American Security Today September Digital Magazine September 2016 | Page 77

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tress beacons and approximately 50 percent of the
Cospas-Sarsat search and rescue infrastructure
globally are manufactured by McMurdo.
McMurdo is a global leader in emergency readiness and response including search and rescue
and maritime domain awareness solutions. At the
core of these solutions are resilient positioning,
navigation and tracking products, technologies and
applications that have helped to save over 40,000
lives since 1982.

(Learn More, courtesy of McMurdo and YouTube)

A part of Orolia Group, McMurdo brings together
nearly 150 combined years of experience by consolidating proven Boatracs, Kannad, McMurdo,
SARBE and Techno-Sciences, Inc. brands into the
industry’s first end-to-end emergency readiness
and response ecosystem (distress beacons, satellite connectivity infrastructure, monitoring/positioning software and emergency response management solutions).
Airbus, Boeing, the British Royal Navy, the U.S.

Coast Guard, NOAA, NASA and others are among
the hundreds of aviation, fishing, government, marine and military customers around the world that
trust McMurdo to prevent emergencies, protect assets and save lives.

September 2016 Edition

DRPS Pilots Axon Mobile App to Capture Dig Evidence in the Field

“Digital evidence management is a major issue for all police services in Ontario and across Canada,” said Chief Paul
Martin. “We have been looking for an innovative solution that
would improve how we capture evidence such as still photos,
video and audio statements.”

Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) is the first
Ontario police service to pilot Axon Capture and Evidence.com. The pilot is designed to improve how
the agency captures, stores and manages their digital evidence in the field.

Chief Paul Martin, DRPS

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