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London police chief: vendors must raise their game for Olympics
The Superintendent of London’s largest police force has laid down the gauntlet for CCTV vendors to come up with better surveillance technology ahead of the 2012 Olympics Games.
Roger Gomm, Superintendent, Central Operations, of London’s Metropolitan Police Force, told delegates at the third annual FutureCCTV Forum that the industry needs to “raise its game” to deliver systems that can deliver more effective surveillance for the next Olympics, to be held in the UK capital in three years’ time.
As well as facial recognition technology for dense crowds, where terrorist threats are most likely, Gomm said he wanted to see cameras that are capable of tracking individuals, can spot unusual or “furtive” behaviour and can monitor crowd dynamics.
He added that he wanted to see cameras that can calculate crowd numbers, deliver picture in picture comparisons and mobile accessibility through handheld devices such as PDAs.
“We want this [technology] for 2012. Yes, the industry is working hard to bring it all to fruition. But it’s not good enough yet,” said Gomm. “We will still need cops on the ground, but CCTV could be a great help. Please take the technology to the next level.”
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