New Orleans police officers have a new tool to combat crime. The city is installing a wireless video surveillance network using mesh network hardware and software from Tropos Networks. Tropos gear is used in the city-wide wireless broadband network of Cerritos (California) as well as the police networks of San Mateo and North Miami Beach. The network uses Tropos 5110 New Orleans police officers have a new tool to combat crime. The city is installing a wireless video surveillance network using mesh network hardware and software from Tropos Networks. Tropos gear is used in the city-wide wireless broadband network of Cerritos (California) as well as the police networks of San Mateo and North Miami Beach. The network uses Tropos 5110 Wi-Fi cells which are optimized for outdoor use. They are based on the 802.11 standard.
The New Orleans network will operate in areas where video surveillance cameras are deployed. The idea is to bring wireless connectivity to video cameras in locations where there is no access to the city’s wired network. It can also provide broadband wireless data connections for police officers, allowing them to view surveillance camera video while in the field.
The city hopes that network-enabled video surveillance will allow officers to be dispatched more quickly and enable them to assess the situation at a particular location before they arrive. By having clear images of suspects, they also hope to make arrests more quickly and use the film as evidence in a courtroom.
Who else is involved in the New Orleans project?
The surveillance system will use the Neighborhood WatchCam, developed by Active Video Solutions (New Orleans) and will be deployed by Southern Electronics (New Orleans), with Verge Wireless Networks (New Orleans) acting as the integrator and installer.
Verge Wireless was responsible for the deployment of a giant hotzone in Baton, Rouge, Louisiana, which also uses Tropos equipment.
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