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More power to Dubai Police with 'mobile informer'
DUBAI - A highly-advanced version of a device to locate guards and security escorts is now available with Dubai Police,
A move which is expected to further strengthen police arrangements in various security fields, a police officer said yesterday.
This is the second version of the APL2.0 device that uses maps to locate the carrier in the sophisticated system nicknamed 'mobile informer', said First Lieutenant Nasser Rashid Al Zafeen, head of the storage section of the Telecommunications and Electronic Development Department at Dubai Police. The device is used by guards and security escorts of the Dubai Police force.
"APL2.0 is a hand-held wireless device that transmits and receives alerts to and from the Operations Room. It has undergone massive development by the department", said the police official. The development of the device made room for the geographic location of the caller as he or she uses the equipment. The location will appear on a computer screen, making it easy for police patrols to provide immediate assistance. The new project will also make it possible to send pre-stored data and messages instead of using wireless devices to talk about information relevant to guards and protection personnel.
"One of the main features of the device is that it can be linked electronically with the Dubai city map, facilitating the location of the user and corresponding with him, as well as giving him orders and ordering assistance from the nearest police station or patrol, said Lt. Zafeen, an engineer working with the department.
The device was developed by a four-member team comprising three engineers and a computer programmer. The device will also display the alerts in their order of arrival. The alerts can also be seen on the devices that have this feature.
An added security feature in the device is that it can be switched off completely in case it is stolen or lost for any reason. The device also makes room for further development and replacement as and when the need arises.
Engineer Asem Mohammed Al Maheeri, head of the electronic development section, said the mobile informer device was first used in 1998, but the use of maps was not included in the operation. The programme included a Dubai city map this year to facilitate correspondence with device carriers around the city to locate them and facilitate the dispatch of assistance.
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