The Atlanta Police Department (APD) has implemented the Fusus platform. This new crime-fighting tool is accessible to the entire Atlanta Police Department. To make this the most robust Real-Time Crime Fighting tool possible, APD is inviting private partners to the network.
 
Local businesses and private citizens are encouraged to join this effort via the website connectatlanta.org. APD is hoping every Atlantan who has a camera system will, at a minimum, register their cameras in Fusus. The registry allows officers and investigators to quickly send an email to registered users anytime an incident occurs near them. That email contains a hyperlink so that a registered user can send video back to the requestor. The registry users hyperlink provides a simple drag and drop interface to send the requested video to the APD investigator's video vault in evidence.com. 
 
An example of how this works in reality – 
A crime occurs at 123 ABC Street. APD has a description of a black sedan that was the getaway vehicle. The assigned APD investigator can send a request to every registered camera by clicking a view button in Fusus. The investigator would request that any registered user send video to them if they see a black sedan during the requested timeframe.
 
The opportunity to integrate cameras is also available through the same platform. APD is encouraging small business owners and residents to integrate their cameras into Fusus. Fusus is camera agnostic. It does not matter what systems business owners and residents use to run their camera network. The Connect Atlanta website explains how the process works and the cost.
 
For additional information, please visit the Connect Atlanta website.