GUNTUR: SEPTEMBER 1: We have seen this umpteen movies, a criminal on the run slips into a crowd leaving Police clueless! The shot usually grips the attention of the viewer. With Information Technology playing a major part in surveillance and tracking technology, all it takes is a moving eye to track the suspect even in a big crowd. All that the Police needs to do is to match the facial features of the suspect to images loaded in the database. Police department in Andhra Pradesh will shortly introduce Face Recognition Software in its mass security, surveillance and tracking system to track down suspects slipping into mass gatherings. The Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) N. Sambasiva Rao after successfully using live streaming images from drones in efficient crowd management during the Krishna Pushkaramulu has set his eyes on innovative Face Recognition Software to beef up security and surveillance during mass congregations and track down suspects with the help of a moving eye. The DGP said, “Face Recognition Software will now be used in religious festivals, public meetings by the police. We have a database of pictures and fingerprints of 2-3 lakh suspects and using live streaming images of drones, CCTV cameras, we will be able to track down any suspect moving about suspiciously in mass gatherings”, he said. Variety of apps The AP Police is a leader in developing applications, like Fourth Lion, Track Me. and we have about 25 apps designed for various tasks. My job is to make the police and public use them and create a crime-free society,’’ Mr. Rao said yesterday. Once the images of suspects match the preloaded images, a beep alarm is transmitted to the respective Command and Control Centres in districts. A pop-up window showing the past criminal history of the suspect throws up on the screen making it easier for the police to pin him down. ]]>
