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Slideshow: Smartcams Take Aim at Terrorists

The Defense Department wants to redirect intelligent video cameras, or DIVAs, from preventing traffic jams to fighting terrorism. The project's director anticipates the system will be a reality by this time next year. By Kari L. Dean.
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An omni-directional panoramic camera installed on the University of California at San Diego campus by professor Mohan Trivedi was used in a traffic-monitoring project.Jacobs School of Engineering

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Mohan Trivedi talks with graduate students in the Computer Vision and Robotics Research Laboratory.

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A student uses a PDA to run a system allowing him to tap into a surveillance camera feed from anywhere.

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Another omni-directional panoramic camera, installed on the University of California at San Diego campus by professor Trivedi.

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The video feed from an omni-directional camera provides this type of an image, which must then be "unwarped."

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Researchers deploy a surveillance camera on the perimeter of Qualcomm Stadium for Super Bowl XXXVII, testing the value of "smart" networked video systems.

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