Yardarm Technologies announced field trials with two law enforcement agencies in the United States during IACP 2014. The company is deploying its innovative firearm telemetry platform with the Sheriff’s Department of Santa Cruz County, California and the Carrollton, Texas Police Department. Yardarm’s platform increases officer and community safety by reporting real-‐time firearm information to dispatch and command, capturing critical data about firearm incidents in the field.
Participating departments integrate the Yardarm platform into their existing operations to understand how firearm awareness enhances officer safety. Yardarm is equipping officers in the trial departments with Yardarm Sensors and reporting real-‐time telemetry from every firearm in the field. This allows each department to identify and establish best practices for supporting officers during critical events using this data.
The Yardarm Sensor is a small machine-‐to-‐machine (M2M) component housed within an officer’s firearm that does not interfere with operation of the weapon. It wirelessly transmits encrypted, real-‐time event and location data to command, dispatch, officers in the field, and real-‐time crime centers based on rules established by the department. Additionally, Yardarm Sensors record the comprehensive data needed to understand precisely what transpired following an incident.
