Midlands-based Forensic Pathways has developed the innovative software that can enable police to automatically identify illegal video content and digital images relating to child abuse or terrorism in a matter of seconds.
It is designed to save them time trawling through hours of material and Forensic Pathways claims it will “result in billions of videos and still images being generated and shared daily by police internationally for the first time ever”.
Forensic Pathways has signed an agreement with Icelandic company Videntifier Technologies to work together to supply the automatic video recognition software to the international market.
Connecting global police authorities
The President of Iceland, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, and the UK ambassador to Iceland, Ian Whitting, witnessed the signing of the agreement between the companies.
Herwig Lejsek, CEO of Videntifier Technologies, said: “Police authorities still work very locally and are isolated from each other, while the crime scene is very well connected, globally.
“Police efforts have been isolated because no tools have been available that can effectively handle large amounts of multimedia data in forensic investigations.”
Speeding up investigations
Dr. Richard Leary of Forensic Pathways said: “Modern communication technology has resulted in billions of videos and still images being generated and shared daily. The challenge is the ability to use technology to automatically process enormous amounts of data and identify illegal content.
“This global venture provides the solution, speeding up investigation time and improving the working conditions for investigators, as well as ensuring the ability for cross border collaboration.”