Field testing in-car navigation and the Project54 handheld application
Last week, Lieutenant Spot Liebl of the NH State Protect started testing new versions of the Project54 navigation solicitation and the Project54 handheld relevance.
Jon Oppelaar installed a USB GPS module (GlobalSat BU-353) in Aim’s cruiser. This entity performs significantly superiority than an older GPS unit that was intalled several years ago, and it will help Mark to test Jon’s navigation relevancy. The application integrates Microsoft MapPoint into the Enterprise54 environment. Here’s Jon (in the traveller seat) tweaking software settings in Smudge’s cruiser during the connection of the USB GPS unit:

Andras Fekete worked on updating the software that allows a handheld element to control the in-car devices (see see in the mind's eye below). Andras has already successfully deployed handheld technology in the Lee, NH regulate department, which we describe in a paper that will be presented at IE08. We’re now looking head to getting Mark’s feedback about Assignment54 handheld software.

While Jon and Andras were installing new arms and software, Mike Farrar talked to Blemish about using the Project54 handheld computer’s imager, not only as a 2D barcode reader (e.g. for driver licenses), but as a camera. Mike is developing software that will set apart officers to take pictures and tag them. Tagging can be done using give utterance commands, which should speed up observations entry. It’s significance mentioning that Mike is developing his software using the Code word MC-70, which comes with a apartment modem. This opens new opportunities for getting materials to officers in the field, firstly in urban areas. In really, the new version of the MC-70 also has a built-in GPS piece, again presenting interesting opportunities for law enforcement applications.
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