Provided that the ‘output’ is ‘captured’ on systems that are fit for purpose and Not 'Adventure' Cameras, Body Worn Video (BWV) systems provided compelling Video and audio that is fully admissible and increasingly used as vital evidence in court. Body worn video systems are now critical technology for reducing threats and violence against police officers and other BWV users, improving policy and transparency in public relations, reducing offender complaints and speeding up the administration of justice.
Audax® are worldwide leaders and Pioneers in developing Body Worn Video (BWV) technology. They first started with product demonstrations in July 2005 at a G8 Summit and led the World in 2006 with their joint project with Devon & Cornwall Police / UK Home Office which led to the first ever standards and guidance document for BWV being produced. In recent years they have again led the UK Security Industry as they are the Only UK Security SME ever funded by the European Union H2020 Instrument in a Phase 2 project. In Fact less than 6% of applicants proceed to being funded and in the three years of this programme they have had 31,000 applicants and only 16 have been funded in the Security Sector. Horizon 2020 (The EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation managed by EASME (the executive agency for SMEs), provided business Support and grant funding to aid Audax® in the development of a new BWV System with live streaming capabilities that would become the Benchmark for the market.
BIO-AX®, is the next-generation complete ‘eco’ system that ‘fuses’ secure evidential video gathering with active user protection and providing the capability of adding other tools and technology such as vehicle and people screening. Leading the way in the industry it is designed to meet the New British Standard 8593: 2017 and to aid in organisations compliance with the New EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which is enforceable from 25 May 2018.Integrating High Security and AES 256 encryption with GPS mapping and lone worker safety features all in a rugged and lightweight form; this disruptive innovation would aid in the protection and security of all EU citizens and officers. Bio-AX® also contains an enhanced staff ‘safety blanket’ alarm feature, with capability for remote access, remote memory wipe and redaction software all built in to a ‘Security and Privacy by design’ product. Coupled with GPS Google Mapping, all user actions from the Bio-AX® are logged, creating a complete chain of custody, from signing a device out, to streaming live footage, to securely uploading any evidence. For the first time, Bio-AX® gives organisations the capability to audit their actions for compliance, and the power to deploy the correct resources, with a live ‘eye and ear on the ground’ perspective.
Headquartered in Plymouth, and now with new satellite offices in both Northern England and in Brussels, Belgium; this has enabled Audax® to liaise better with their customer base and EU partners. Audax® are unique in their market place as their new product, Bio-AX® will be a product that is designed, developed, manufactured, tested, and secured in Europe. Bio-AX® will be a testament of bringing manufacturing ‘Home’ and yet still being innovate, High Tech, feature rich, highly competitive and the future ‘Benchmark’ of the market. By reacting to a serious gap in the market by having listened to ‘coal face’ professionals in the Emergency Services, Transport security and Border control to what they actually require to assist them in their work, Audax® have produced a market disrupting innovation which is about to enter full manufacture and thus completed our overall objective in this Project.
