Integrate with existing systems
Get better visibility through a single application by integrating
your DEMS to existing systems that contain potential evidence,
like video surveillance. Integration can make your DEMS the
central source to visualize incidents and analyze trends. This
helps administrators search for evidence by matching existing
incident data, from systems like Computer Aided Dispatch
(CAD) or Records Management Systems (RMS) to cases in
your DEMS. It can also reduce the risk of entry error by
auto-populating fields in your DEMS.
Stay independent from other solutions
Although you'll want to integrate with other systems, you
don't want your DEMS to be dependent on other software or
hardware, like a make of video cameras or body cameras. You
want to work with an open platform that can take in video from
surveillance systems, dash cameras, cell phones, interview
rooms and other digital sources. It also helps if the video can
be viewed by standard video players, making it easy to support
and share.
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