SATELLITE SYSTEMS FOR EXTENDED RANGE COVERAGE -- APPLICATIONS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT

This paper discusses the potential role of satellites in extending the range of law enforcement field communications and remote tracking of moving transmitters. The results of an evaluation of the technical performance of a representative extended range satellite-based system by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Immigration and Naturalization Service using a test vehicle equipped with VHF satellite communications and tracking equipments are presented. The test vehicle traveled across the United States during May-June 1976. Current DEA experiments with a low-orbiting satellite are also described.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper presented at the 27th Annual Conference of IEEE Vehicle Technology Group held in Orlando, Florida, March 16-18, 1977.
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• Authors:
  • Parness, J H
  • Carp, G
  • Sheldon, D R
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1-7
• Serial:
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • ISSN: 0018-9545
  • Serial URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=25

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Applications; Artificial satellites; Automatic vehicle location; Communication systems; Communications satellites; Countermeasures; Crimes; Equipment; Law enforcement; Satellite communication; Telecommunications; Tracking systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: Tracking
• Old TRIS Terms: Geosynchronous satellites; Satellite program
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163407
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: IEEE-77CH1176-7VT Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 23 1977 12:00AM