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New York Police Department: Video Analytics

Agency New York Police Department
Location New York City, NY
Technology Video Analytics
Vendor IBM

According to the Brennan Center for Justice, the New York Police Department's video analytics system "is intended to automatically alert NYPD officials to activities, such as 'suspicious package was left' or “loitering.'"

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Video analytics uses computer vision to automatically analyze video footage and feeds.