FB pixel

Facial recognition CCTV system goes live in Myanmar, prepared in India

Smart surveillance systems installed in Naypyitaw and Varanasi
Facial recognition CCTV system goes live in Myanmar, prepared in India
 

A total of 335 cameras with face recognition capabilities went live last week in the Myanmar capital of Naypyitaw, Myanmar Now reports.

The system, which facial recognition algorithms were developed by tech giant Huawei, cost roughly $2.9 million and is capable of recognizing faces, as well as vehicles’ number plates.

“Anyone with a criminal history entering Naypyitaw will be recognized.” Myint Swe, the top advisor for the Naypyitaw Safe City project, told Myanmar Now, describing the new biometric surveillance system.

Naypyitaw started working on the new system last year, calling for companies to join the project.

Huawei is involved through a partner. Among the companies who applied, Linn IT Solution was tasked to build the control center, and Naung Yoe was chosen to install cameras and communication cables.

The new control center, which can keep footage for sixty days, is operating under the control of the city police, with guidance from a group led by Dr. Myo Aung, the chair of the Naypyitaw Council.

A contract has also been signed between Huawei and the government to provide the same facial recognition technology to the Mandalay Safe City project, at an approximate cost of $1.5 million. The project will cover three of Mandalay’s seven townships.

Smart surveillance system to be installed in Varanasi

Around 3000 surveillance cameras will be installed at 720 locations in Varanasi, India, as part of a Smart City project, Hindustan Times reports.

Among the devices, there will also be 22 facial recognition cameras, connected to the Kashi Integrated Command Control Centre (KICCC).

The system, which according to Varanasi Smart City CEO Gaurang Rathi, is worth roughly $17.4 million, is being built with technology from India, Europe, and the U.S.

Speaking to the Hindustan Times, Rathi said that installation works related to the new system have started in July, with the optical fiber line currently being laid.

The Smart City CEO added that the new, smart surveillance system should be operational by March next year.

Article Topics

 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 

Latest Biometrics News

 

Harmonized digital driving license in EU approved as part of driving reform package

The EU is getting closer to a harmonized mobile driver’s license (mDL) with the approval of a provisional deal on…

 

DARPA taps Aptima to bring media forensics to market amid deepfake surge

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a commercialization contract to Aptima, Inc. that marks a critical inflection…

 

Parsons secures sole source deal to equip U.S. Air Force with biometric kits

The U.S. Air Force Air has issued a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract to Parsons Corporation for…

 

Gov.uk Wallet ‘empowering the market,’ says Kyle, in big win for OSPs

After a tense few weeks, the UK government has released the working principles for the Gov.uk Wallet plan that has…

 

Biometrics integrations, identity intelligence improve financial services onboarding

Major integrations for Fourthline and BioCatch are expanding the reach of their biometric user onboarding and KYC technologies, as financial…

 

Pakistan introduces digital birth, death registration in health facilities

Pakistan has taken a decisive move to streamline birth and death registration by digitizing the process and making services available…

Comments

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Biometric Market Analysis

Most Viewed This Week

Featured Company

Biometrics Insight, Opinion

Digital ID In-Depth

Biometrics White Papers

Biometrics Events