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South Wales Police trial new facial
recognition app on officers’ mobile phones
used initially by 50 officers under careful supervision prior to sharing
the results with senior policing leaders and partners.
Deputy Chief Constable, Richard Lewis, said that the new app
means officers can, with a single photo, quickly and easily determine
whether a suspected person of interest is who they are looking for.
Officers will be able to access instant, actionable data, allowing them
to identify whether the person stopped is the person they need to
speak to, without having to go to a police station.
Lewis continued: “Officers will also be able to verify the identity of a
vulnerable person in seconds, rather than hours, resulting in less time
digging for information and more time keeping the peace.
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“I want to stress that our police officers will only be using the new
technology in instances where it is both necessary and proportionate
to do so and always with the end goal of keeping that particular
individual, or the wider public, safe. We have given additional training
to the officers who are part of the trial and will closely monitor the
use of the app to assess its effectiveness.”
olice Officers in South Wales are utilising a new facial recognition
app to detect suspected criminals more efficiently. During the
testing phase, which will last around three months, the app will be
The move aims to make the work of police officers easier and faster so
they can have more time to spend on keeping our communities safe.
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Augmented World Expo returns to
Europe for its 10th anniversary
A
ugmented World Expo (AWE), the world-
leading event series for Augmented
and Virtual Reality, will return to the MOC
Exhibition Center in Munich on October 17
and 18, 2019.
The event, which has now run for 10 years
globally, will offer insight on the latest
mixed reality trends and innovations from
global technology leaders, including Google,
Microsoft and Audi.
This year’s theme is Spatial Computing, a
trend which leverages the power of physical
space to interact with a computer – a key
component of helping mixed reality to
become more engaging and immersive.
Spatial computing encompasses everything
needed to let people move around in a
digital 3D world, including the Artificial
Intelligence technology trends like Machine
Learning and natural language processing,
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as well as computer vision, AR/VR and other
apps which support the creation of an
interactive digital 3D world.
“This year’s show will illustrate how the
industry as a whole is continuing to mature
and how the European market in particular
is becoming a leader in industry adoption
and creative applications,” said Ori Inbar,
Co-Founder, AWE and Super Ventures. “This
is an exciting time in spatial computing.
The technology is finally good enough to
experience the world in three dimensions
through real products with real value to
customers and growing revenues.”
AWE brings together a diverse mix of
CEOs, CTOs, designers, developers, creative
agencies, futurists, analysts, investors,
founders and top press in a one-of-a-kind
opportunity to learn, inspire, partner and
experience the most exciting industry of
our time.
AWE EU 2019 enables professionals to
share ideas and experience the latest
innovations unique to the European market
for spatial computing
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