Big brother: 900 surveillance cameras for Karachi
At least 900 video surveillance cameras will be installed at 164 locations within the next six months in Karachi.
September 22, 2011
KARACHI:
At least 900 video surveillance cameras will be installed at 164 locations within the next six months in Karachi, said Inspector General of Police Wajid Ali Durrani to a visiting delegation of the 95th National Management College batch at the Central Police Office on Thursday. Unlike in the past, the video cameras will have multiple software technology, including a live search, facial recognition, virtual tripwires, motion detection and shape-base detection. An e-policing system will have new initiatives with an advanced monitoring system.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 23rd, 2011.
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