NYC's Ring of Steel pt 3: Motion Capture - by Scientific American

What new technologies might be incorporated into New York City's surveillance network, the 'Ring of Steel'? Computer scientist Chris Bregler thinks that detecting motion signatures, our unique body movements, is the wave of the future.

Read more here: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=motion-capture-surveillance

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Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• motion capture
• surveillance
• ring of steel
• new york city
• manhattan
• Chris Bregler

[Singularity2025]

I feel sorry for all the guys who work as Security Guards (I did once) yet more trading Tech-for-unemployed humans!

[HorrorAngel666]

@flooodis The criminal govt is in control. Dont expect the people who pay for the politicans houses, cars, and vacations to ever prosecute themselves. Our founding fathers were the last people in America to properly deal with the criminals we are currently under control of.

[flooodis]

What technology are you developing against douchebags on Wallstreet?

[omiolo]

I think video analysis has a huge future as we need more and more from Big Brother, or in this case, Big Sis.