Combat Zones That See, or CTS, is a project of the
United States
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
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(DARPA)
[ Wikisource:DARPA Solicitation Number SN03-13: Pre-Solicitation Notice: COMBAT ZONES THAT SEE (CTS)] whose goal is to "track everything that moves" in a city by linking up a massive network of surveillance cameras to a centralized computer system.
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the capability of computer, computational systems to perform tasks typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and decision-making. It is a field of re ...
software will then identify and track all vehicle movement throughout the city.
CTS is described by DARPA as intended for use in combat zones, to deter enemy attacks on
United States
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troops and to identify and track enemy combatants who launch attacks against U.S. soldiers.
Civil liberties activists and
writers of dystopian fiction believe that such programs have great potential for privacy violations, and have openly opposed the project.
See also
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Closed-circuit television
Closed-circuit television (CCTV), also known as video surveillance, is the use of closed-circuit television cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place on a limited set of monitors. It differs from broadcast television in that the signa ...
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Cognitive Technology Threat Warning System
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Heterogenous Aerial Reconnaissance Team
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Information Awareness Office
The Information Awareness Office (IAO) was established by the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in January 2002 to bring together several DARPA projects focused on applying surveillance and information technology ...
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Surveillance
Surveillance is the monitoring of behavior, many activities, or information for the purpose of information gathering, influencing, managing, or directing. This can include observation from a distance by means of electronic equipment, such as ...
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VIRAT
References
External links
DARPA BAA 03-15official project description and bid solicitation
DARPA
Military equipment of the United States
Surveillance
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