At the Security and Policing 2016 exhibition in March at Farnborough, Digital Barriers launched a new wearable ‘body worn’ cameras for the defence, security and law enforcement markets. EdgeVis Live for Body Worn, pictured, can stream live, near zero-latency video over constrained wireless networks. According to the firm, the product uses bandwidths as low as 9kbps over 2G and GPRS networks, with full high-definition video over 3G and 4G.
The makers say that live video feeds can be streamed to control rooms and to others in the field, with it is claimed no latency and no picture break-ups. This means it can be used in real-time decision-making, not just as a record of what happened.
The live streaming offers web-based evidence management and storage, as well as end-to-end security and accredited levels of encryption to ensure that video streams cannot be intercepted the firm adds.
Colin Evans, Chief Operating Officer at Digital Barriers, says: “There is an increasing need for live situational awareness and a growing desire to increase public and officer safety with widespread adoption of wearable video. The ability to provide actual real-time streaming with no latency and no image break-up over any network, including limited and congested cellular networks in remote locations and city centres, takes body worn to a whole new level. While collecting evidential quality video is clearly vital, we believe adding the ability for others to see what is happening live is game changing.”
The product features integration of video feeds into video management software, GPS tracking and the ability to tether to vehicle based camera systems or transmit through standard-issue mobile phones, giving greater flexibility for deployment.
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