Chesapeake Bay police boats deploy Tessco’s live video streaming system

Tessco Technologies, together with Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), has successfully deployed a new video streaming system on police vessels to monitor Chesapeake Bay, US, in real-time.

Developed in collaboration with the IT employees of the DNR’s Natural Resource Police and RAD Data Communications, the latest deployment comes after four years of planning and product assessment.

Based on RAD’s Airmux Mobility system, the new surveillance system offers over 4Mbps throughput per boat while travelling about seven miles at up to 20k speed.

TESSCO solutions development and product management vice-president William Moten said: "Tessco’s product managers have been working with the DNR for four years to find a complete mobility solution that would result in real-time, uninterrupted streaming video from police boats.

"We are very proud to work with the Maryland Natural Resource Police and MLEIN to implement an application that will do so much to improve the safety and security of the Chesapeake."

Prior to deployment, the video feed from craft-mounted cameras was able to store locally and was downloaded only when the boats returned.

The new system has now been completely integrated into the DNR’s Maritime Law Enforcement Information Network (MLEIN) via the already deployed eight towers.

Spanning over the Chesapeake Bay’s 64,000 square miles of area, DNR’s 140 vessels perform a range of several duties including homeland security operations, search and rescue teams, emergency medical services, education, information and communications services on a round the clock basis.