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from witnesses can help solve crimes,” explains
Erick Ceresato, Product Manager at Genetec.
“However, the sheer amount of data to be managed can also become cumbersome to process
and review, increasing the time spent on case
preparation, rather than the investigation.”
“That’s why we have developed a case management system to help automate certain tasks that
are frequently performed manually today and to
facilitate collaboration between law enforcement,
corporate security departments, legal entities, and
the public.”
Organizations today are looking at ways to streamline their evidence sharing process while maintaining stringent audit capabilities.
The growing volume of video recordings has become increasingly complex to manage and it is
important for users to collaborate while also maintaining a clear chain of custody.
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investigations process and reduce time and costs
associated with collecting and sending recordings,” says Waite.
Because Genetec Clearance supports many common video codecs, video evidence can easily be
reviewed, while also eliminating the time-consuming manual process of video codec conversion.
Designed as an open platform, Genetec Clearance
APIs can be used to integrate with 3rd party systems and automate the upload of video recordings
and associated metadata to be reviewed within the
system.
Integration with Record Management Systems
(RMS) enables law enforcement departments to
automate the creation of new cases with their existing record system, reducing the need for duplicate data entry.
Larry Waite, Ipswich City Council Safe City Security Coordinator
Larry Waite, Safe City & Corporate Security Manager with Ipswich City Council, Queensland, Australia recently evaluated Genetec Clearance.
The Council routinely shares video with numerous
outside entities and was looking to find a new approach to streamline the process.
“Our existing tools did not allow the level of file
sharing or auditability that Genetec Clearance offers. Being able to collaborate across teams and
with the police department will speed up our case
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