Police in Fresno, Ca., will soon be able to download mug shots and streaming video through computers in their patrol cars and special handheld personal digital assistants (PDAs).
The city of 456,000 in the Golden State’s Central Valley is setting up an emergency communications system designed and built by IBM to deliver information on demand. Linked by microwave transmissions, the new system will allow police officers and headquarters to communicate with each other during traffic stops, foot patrols, criminal investigations and while moving through and around buildings.