OnDemand Webinar: How smart city tech is improving public safety for San Diego

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Date recorded: Wednesday 25 September 2024

Length:  60 mins

As one of the biggest cities in the United States, San Diego has a rising population, now at 1.4 million. This increase leads to various urban issues, including a rise in crime and complexities in maintaining public safety. The city’s varied geography and its location next to one of the western hemisphere’s busiest border crossings with Mexico further complicate these challenges.

In our next webinar, we’ll host experts from the San Diego Police Department and Ubicquia who will share how smart city technology is helping the police force address resource shortages, work smarter, and improve safety outcomes across city communities.

In this webinar, you will learn how San Diego adopted public space cameras and automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) technology at strategic locations across the city, integrating them with existing streetlight infrastructure.

By attending this webinar, you will gain valuable insights into how smart city technology can enhance public safety, and what considerations you should make when implementing similar technology in your own city. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions and interact with our expert speakers.

Join us to discover:

• How San Diego got started with the project and how it took shape
• The challenges involved with deploying these technologies
• How the SDPD engaged with the community and city council to address challenges and concerns
• How technology deployment on this scale is managed in San Diego when it comes to privacy
• How the technology has assisted with solving crimes, recovering stolen vehicles, finding missing persons, and determining fault in serious collisions.

Speakers:

		Jeffrey Jordon Captain, San Diego Police Department    Capt. Jeffrey Jordon began his career in law enforcement in 1995 as a patrol officer with the City of Rahway, NJ. In 2001, he was visiting San Diego with his wife, when they decided this was the place where they wanted to spend their lives and raise a family. He was quickly hired by the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) and has remained with the department for the past 19 years. He holds the rank of Captain and works in the Chief’s Office focusing on legislative affairs and a wide-ranging field of special projects.
		Mike Grigsby Director, Business Development, Ubicquia   Mike Grigsby from Ubicquia brings a rich history in citizen engagement and smart city technology. With experience as the Chief Information Officer in Kansas City, the Director of Information Services for the Kansas City Missouri Police Department, and a Computer Forensic Examiner for the FBI, he understands the transformative power of technology in community development.
		Luke Antoniou Senior Editor, SmartCitiesWorld   Luke has been reporting on the implementation of smart technologies that benefit citizens and the public sector since 2017.   He has a particularly keen interest in smart and sustainable mobility and its role in influencing the decisions of urban planners, citizens and governments alike.   As rapid urbanisation continues, he keeps his finger on the pulse of the myriad urban challenges facing local and central governments, making new connections in the public and private sectors and finding new angles from which to cover the latest smart city developments around the world.

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