From "On the Mark" Newsletter - June 3rd, 1997 Vol. 2, #08
The New York City Police Department uses the Pointmaker in their Command & Control Center to focus attention and draw over projected maps of major accidents, crimes, and security routes. Command Center technicians - who are also police officers - call up various computer and video images needed. These are then displayed on three large projection screens so that up to 40 police and city officials can collectively develop a plan of action and track progress.
According to Commanding Officer, Lt. Al Casella, officers need to draw, label and point on these variously-sourced images from several areas in the room. "We were using a laser pointer," he said. "But we needed a way to keep our annotations up on the screen after we drew them." In early 1997, a Pointmaker with four digitizing tablets and a light pen was installed to help accomplish this goal.
According to Casella, the interaction of several officials annotation over the same large image creates highly effective and efficient meetings. "It's now much easier to focus everyone's attention," he says.
About Boeckeler Instruments, Inc.
Founded on precision measurement in 1942, Boeckeler Instruments, Inc., later expanded its technology to support the video measurement needs in science and industry. In 1993, the company streamlined this video marking ingenuity for use by the presentation and broadcast markets. For further information on Boeckeler products, contact Boeckeler Instruments, Inc., 4650 South Butterfield Drive, Tucson, Arizona, 85714; (800)552-2262 or (520)745-0001; or E-mail: info@boeckeler.com. Or visit the company's website at http://www.pointmaker.com. Boeckeler and Pointmaker are registered trademarks and PVI is a trademark of Boeckeler Instruments, Inc.
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