Operation Virtual Shield

Operation Virtual Shield is a program implemented by Chicago, IL mayor Richard Daley, which created the most extensive video surveillance network in the United States^[1] by linking more than 3000^[2] surveillance cameras to a centralized monitoring system, which captures and processes camera feeds in real time. It is able to detect suspicious or dangerous activity and identify its location, and now incorporates facial recognition.^[2] Virtual Shield is also used to record activity at a potential crime scene before police arrive at a call.^[2] The cost of the program was $217 million dollars, much of which came from Homeland Security grants.^[1][3]

Daley stated that Chicago will have a surveillance camera on every street corner by the year 2016.^[1][3]

See also

• Closed-circuit television
• Human Identification At a Distance
• MATRIX
• Total Information Awareness
• Gabriel Villa

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Schorn, Daniel (September 6, 2006). "We're Watching: How Chicago Authorities Keep An Eye On The City". CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/09/05/five_years/main1968121.shtml. Retrieved 2009-03-13. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Webster, John (July 9, 2010). "IBM Smarter Planet Storage Solutions". Technology Insight Series. Evaluator Group, Inc. p. 3. ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/common/ssi/ecm/en/tsw03057usen/TSW03057USEN.PDF. Retrieved 2010-08-24. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Spielman, Fran (February 19, 2009). "Surveillance cams help fight crime, city says". Chicago Sun Times. http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/1440402,mayor-daley-emergency-surveillance-cameras.article. Retrieved 2009-03-13. 

External links

• Chicago's Camera Network Is Everywhere (Wall Street Journal, November 17, 2009)