360-degree surveillance cam sees all

by Tim
Hornyak

[cnet.com] If you think standard security cameras are an invasion of your privacy,
the Department of Homeland Security is testing a surveillance cam that
puts others to shame.

It gives law enforcement high-def, 360-degree footage of a scene. The
feeds are integrated with image-stitching technology.

The Imaging System for Immersive Surveillance (ISIS)
under development at the department’s Science and Technology
Directorate is a hemispherical group of cameras that deliver a "high-res
video quilt," according to the DHS. (more on cnet.com)