Samsung Police Authorities effectively protect citizens and enhance safety .
Equipping US police with advanced technologies to improve public protection
Police Authorities face hectic and often dangerous situations every day. In our time, new technologies can modernize these jobs, significantly improving operations and allowing employees to perform their duties more effectively, while enhancing safety and transparency. It is an era where the right tools can enhance the daily experience of public service professionals, citizens and employees.
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Transforming operations in this way has been a goal for the Kimberling City Police Department and Indian Point Police in Missouri. Two years ago, these forces conducted a pilot program to test new devices that would improve their daily operations. Officers were equipped with Samsung Galaxy Z Flip1 series smartphones, which helped them achieve efficiency in their work through a variety of methods. One of these included using them as body-worn cameras , promoting transparency, and marked the first time that police had used a foldable device in this way.
About six months later, the pilot was completed with officers reporting positive results. With the devices’ effectiveness confirmed, Samsung explored ways to expand their use to even more officers. As a result, Galaxy Z Flip devices were expanded to locations in San Benito, bringing the benefits of this technology to even more public sector professionals.
Why Samsung's foldables are the right devices for the job
The Galaxy Z Flip devices were selected in part for their unique form factor, which offers a lightweight and compact design. To ensure the highest build quality and the greatest possible usability, Samsung partnered with Visual Labs, a leading provider of body camera solutions.
Their collaboration included customizing the device, such as remapping the external volume button, to allow the body camera to immediately start recording in emergency situations, without the need to turn on the screen or open the smartphone. In addition, the body camera function can be activated automatically when high speed is detected during a suspect pursuit or, through a connection to the dash-cam solution, by activating the emergency lighting. These features provide officers with additional ways to immediately begin recording their surroundings, enhancing their ability to capture critical events.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip series works great as a body camera, thanks to its compact and foldable form factor, which makes it easy to attach to police uniforms. The high-quality camera ensures clear and detailed video recording, while its durable construction makes it suitable for more dangerous and demanding environments. In addition, its long battery life and advanced features, such as stabilization and quick access to recordings, make it an ideal choice for use as a body camera.
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The result is a unique, integrated solution that offers capabilities no other smartphone has. The Galaxy Z Flip’s built-in flexibility makes it highly adaptable and appealing in many areas – for police, it offers expanded capabilities, improved situational awareness, and enhanced communication and collaboration between teams.
Optimization of operations for increased safety and efficiency
When used as a handheld camera, Galaxy Z Flip devices can improve evidence capture and enhance transparency, clearly capturing the details of arrests and other incidents. Powered by Visual Labs technology, video data can be instantly stored in the cloud, allowing for live streaming to the police command center and real-time viewing. This is critical for ensuring colleagues are informed about the team’s operational activities.
Combining multiple technologies, the Galaxy Z Flip also functions as a digital camera to capture crime scene evidence, an audio recorder for witness interviews, and a GPS tracker to track officers’ location. It also allows for phone calls, email, and text messaging. It can support specialized apps for services such as desktop support, criminal justice database queries, and push-to-talk, making it easier for authorities to capture crimes and activities in real time and on the go.
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All of this combines to offer a level of utility that goes beyond conventional disposable devices, helping to keep officers safe and increase their productivity. The sleek design of the Galaxy Z Flip series is ideal for busy police officers, as it allows them to quickly and easily attach the device to their uniform. This makes it much more convenient to use compared to traditional stick-style devices, minimizing the necessary equipment without sacrificing performance. In addition, the device offers advantages in terms of maintenance costs compared to other body cameras, which is a significant advantage for distributing the devices to multiple officers.
Kimberling Police Chief Todd Lemoine said, “We chose the Galaxy Z Flip because of the rich array of benefits it offers our team and we are thrilled with the amazing results. We have seen a significant improvement in response and investigation efforts, thanks to its ease of use and ability to enhance communication between teams.”.
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The benefits of flexible technologies like the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip series are significant and ever-evolving. Samsung is committed to continuing to develop its products to support consumers, businesses and public services with innovative solutions that meet customer needs.
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Through personalized and optimized devices, the possibilities are endless. The successful implementation of Samsung solutions at Kimberling City Police and Indian Point Police has been so positive that these solutions are now being expanded to 25 metro police departments across five states. This reinforces Samsung’s commitment to providing tools that can enhance success for even more police officers across the U.S.
Source: news.samsung.com
