The Police Chief keeps you on the cutting edge of law enforcement technology with monthly product announcements.
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Ultra-lightweight, wide-area motion imagery sensor system
Logos Technologies announces its new compact, ultra-lightweight, wide-area motion imagery (WAMI) sensor system, Redkite. This represents a major advance for WAMI technology. Most WAMI sensors are fairly heavy, but Redkite is housed in an aerodynamic pod that weighs less than 35 pounds—light enough to be mounted on helicopters, light planes, and even tactical unmanned aircraft. Yet, despite its small size, it can still image a four-kilometer-wide area all at once and perform all of the image processing on board within the pod. The new WAMI sensor allows users to open and watch more than 10 video streaming windows at once within the monitored area. In addition, they can designate other areas as “watchboxes,” with the sensor providing an alert should it detect activity there. It requires less than 500 watts to operate.
For more information, visit www.logos-technologies.com.
New master’s degree in criminal justice
Ashford University has added a new online master’s degree program to its academic offerings. The master of science in criminal justice (MSCJ) degree program. The rapid advance of technology has created an expanding need for criminal justice professionals with advanced skills to address the criminal justice issues of the 21st century. This program develops students’ knowledge and skills in the areas of criminal law, criminal justice, forensics and crime scene investigations, cybercrime and technology, management, constitutional processes, ethics, victimology, comparisons of criminal justice systems, and other related topics. It provides students with an understanding of social problems and social responsibility perspectives. The MSCJ degree features four different specializations: Cybercrime & Technology, Forensic Science, Homeland Security, and Law Enforcement & Corrections Administration.
For more information, visit www.ashford.edu.
Engine calibration software
Automotive engine software maker Derive Systems offers the Derive Efficiency engine calibration software for the Ford Explorer and Ford Police Interceptor Utility. The software is designed to lower the idle RPM in the Explorer to improve idle fuel efficiency, a staple of law enforcement and government fleets. Derive Efficiency allows fleet managers, heads of law enforcement, and municipal leaders who are constrained by budgets and looking for green initiatives to deliver fuel savings and reduce fleet emissions without giving up power and performance.
For more information, visit http://derivesystems.com.
Portable light
New Paladin Caselight CL10K provides 10,000 lumens of portable light that sets up in less than 20 seconds and runs up to seven hours on battery power alone. Emergency situations are always dangerous, but they can be deadly when dark. A powerful light exposes danger and reduces hazards, and law enforcement often needs light quickly in order to secure a scene. The Paladin Caselight CL10K was designed for brightness and mobility when it’s needed most and where plugging into an outlet isn’t an option. Weighing just 32 pounds, the Paladin Caselight CL10K is ready to go anywhere officers and investigators need light–from a nighttime roadside accident on a dark stretch of highway to a search operation in the deep woods.
For more information, visit www.paladinprotect.com.
Nighttime wide-area surveillance system
Persistent Surveillance Systems (PSS) is developing NightHawk II, an affordable and upgradable nighttime wide-area surveillance sensor. In its base configuration, NightHawk II will provide Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) coverage of areas as large as two kilometers by two kilometers with ground resolutions better than a half meter. For service longevity, users will be able to enhance NightHawk II capability by adding Vision Upgrade Packs to expand coverage areas in two-kilometer increments. As an added feature, users will also have the ability to configure a multi-spectral sensor by adding EO, SWIR, and NIR Vision Packs. Designed for light aircraft and aerostats, NightHawk II can be mounted in cargo pods of a variety of aircraft including AirVan, Cessna, King Air, and others.
For more information, visit www.pss-1.com/#!nighthawk-ii/c1rnq.
Advanced maritime surveillance
CNL Software, a world leader in Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, has entered into a technology partnership with Automatic Sea Vision (ASV), developers of the first video content analytics (VCA) software editor 100 percent dedicated to the marine environment. The partnership will bring together ASV’s maritime video analytics software editor with IPSecurityCenter PSIM integrated situation management solution, offering real-time situational awareness with maritime detection and tracking data analyzed in conjunction with data from other connected security systems such as CCTV, access control, radar, GPS tracking, and GIS mapping. Port and maritime security, by its very nature, requires those responsible to have complete situational awareness at all times, from clamping down on the trafficking of contraband, illegal immigrants, and stolen goods to assessing the threats of possible terrorist attacks and dealing with environmental disasters. In aggregating and analyzing intelligence data provided from the ASV software and managed by IPSecurityCenter PSIM, organizations can act immediately on security escalations, plan according to trends, and continuously improve security and life safety operations.
For more information, visit www.automaticseavision.com.
24/7 helpline for law enforcement officers
A partnership between American Addiction Centers and the Fraternal Order of Police provides police officers and their families with access to support for mental and behavioral health issues, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. The helpline will offer confidential, 24/7 access to a treatment consultant who has experience with the unique challenges first responders face. By calling, police officers and their families may receive a free, over-the-phone assessment and—if desired—expedited referrals, insurance verification, and admission to treatment. To access the Law Enforcement Helpline, call 1-855-997-6542.
For more information, visit http://americanaddictioncenters.org/law-enforcement.
Lidar
Teledyne Optech offers advanced PulseTRAK sensor innovations to the Optech Galaxy airborne lidar, delivering revolutionary efficiency improvements with its SwathTRAK technology, which reduces the number of flightlines required to cover rugged terrain by eliminating data gaps and maintaining point density even during sudden elevation changes. The Optech Titan is also opening new business opportunities, letting companies handle topography and shallow water bathymetry with a single instrument while enabling active 3D land classification with its three multispectral laser channels.
For more information, visit www.teledyneoptech.com.
Rugged tablets
RuggON announces a new version of its Rextorm Rugged Tablets, PX-501B, powered by Intel’s latest 5th Generation Core i5 processors (5350U) with Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.9GHz, Intel vPro Technology, and integrated Intel HD Graphics 6000 (up to 1GHz.) Besides better multi-tasking and graphics capability this processor update means up to 30 percent better battery life for the new 10.1” Rextorm PX-501B tablet with 6.5 hours using the regular battery or 13 hours using the extended life battery. This latest Rextorm PX-501B tablet will be released in conjunction with a line of Rextorm peripherals including full-featured vehicle- and office-docking solutions. ♦
For more information, visit www.ruggon.com/en.
