IBM mixes search, mapping to fight crime

Dexsal · Feb 3, 2005, 06:05 PM

Yahoo and others have come out with search technology to make it easier to find restaurants; now IBM is using similar concepts to make it easier to anticipate where liquor store robberies will occur. Big Blue has unveiled a system that plots geographic information contained in police databases so that officials can more easily see trends in crime. Called the Crime Information Solution, the system collects data from 911 calls, crime reports and other sources, and lets police cross-check them in a variety of ways that previously have been difficult to accomplish. The system will be sold by IBM Global Services.

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Dexsal Space Monocerotis Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aust Posts: 1,401 Rep Power: 0	IBM mixes search, mapping to fight crime Yahoo and others have come out with search technology to make it easier to find restaurants; now IBM is using similar concepts to make it easier to anticipate where liquor store robberies will occur. Big Blue has unveiled a system that plots geographic information contained in police databases so that officials can more easily see trends in crime. Called the Crime Information Solution, the system collects data from 911 calls, crime reports and other sources, and lets police cross-check them in a variety of ways that previously have been difficult to accomplish. The system will be sold by IBM Global Services. Read More News.com