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Tom Johnson
Aug 10, 2012, 5:12:16 PM8/10/12
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All:
I just watched a webinar now on YouTube called "GeoTime Webinar: Using Location Data - Fusion and Exploitation" by a company called Oculus .
The product is aimed at law enforcement, I think, but it turned me on to an interesting technology I wasn't familiar with, ALPR -- automatic license plate recognition. This must be the technology used to grab drivers running red lights, but this presentation suggests that ALPR may be used much more broadly in major metro areas. This would suggest that (a) there might be stories to be done on how gov't. owned vehicles are being used and (b) when we do any FOIA requests, we might also consider including requests for ALPR data.
Oculus also does some nifty stuff in terms of presenting the location data that could be worth thinking about. All in all, the 20+ minute presentation might fire up some neurons of creativity.
Have a good weekend,
tom johnson
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I just watched a webinar now on YouTube called "GeoTime Webinar: Using Location Data - Fusion and Exploitation" by a company called Oculus .
The product is aimed at law enforcement, I think, but it turned me on to an interesting technology I wasn't familiar with, ALPR -- automatic license plate recognition. This must be the technology used to grab drivers running red lights, but this presentation suggests that ALPR may be used much more broadly in major metro areas. This would suggest that (a) there might be stories to be done on how gov't. owned vehicles are being used and (b) when we do any FOIA requests, we might also consider including requests for ALPR data.
Oculus also does some nifty stuff in terms of presenting the location data that could be worth thinking about. All in all, the 20+ minute presentation might fire up some neurons of creativity.
Have a good weekend,
tom johnson
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J. T. Johnson
Institute for Analytic Journalism -- Santa Fe, NM USA
505.577.6482(c) 505.473.9646(h)
Twitter: jtjohnson
Fabio Carrera
Aug 10, 2012, 5:58:38 PM8/10/12
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thanks tom for yet another great link
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Bruce Sherwood
Aug 10, 2012, 6:57:53 PM8/10/12
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ALPR is also used for toll road fees. There's a toll road near Denver
without toll booths. If you don't have an electronic responder they
capture your license plate number and mail you a bill.
Bruce
without toll booths. If you don't have an electronic responder they
capture your license plate number and mail you a bill.
Bruce
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