Even the best security guards can watch only eight monitors at once - and after about 20 minutes, everything starts to blur. So Atlanta startup VistaScape is replacing the old black-and-white screens with color PCs that afford watchdogs a comprehensive 3-D view, from bird’s-eye to ground. Now focus, people.
Master map: VistaScape’s system combines the views from dozens of cameras with GPS data to build one giant, clickable map.
a) Moving targets: Anything that moves at this major Texas port - like boats - gets an icon. Click on it for a live image from the nearest cam.
b) Digital borders: Guards set up rules for each area under surveillance. Cross a fence you’re not supposed to and the rent-a-cops get paged.
c) Final details: Info from other sensors (infrared, chemical sniffers, RFID) appears on the map, supplying details humans can’t otherwise see.
- Noah Shachtman
Master map: VistaScape’s system combines the views from dozens of cameras with GPS data to build one giant, clickable map.
a) Moving targets: Anything that moves at this major Texas port - like boats - gets an icon. Click on it for a live image from the nearest cam.
b) Digital borders: Guards set up rules for each area under surveillance. Cross a fence you’re not supposed to and the rent-a-cops get paged.
c) Final details: Info from other sensors (infrared, chemical sniffers, RFID) appears on the map, supplying details humans can’t otherwise see.
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