We decided to take a new approach to police technology: an integrated approach. The devices that make your department smart are made smarter when they work together. It’s that simple. The Evidence Ecosystem connects all of your policing devices through the Internet of Things (IoT) to empower you and your officers with real-time situational awareness.

BodyWorn Cameras for police officers have major advantages that other body worn cameras are lacking such as high-resolution video, real-time communications, and internal GPS.

Benefits of Utility’s Generation 2 BodyWorn Video Camera:

• In-Car Sensors and Central Dispatch automatically trigger Recording
• High Definition video recording of at least 720p
• Seamless Integration with In-Car Video Recording Systems
• Multiple secure control buttons
• Direct Internet Connectivity
• Internal GPS and Accelerometer
• Live Video Streaming
• Speech Recognition for hands-free operation
• Automatic and Secure Wireless Offload of Video Recordings
• Discrete Alerts for Backup support
• Man Down Alerting
• Emergency Two-way Communicator Capability

It turns out that smart phones have all the electronics used in major security systems — both on the sensor side and the monitoring side. And phones are a lot cheaper than dedicated security systems. Plus, the best monitoring equipment is the one you have access to, and you always have access to your phone.

That’s why it’s a great idea to integrate smart phones into your home security system. And it’s also why small companies are inventing new ways to integrate phones into home security. The least expensive home security systems use smart phones on both the sensor and monitoring sides. This is a great way to continue getting value out of old phones you might otherwise sell, recycle or leave in a box in the garage.

A free iPhone and Android app called Presence can be used for both sensing and monitoring. Use your old phone as the sensor and your current phone as the monitor. The Silicon Valley company that makes Presence, called People Power, has designed the app to be easy for anyone to use. The sensor phone in your home detects motion and sends video of what triggered the alert to the phone you’re carrying.