Intelligent Street Level Information Gathering, Analytics & Proactive
Enforcement Solutions
by Nick Ashton, CEO/CTO CommSmart US & CommSmart Global
I suppose
over time, we learn how to use the senses that we have been provided with. Once we fully understand the process, we can
share the abilities in a natural event. Listening
is #1!
No matter
what the situation, we hear things first, unless it is a repugnant smell and
another one of our senses kicks in. Our
eyes are the last ability for us to now place all in perspective. This is a natural human event, but do we
follow this series actions to its fullest extent? What is it that we miss? It is skilled listeners that will keep our
society far safer, when their skills are placed in those situations where
chatter is taking place.
In the
world of information gathering, it
starts from the streets, the heart of our worlds, and the local community. No matter what part of the world or culture
you are immersed in, it is the social activities that dominate our conversations. In England it was the pub, the watering hole,
where conversations varied and those downing the pint of ale, became chattier. In fact, law enforcement gleaned more from
the smoked filled rooms regarding burglars and the underworld mobsters through
the onset of loose lips. Alcohol, people and the boast o‘meter have sunk more ships and closed numerous criminal case
over the years.
It is those
that have honed their listening skills, whether it is in a café in Afghanistan
or beach front sidewalk coffee shop in Rio, our ears and eyes allow the insight
to the situation and evaluate the risks.
People around a table never realize who is listening, absorbing and
storing the pertinent information.
We call it Atmospheric
Noise, the chatter of the streets. Trained individuals select locals who blend
in to the landscape and train them to collect vital information. It can be as simple as who is meeting with who
or the body language that is displayed
whilst conversing. This is a serious base level, the starting
point of all we do and vitally important in the collection of social activities
that can be the start of possible problems.
This
information is collected and transmitted in real time, using state of the art of
honed techniques that have been in practice in the terrorism theatres of the
world. I can assure you we use
techniques that will surprise you and not for discussion in this medium. Without the skills of our staff, the information
or data collection does not take place, we would have nothing, and all of our
other abilities would be stopped in their tracks.
In all
situations we supply the operatives that have been successful and work hand in
hand with local operations. This also
works with local Public Safety departments.
It is this change that is required today within our cities, law enforcement
has changed economically and with reduced resources, there has to be a more efficient
method put into practice. This includes
the revolution in leadership and communication skills to perform at the
necessary levels of crime and terrorism fighting required today.
We must integrate
the old fashion information gathering and policing of the beat cop, who had no real
technology back then, other than his radio, night stick and his ears and eyes. We did pretty well back then and the officer
knew his beat better than we do
today. If we bring technology,
understandable proven technology to the officers and management, this will
drastically improve the methods of crime fighting and intelligence gathering. We have made it practical and easy to
implement. It is all logic and not smoke
and mirrors.
This
information is then instantly sent to the databases where crime analytics is
performed. Analytics is
used by analysts to decipher the information.
This is an art which we have created and simplified with algorithms and
logic. It used to be that once the
analytics had been performed, creating the reports took forever. Ask any analyst, they will tell that 75% of
their workload is creating the reports, not anymore! Now the
commanders and management have the information in more than an effective time
period. It is this instantaneous data
flow that allows us to be back on the streets capturing and solving the
problems or preventing situations.
Next
Event Predictability
is a breakthrough as a crime and terrorism solving solution. It takes many man hours if you have to do comparisons
of information by hand. In fact, with
the volume of crime and terroristic information, we could never complete the
tasks at hand and our safety would be at tremendous risk. When you have repetitive
events, bank
robberies, break-ins, car thefts, arson and bomb
plots, there are factors
that are obvious to us, our analytic software can take the street level
information, process and place the results in the hands of the individuals who
are wanting to solve the situations. It
is not a movie starring Tom Cruise, it is real and makes your local force have
a reason to celebrate and be the stars on the red carpet.
It is not
just the technology, it is our abilities to understand all situations and bring
our skill sets to the departments we work with.
From Afghanistan to Los Angeles, it is the decades of experience that
makes the difference and is handed down to the upcoming crime and terrorism
fighters. Our services are available as
the lead in situations and we train your staff, giving you more than the edge!
We do not
stop there, our team has a plethora of talents in crime solving and solution
oriented systems. From the container
port to the pawn shop, our proactive solutions are proving the point.
Do not let
crime or terror problems fox you, talk to CommSmart US and proactively resolve, before they happen.
