Software developer VSBLTY and AI-powered security platform RADARApp have connected the Mexico City county of Magdalena Contreras to an edge cloud hybrid deployment over WiFi6 that enables the borough infrastructure to interconnect with citizen homes to lower crime rates.

The Phase One deployment includes smart cameras, using VSBLTY AI technology and analytics, being installed in public locations, in addition to other security devices, to create a WiFi6-based surveillance network. The Phase One smart cameras, which use VSBLTY AI analytics and RADARApp technology, will provide detailed automated security data to local law enforcement and safety alerts to residents on their mobile phones.

The Magdalena Contreras security network is a more advanced version of the WiFi6-based surveillance network using RADARApp intelligent cameras that has been deployed in Benito Juarez, a neighbouring borough in Mexico City. The citizens of Benito Juarez feel that they live in the safest borough in Mexico City and the second safest in all of Mexico according to a 2021 survey recently released by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI). Smart cameras in communities provide concurrent alerting functionality for personal mobile phones and law enforcement, a security strategy that has proved to be highly effective in reducing crime and enabling citizens to increasingly feel more secure.

VSBLTY Co-founder & CEO Jay Hutton said, “This ground-breaking security technology not only connects the community’s citizens but also law enforcement personnel and police stations using a collaboration of Intel and RadarApp technology, all, powered by VSBLTY AI analytics.” He added, “The security networks we are pioneering in Mexico City are setting the standard for how citizens can be protected and crime reduced in towns and cities throughout the world.”

Alejandro Chico, Chief Commercial Officer of RADARApp said that the Magdalena Contreras security network will be the first of its kind worldwide. “Our three-year objective is to increase citizens’ perception of security by 50 percent and to reduce actual crime rates by at least 20 percent.” He added, “The success of our smart cameras in other Mexico City communities in reducing crime and enabling citizens to increasingly feel more secure gives us great confidence in our ability to achieve these objectives.”

VSBLTY technology provides enhanced customer engagement and audience measurement using machine learning and computer vision. Its VisionCaptor and DataCaptor software combine motion graphics and interactive brand messaging with computer vision measurement and insights. VSBLTY’s AI-driven software, Vector, provides advanced facial recognition that enhances security requirements when recognising weapons or suspicious persons in a crowd.