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Making NextGen 9-1-1 a reality today

Transitioning legacy analog 9-1-1 systems is one of the most important initiatives that the public-safety community has ever attempted. The path forward involves significant new ideas, processes and technologies, but the benefits of NextGen 9-1-1 certainly justify the effort.

Brighton Police: Scott Wegscheider showcases LTE video capabilities in mobile-command vehicle

Police Lt. Scott Wegscheider of the city of Brighton, Colo., outlines the video and field-reporting enhancements that are being realized with the launch of the Adams County LTE system.

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Motorola Solutions offers agencies entry-level package for real-time crime centers

Motorola Solutions announces its Real-Time Crime Center Starter Kit, an offering designed for public-safety entities wanting to develop real-time crime centers but lack the resources to pay for all potential smart-policing technologies at once.

Motorola Solutions: How a real-time crime center pushes relevant information to officer in the field

Karl Meyle, Motorola Solutions’ connected-police-officer solution manager, demonstrates the capabilities of the company’s real-time-crime-center technology to share pertinent information to officers in the field.

Harris: How facial-recognition technology works

Abhishek Kapoor, RF communications product manager for Harris, details how the company’s facial-recognition application works during this conversation on the IWCE 2014 show floor with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson.

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VIEVU announces upgrade to its VERIPATROL management software

VIEVU announces a major upgrade to its VERIPATROL software system that enables video evidence to be securely stored, retrieved and managed within a variety of file-storage platforms, according to the company.

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FCC proposes indoor-location requirements on wireless 911 calls

FCC commissioners propose rules and initiate a proceeding to examine the feasibility of establishing rules mandating that commercial wireless carriers meet location-accuracy requirements when customers call 911 from inside a building, including information regarding the vertical location of a caller.

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Head’s up, FirstNet–Here comes wearable technology

Lots of information can be exchanged between first responders and command, but it cannot disrupt execution of the core mission. Guest author Edmond Vea examines how emerging “head’s up” and wearable technologies potentially can meet these goals and serve as vital components of the FirstNet system.

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SST brings ShotSpotter gunshot-location technology indoors

SST announces the development of SiteSecure, a solution that detects the location of gunshot fire and integrates with the company’s popular outdoor Shotspotter techology.

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Information sharing is the key to stopping organized retail theft

By leveraging Motorola Solutions’ real-time-crime-center technology, the state of Illinois hopes to leverage information from disparate retail thefts to uncover trends that can be used to help law enforcement apprehend those associated with organized retail crime (ORC).

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Making NextGen 9-1-1 a reality today

Brighton Police: Scott Wegscheider showcases LTE video capabilities in mobile-command vehicle

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Motorola Solutions offers agencies entry-level package for real-time crime centers

Motorola Solutions: How a real-time crime center pushes relevant information to officer in the field

Harris: How facial-recognition technology works

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VIEVU announces upgrade to its VERIPATROL management software

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FCC proposes indoor-location requirements on wireless 911 calls

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Head’s up, FirstNet–Here comes wearable technology

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SST brings ShotSpotter gunshot-location technology indoors

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Information sharing is the key to stopping organized retail theft

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Updated: How ‘sidelink’ peer-to-peer communications can enhance public-safety operations

NG911 needed to secure our communities and nation

How 5G is making cities safer, smarter, and more efficient

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