The Dubai Police command room is getting new artificial intelligence and biometric facial recognition software to help predict future crimes in areas of the city known to police, an official said this week.
Brigadier Kamil Butti Al Suwaidi, Director of Operations Department in Dubai Police, said the command room will include a smart security system to prevent and respond to criminal activity as swiftly as possible. The new technology will go a long way to helping officers do their jobs.
With highly sophisticated biometric software, the unique facial characteristics of known or wanted criminals can be automatically be recognised; via an international database through closed-circuit television cameras installed in public places and are common in major cities around the globe.
When similar biometric software is triggered, said Brigadier Al Suwaidi, alerts will be sent to police officers on the beat ensuring a quicker, immediate response to prevent any potential crimes being carried out in the emirate.
The new upgrade will also help locate wanted criminals via CCTV searches conducted of public areas via the command room.
Brig Al Suwaidi said police will use facial software technology to make identification of suspects easier for officers working in connection to surveillance and investigations operations.
Dubai Police said that it’s the first known system in the region using artificial intelligence and that the technology will help to reduce number of crimes in Dubai and will cut the time needed to respond and reduce crimes.
“We want to have a new modern command room as part of Dubai Police strategy to secure the city. We want to have a smart security system,” Brig Al Suwaidi said.
Automated alerts compiled and sent by artificial intelligence technology will notify the police officer about any traffic or people gathering in Dubai to enable them to respond faster to incidents requiring immediate police presence, he said.
The command room will include a smart security system to predict future crimes.
Since the present command room was launched in 2006, he said that it was now time to upgrade the systems. The room has 40 screens linked together to cover the city.