Archive for December, 2010

At a strategic surveillance hub in East Orange, N.J., caution alerts triggered by sensors strategically located across the city flash on flat-screen TVs faster than the speed of crime. When that happens, operators scan live video feeds to search for signs of suspicious activity. If it looks like a crime in progress, operators can dispatch… Read more >>

Government waste management agencies have deployed RFID technology to keep track their vehicles, services and amount of waste collected. Private waste collection agencies have been doing this since a few years and municipal agencies are not following suit. Monroe County, Miss., is employing an RFID-based system to track its garbage trucks, document the waste carts… Read more >>