SATURN (Situational Awareness Tool for Urban Responder Networks)

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Abstract:

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 real-time 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.

Author(s):
Zwahlen, Heather ; Yahr, Aaron ; Berven, Danielle ; Chan, Michael T. ; Merfeld, Maximilian ; Russ, Christine ; Thornton, Jason ; Mapar, Jalal
Author Organization(s):
MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH LEXINGTON LINCOLN LAB
Descriptive Note:
Conference paper
Supplementary Note:
Presented at the 15th International Conference on Information Fusion, held in Singapore, p2428-2435, 9-12 July 2012. Sponsored in part by Office of Naval Research and Office of Naval Research Global.
Pagination:
0009

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Contract/Grant Number(s):
FA8721-05-C-0002
Monitor Series:
USAF
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_5.2.3_Share Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_2_Battlespace Awareness; JCA_6.2.1_Information Sharing; JCA_6.2.2_Computing Services; JCA_2.1_Planning and Direction; JCA_6.2.3_Core Enterprise Services; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_6.2_Enterprise Services; JCA_2.1.3_Task and Monitor Resources; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_5.3.2_Apply Situational Understanding; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_5.3.1_Analyze Problem; JCA_5.2.2_Develop Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_1.4.2_Health Service Delivery
Modernization Areas:
Directed Energy
Communities of Interest:
Sensors
Descriptor(s):
*GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS, *LEARNING MACHINES, *SENSOR FUSION, *SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, *VISUAL SURVEILLANCE, ALGORITHMS, CAMERAS, COLLABORATIVE TECHNIQUES, COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS, COMPUTER VISION, DISPLAY SYSTEMS, FEATURE EXTRACTION, GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE, IMAGE PROCESSING, INFORMATION RETRIEVAL, MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION, MOVING TARGETS, NETWORK ARCHITECTURE, PATTERN RECOGNITION, PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING), URBAN AREAS, VIDEO MAP MATCHING, VIDEO SIGNALS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Computer Programming and Software, Computer Hardware, Cybernetics, Command, Control and Communications Systems
Keyword(s):
VIDEO ANALYTICS, URBAN RESPONDERS, VIDEO, TRAINING DATA, MODEL LEARNING
Report Date:
2012 Jul 01
Creation Date:
2015 Aug 19