Two More Law Enforcement Agencies Choose Utility's Rocket IoT™ to Equip Police Vehicles With Smart In-Car Recording Technology

"Rocket IoT™ raises the standard for video collection and the way in which police departments throughout the country access evidence by integrating in-car video, reliable connectivity and GPS access," said Robert McKeeman, CEO of Utility. "In the 21^st century, there is no reason for police departments to be using outdated hardware that serves just one purpose. The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office and the Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office deploying our devices is a testament to our team's dedication to providing law enforcement agencies state-of-the-art technology that helps improve operational efficiency and productivity. We look forward to working closely with them as they equip their vehicles with our Rocket IoT™ technology."

Rocket IoT™ utilizes its unique communication capabilities to activate specific recording triggers that automatically initiate video recording. These triggers are set by the Department's individual recording policies—including light bar sensors in concert with door opening, rapid motion, GeoFence entry, etc.— and can be updated at any time via BodyWorn's™ video management system, AVaiL Web™.  Central Dispatch can create GeoFences and action zones using the system's GPS and automatically initiate video recording on every Rocket IoT™ camera within the selected area.

By deploying Rocket IoT™, the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office and the Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office have access to BodyWorn's™ industry-leading automated video redaction software, Smart Redaction™. This standard feature of the AVaiL Web™ video management system is provided at no additional cost.  Smart Redaction™ automatically identifies and redacts faces, body parts and other identifiable objects in a video based on the department's privacy policies to quickly and cost-effectively make video available to the public, ready to be displayed in court trials, and to fulfill any Freedom of Information requests.

The Rocket IoT™ seamlessly integrates with Utility's BodyWorn™ body camera devices, unifying the full Evidence Ecosystem. Police departments can record, view and manage video from multiple in-vehicle and body camera sources on one platform. Both Rocket IoT™ and BodyWorn™ automatically upload video to a secure Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS)-compliant Amazon-based storage cloud.

"This unified system eliminates the complexities and costs that arise from using multiple platforms to record and manage video from the same incident," said McKeeman. "These two forward thinking departments have taken an important step to having one integrated video management system, with a simple migration path to deploy body cameras at a much lower price point. Baldwin County and Cameron Parish will have complete situational awareness of all video related to an incident." 

BodyWorn™ and Rocket IoT™ are key parts of Utility's suite of products that enhance a law enforcement agency's ability to manage the Evidence Ecosystem by automating processes.  Utility's design goal is to never ask police officers to manually do what the technology can do for them automatically.  Police officers should not be distracted by technology, and should focus on their personal safety while serving the public.

The Rocket IoT™ also provides a smart, on-board vehicle diagnostics interface to provide vehicle performance, maintenance, and trouble code status. The Zigbee wireless interface provides the capability to capture and report an inventory of assets in and around the vehicle.

For more information about Generation 2 smart police recording technology, visit http://www.bodyworn.com. 

About BodyWorn™

BodyWorn™ uses smart technology, incorporating real-time communications for the best situational awareness possible during the most critical times. Unlike other body cameras, BodyWorn™ has automatic recording triggers based on policies, officer down reporting and alerting, live video streaming, and secure automatic wireless offload to cloud storage. BodyWorn™ video, audio and metadata can be accessed through its cloud-based digital evidence management solution, AVaiL Web™. BodyWorn's™ features continuously evolve to meet the demands of the industry and match the specific policies set by each individual law enforcement agency including the automated redaction application, Smart Redaction™, for releasing video to the public. BodyWorn™ is one part of the smart technology solution product suite offered by Utility that focuses on providing mission critical mobile intelligence. All of Utility's recording solutions, including Rocket IoT™ in-car video system, leverage Amazon Web Services cloud storage.

About Utility 
Utility is a venture-capital funded company headquartered in Decatur, Georgia (Metro Atlanta) founded in 2001. The company provides Mission Critical Communications and Real-Time Situational Awareness, through their Rocket IoT™ vehicle video routers, and BodyWorn™ video systems for Police, Fire, EMS, Electric and Gas Utility, and Public Transit customers across the United States. Utility offers a unified operating platform for safely locating, tracking and supporting all aspects of mobile field operations. Also, its cloud-based digital evidence-management solution, AVaiL Web™, delivers real-time access to virtually any mobile asset, and provides a cost-effective, enterprise-wide view of the location and status of remote field operations. Utility owns US patents 6,831,556; 7,768,548; 8,781,475; 9,246,898; and 9,282,495 and has numerous patents pending with the US Patent Office, the Canadian Patent Office, and the European Union Patent Office.

For more information, visit http://www.utility.com and http://www.bodyworn.com.

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