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Applying Instrumentation & Telemetering Technologies From the DoD Test & Evaluation Arena to Law Enforcement Applications AN UPDATE

• IN OPERATION!

Introduction: Pam Tanck, C.O.O., Spiral Technology, Inc. Presenter: Lee D’Errico, City of Lancaster, Manager of Public Safety Thursday, 22 May 2014

International Test and Evaluation Association Test Instrumentation Workshop

Law Enforcement Aerial Platform System (LEAPS)

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System Development included:

• Airborne sensors and ground-based

instrumentation integration.

• GUI interface for the ground operator.
• Efficient, cost-effective data archival and

retrieval system.

• See ITEA TIW 2012 presentation for a more

complete discussion of the system details:

“Applying Instrumentation & Telemetering Technologies from the DoD Test & Evaluation Arena to Commercial Law Enforcement,” Michael A. Scardello, Senior VP Programs, Spiral Technology, Inc., 16 May 2012, Session A.3 -10:30 AM

LEAPS Mission & Requirements

LEAPS Mission

The mission of LEAPS is to provide an affordable, reliable, manned or unmanned, aerial surveillance system that integrates with existing Law Enforcement and/or Local Government’s infrastructures to augment existing Law Enforcement capabilities.

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LEAPS Requirements

• Provide airborne Imaging 10 hours/day, 7 days/week.
• Ground control of airborne sensor by Law Enforcement Dispatch Staff.
• Imagery resolution sufficient to see persons and actions from 3,000 ft AGL.
• Imagery captured and archived with time-tag and geographic location data to

allow search retrieval by date/time and latitude/longitude.

• Encrypt all radio frequency communications.
• Access to Command and Control functions and to Imagery requires user

authentication.

• Ensure preservation of Evidentiary Material.

LEAPS Mission & Requirements

Mission Achieved and Requirements Met System Development included:

• Airborne sensors and ground-based instrumentation

integration.

• GUI interface for the ground operator.
• Efficient, cost-effective data archival and retrieval

system.

• See 16 April 2012 ITEA presentation for a more complete

discussion of the system details.

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