Atlanta Sets Security Master Plan into Motion
- By Sydny Shepard
- Feb 18, 2016
State-of-the-art security cameras and license plate readers in Atlanta Council District 8 will be soon up and running.
Councilmembers of Atlanta City announced on Feb. 16, the installation of the first 50 video security cameras and license plate readers as part of phase I of the master plan for Council District 8. The devices will be integrated into the city’s Loudermilk Operation Shield Video Integration Center, where police can monitor images from more than 5,700 high-tech cameras throughout the city.
The master plan, which is a map of strategic locations where the cameras and readers will be installed, was developed in partnership with the Atlanta Police Foundation and the Atlanta Police Department by using data collected from crime statistics and patterns throughout the district.
Operation Shield is a collaborative initiative between the City of Atlanta and private-sector donors to help create a safer, more efficient way of policing through the use of advanced technology in video surveillance cameras and license place recognition readers.
Since its inception, the Operation Shield program has made great strides in improving situational awareness for emergency management agencies. It has enhanced public safety response times to regional crimes and has helped decrease crime rates in communities throughout the city.
The security installation is estimated to be complete is the second week in March.
About the Author
Sydny Shepard is the Executive Editor of Campus Security & Life Safety.