Remote data entry and retrieval for law enforcement

Bohdan R. Kwasowsky; Gerard T. Capraro; Gerald B. Berdan; Christopher T. Capraro

doi:10.1117/12.266289

7 February 1997 Remote data entry and retrieval for law enforcement

Bohdan R. Kwasowsky, Gerard T. Capraro, Gerald B. Berdan, Christopher T. Capraro

Proceedings Volume 2940, National and International Law Enforcement Databases; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.266289
Event: Enabling Technologies for Law Enforcement and Security, 1996, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

Law enforcement personnel need to capture and retrieve quality multimedia data in `real time' while in the field. This is not done today, for the most part. Most law enforcement officers gather data on handwritten forms and retrieve data via voice communications or fax. This approach is time consuming, costly, prone to errors, and may require months before some data are entered into a usable law enforcement database. With advances in the computing and communications industries, it is now possible to communicate with anyone using a laptop computer or personal digital assistant (PDA), given a phone line, an RF modem, or cellular capability. Many law enforcement officers have access to laptop computers within their vehicles and can stay in touch with their command center and/or retrieve data from local, state, or federal databases. However, this same capability is not available once they leave the vehicle or if the officer is on a beat, motorcycle, or horseback. This paper investigates the issues and reviews the state of the art for integrating a PDA into the gathering and retrieving of multimedia data for law enforcement.

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Bohdan R. Kwasowsky, Gerard T. Capraro, Gerald B. Berdan, and Christopher T. Capraro "Remote data entry and retrieval for law enforcement", Proc. SPIE 2940, National and International Law Enforcement Databases, (7 February 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.266289

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