SATURN (Situational awareness tool for urban responder networks)

SATURN is a prototype system for the intelligent incorporation of output from surveillance camera networks into an enhanced situational awareness display. It is a web-based, service oriented, open standards platform designed to be accessible to any user with a common browser. SATURN fuses information from an array of sensors including real-time feeds from video cameras. The sensor data is displayed within an intuitive map-based view and is coupled with video analytics algorithms, a chat capability, and collaborative tools for annotation. A principal component of the system is the ability to conduct attribute-based searches for people within live video feeds and for vehicles within archived camera footage. This realtime cueing to events involving people or vehicles of interest provides a potential reduction in manpower and shortened response timeline. SATURN is applicable to a broad set of law enforcement, security, and counterterrorism missions typically addressed by urban responders.