Motorola and UAE Ministry of Interior sign MOU for advanced mobile police system

The Enterprise Mobility Solutions business of Motorola has announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Interior, expanding its partnership with the Abu Dhabi Police to provide a range of solutions and managed services.

The MOU includes the development of applications, deployment of devices, fixed and mobile broadband connectivity and maintenance for an end-to-end video security system in order to enhance situational awareness for the force’s personnel.

The signing follows a successful pilot project, which commenced at the end of February this year, showcasing Motorola’s mobile closed-circuit television (CCTV) solution for Abu Dhabi Police. During the first phase of the pilot, which is planned to run until August 2010, Motorola will provide Abu Dhabi Police with an integrated mobile broadband solution to enable enhanced video security operations across the force’s vehicles and personnel, in addition to supporting any Internet Protocol (IP) applications.

A core aspect of the solution is the inclusion of the MOTOLocator solution, which enables location-based video surveillance from police in the field back to the control room. The advanced suite of applications also enables operators at five command and control centers in Abu Dhabi to view, interact and respond to high resolution, real-time streaming video from police vehicles and personnel in the field. This enables police on the ground to make fast decisions as situations unfold and to therefore respond appropriately.

MOTOLocator can also be used to cost-effectively connect other applications used by the Abu Dhabi Police including fixed camera installations, automated speed tracking of vehicles, facial recognition and automatic license plate recognition. As the project progresses, National ID, electronic passports and fingerprint reading capabilities will be also added.