NYPD Domain Awareness System
The Domain Awareness System (DAS) is a digital surveillance system run by the New York Police Department (NYPD) and Microsoft as part of the Lower Manhattan Security Initiative. Announced in 2012 as a crime prevention and anti-terrorism measure, DAS 'utilizes the largest networks of cameras, license plate readers, and radiological sensors in the world' , according to the NYPD.
- Organisation involved
- New York Police Department (NYPD)
- Product, system or model
- Domain Awareness System
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