{"id":3572,"date":"2012-12-09T11:17:14","date_gmt":"2012-12-09T16:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=3572"},"modified":"2013-02-27T10:58:52","modified_gmt":"2013-02-27T15:58:52","slug":"intrepid-networks-sting-police-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=3572","title":{"rendered":"Intrepid Networks “Sting” Police Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>If there is one thing I have noticed that is lacking in our tactical operations and drug busts, it is a solid situational orientation to our ground assets in a fluid incident.\u00a0 For example, when coordinating a buy-bust takedown you may have multiple units working within the scenario:\u00a0 narcotics officers, confidential informants, SWAT members, uniformed patrol, heck, throw in a K9 team or two.\u00a0 Each of these personnel has distinct function, but often no one knows exactly where the other one is in relation to the target.<\/p>\n

Intrepid Networks<\/a>, with roots in Central Florida, has designed their Sting software platform as a way to increase law enforcement’s situational awareness and intelligence management.\u00a0 I spoke with Intrepid Network’s product manager Jim Schmorde at SWAT Round-Up International<\/a>.\u00a0 I’m not necessarily a technology guy, so at points I nodded my head as if I understood.\u00a0 Mr. Schmorde was a good sport.<\/p>\n

Sting uses the existing Android mobile technology and networks and builds an electronic framework for the First Responder.\u00a0 Schmorde displayed some Android phone and laptop images that showed the visual tracking locations of sample officers on a mapping function.\u00a0 Okay, cool.\u00a0 Dense urban canyon penetration.\u00a0 What became more clear as the demo continued was that this is an integrated system that can provide so much more that just GPS coordination.<\/p>\n

Sting has the ability for officers to share real time intel photos on the fly, or construct and archive a data trail containing date, time, position, direction, and even environmental info, in addition to text notes, speech-to-text note, and other multimedia functions.\u00a0 Kinda like the movie Minority Report, without Tom Cruise waving his hands around in the air.<\/p>\n

From Intrepid Networks:<\/p>\n

Sting\u2122 is a complete software solution designed for law enforcement specialists. Our product is developed specifically for officer and supervisor use in everyday operations as well as emergency response situations. Sting\u2122 increases the efficiency and eases the organization of daily tasks such as taking notes, filing reports or creating multimedia records. This helps officers improve policing outside of their vehicle and decrease time spent on non-critical office functions. Sting\u2122 also enables better coordination among First Responders by enhanced situational awareness and automated real-time officer danger reporting, facilitating a quicker response time to a crisis. Sting\u2122 is a paradigm shift for law enforcement. Our solution is meant to augment current software applications currently available in vehicle laptops and dispatch\/PSAP offices, i.e. CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch), RMS (Record Management Systems) and GIS (Graphical Information Systems). We are a revolutionary solution for the Public Safety community, providing unprecedented tools for officers and supervisors.<\/p>\n

Using Sting\u2122 can enable all of the following benefits:<\/p>\n