems
With new budgets in effect, two Callaway County governmental bodies have taken strides to bring their video surveillance systems into the 21st Century.
In the South Callaway school district, buses will soon be upgraded with a new three-camera system.
From Fulton Sun, January 28, 2010
Intelligent Transportation Systems: U.S. Not Leading the Pack
Today the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released a report, Explaining International IT Application Leadership: Intelligent Transportation Systems, and will hold a forum for domestic and international transportation experts to discuss the implications of the findings.
The report highlights the increasing disparity between foreign industrialized nations and the United States regarding the current use of new technologies to address major transportation congestion, safety and environmental problems.
From Government Technology, January 27, 2010
GDOT Awards $50 Million Contract
Georgia Department of Transportation officials
have awarded Reston, Va.-based Serco Inc. a five-year, $50 million contract to install the state's intelligent transportation system.
Serco Inc. will provide comprehensive management, installation, and maintenance of the system, which includes over 2,500 devices that assist traveling motorists and emergency responders in metro Atlanta.
From 11 Alive.com, January 27, 2010
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins partners with police to share video, jointly
Johns Hopkins Medicine on Jan. 19 signed a memorandum of understanding with the Baltimore Police Department to share information between their video surveillance systems. But this MoU isn’t a one-way deal.
While Hopkins wanted to provide police with access to its cameras, it also wanted improved surveillance capabilities in return, said Harry Koffenberger, vice president of corporate security for Johns Hopkins Medicine. “For the city, this represents a 25 percent increase in their video cameras, which gives them a 25 percent increase in their surveillance capabilities, so that’s certainly a win-win situation,” said Koffenberger.
From Security Director News, January 26, 2010
Investigators recommend installing cameras in metro trains
Accident investigators uncovered such egregious behavior by train operators in the fatal 2008 accident near Los Angeles that they suggested Thursday that all railroads monitor crews with video surveillance.
In a controversial recommendation intended to draw a line in the sand against the rapid rise in accidents triggered by distractions from cellphones and other technology, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) not only endorsed placing video cameras in train cabs, but said railroads should regularly monitor the videos to ensure that engineers follow safety rules.
From USA Today, January 21, 2010
DC Council restricts access to police and corrections department video cameras
The District of Columbia has created an emergency management agency that theoretically could monitor about 5,200 video cameras District-wide, but the DC Council has recently passed legislation that would prohibit the emergency agency from viewing cameras operated by the Metropolitan Police Department and the Department of Corrections.
From Government Security News, January 20, 2010
Gulf IP surveillance market to hit $100m
The IP (internet protocol) video surveillance system market in the Gulf is expected to touch $100 million (Dh367m) by the end of 2010, eating up more than 50 per cent of the analog camera segment.
From Emirates Business 24-7, January 19, 2010
