BY PETER JEAN
Police have suggested that Canberra’s new point-to-point speed cameras be linked to unmanned aerial surveillance drones and used to track vehicles of interest to authorities.
The first of the cameras, which use automated number plate recognition technology to calculate a car’s average speed and whether it is within the legal limit, are due to be switched on by the end of the year.
But minutes of a Government point-to-point steering committee meeting held in June last year show that police recommended a broader range of uses for the cameras.
According to the minutes, which were issued to the Opposition under the Freedom of Information Act, a senior police officer said the cameras could be used for other purposes.
“He noted that the use of P2P ANPR cameras to detect unregistered, stolen and other vehicles of interest would provide ongoing and longer term benefits for the project,“ the minutes said. (more on canberratimes.com.au)
